The Countryman Press, June 2015
Photographs by Oliver Parini
The Connecticut Farm Table Cookbook
150 Homegrown Recipes from the Nutmeg State
By Tracey Medeiros and Christy Colasurda
From Connecticut’s seafood shacks to its 4-star farmhouse restaurants—locavore recipes and more
The Connecticut Farm Table Cookbook brings home cooks a stellar collection of 150 delicious recipes from the Nutmeg State’s celebrated chefs and the dedicated farmers, fishers, ranchers, foragers, and cheese makers they partner with to create dynamic New American and New England fare. This is the best of regional and farm-to-table cuisine from food producers and purveyors whose commitment to sustainability and quality is evident in everything they do.
As consumers have demanded more locally grown foods, more organics, and foods with fewer additives, the locavore movement has taken hold across the U.S. Every state and region has their own unique products and their own version of healthful, wholesome, innovative cuisine. The Connecticut Farm Table Cookbook showcases delectable specialties that the state’s growers and chefs are creating using local microgreens, heirloom lettuces, sunchokes, ramps, quail eggs, Burrata, bison, chevre, heritage-breed pork, oysters, and more. Recipes are presented clearly and are easy to follow; they utilize ingredients that are readily available no matter where you shop.
Along with mouthwatering recipes and beautiful photography you’ll be treated to fascinating profiles of food producers, chefs, and restaurants. This celebration of Connecticut’s healthy, sustainable food scene is a collection to savor and return to again and again.
Praise
“The Connecticut Farm Table Cookbook is more than just a recipe handbook. It digs deep into Connecticut’s rich agricultural history and food production while engaging in conversations with the Nutmeg state’s farmers, artisans and chefs, telling the story through lively profiles and raw and engaging photos.”
—Venu Magazine
“For me, The Connecticut Farm Table is a model to which other cookbook/travelogue hybrids should aspire. I still haven’t traveled to Vermont, and now I’m planning to add Connecticut to that road-trip back East. I may or may not get there. In the meantime, as the best travelogues do, The Connecticut Farm Table Cookbook made me feel as if I’d been to Connecticut even though I never left my own reading chair, and perhaps better still, it had me tasting the food from around the state – even though I never left my own kitchen way out West.”
—From Cooks & Books & Recipes
“Not only do you get a broad cross-section of foods, the recipes vary greatly, from simple, easy-to-toss-together dishes, to ones requiring both time and some kitchen skills… No matter what state you live in, the cookbook will be a great help in giving you ideas for making the best of your CSA share. Other chapters are dedicated to all sorts of meats and fish, reflecting Connecticut’s diverse landscape. And don’t miss the dessert chapter!”
— Anne Maxfield, Accidental Locavore
Recipes from The Connecticut Farm Table Cookbook
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