The Ranch Table: Recipes from a Year of Harvests, Celebrations, and Family Dinners on a Historic California Ranch

From the star of Magnolia Networks popular show Ranch to Tablea stunningly beautiful cookbook celebrating a year on a ranch on the California coast, featuring simple yet festive recipes, inspiring menus, and fascinating culture and history.

Elizabeth Poett was raised on Rancho San Julian, a 14,000-acre ranch on Santa Barbaras Central Coast that her family has been working since 1837. Her years are structured around the lands natural rhythms and annual events: celebrations big and small, harvests, and work days that bring her family and community togetherand always end with large meals for everyone to share. Elizabeth feeds her friends and family with seasonal ingredientsincluding vegetables and meat grown and raised on the ranch and fish from Californias Central Coastbarbecuing tri-tips, turning local cod into tacos, and using heirloom tomatoes and summery eggplant into delicious, family friendly pastas.

Much like Elizabeths life, The Ranch Table is also organized around the work and celebrations that take place on the San Julian throughout the year, giving readers and cooks a chance to dive into the ranchs most important workdays, family traditions big and small, and annual celebrations. Each chapter begins with a description of an event or a special daythe work of a branding, the joys of the annual family reunion, the fun of a fall cider press, the quiet beauty of a winter evening spent at the kitchen tableand invites you to join in on the day with both beautiful photos of the ranch today and archival images of its past. In each chapter, Elizabeth also shares the recipes for the dishes she makes for these occasions, including:

Spring, Branding Day

• Pistachio Breakfast Bread
• Onion-Braised Brisket Sliders
• Fudgy Caramel Brownies 

Summer, Fiesta Family Reunion

• Beef Empanadas 
• Blackberry Margaritas   

Fall, Cider Press Potluck

• Turkey Barley Soup 
• Spiced Honey Apple Pie with a Ginger Crust  

Winter, New Years Eve

• Chanterelles with Toast
• Standing Rib Roast
• Green Salad with Winter Fruit and Citrus Dressing

The Ranch Table is an invitation to explore a unique California way of life and enjoy delicious, hearty, seasonal meals, made to be enjoyed with family and friends.