Gather: Casual Cooking from Wine Country Gardens
English
By (author): Janet Fletcher
A Wine Country cookbook that celebrates sustainable, garden-to-table dining
Some of the tastiest California cooking today comes from wineries with edible gardens, and now you can take a visual tour of these magical culinary green spaces, peek inside the winery kitchens that reap the harvest, and bring sun-ripened flavors into your own home kitchen.
Gather: Casual Cooking from Wine Country Gardens showcases some of Californias most ambitious wineries culinary gardens and the fresh, wine-friendly dishes they inspire, all vividly captured by three-time James Beard Awardwinner Janet Fletcher.
Bring the garden to the plate California-style with Heirloom Tomato and Peach Salad with Burrata or Golden Beet Gazpacho. Enjoy a glass of Sauvignon Blanc alongside Crostini with Garden Carrots, Goat Cheese, and Dukkah; or savor a platter of crisp spring vegetables with Caramelized Spring Onion Dip. To show off a fine California red wine, try Spring Lamb Chops Scottadito with Charred Tomato and Black Olive Tapenade or Slow-Roasted Beef Short Ribs with Broccoli di Cicco and Farro. The books garden-inspired desserts include luscious finales such as Blood Orange Crème Brûlée, Cheesecake with Blueberry Gelée, and Lemon Verbena Apricots with Olive OilSea Salt Ice Cream.
In more than 60 delicious recipes, Gather delivers the finest of Californias wine country to your door, demonstrating the creative ways that wineries use their garden bounty to please their guests and complement their wines.
See more