The Summer Shack Cookbook: The Complete Guide to Shore Food - Hardcover

White, Jasper

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393052389 ISBN 13: 9780393052381

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2007

Synopsis

The flavors and foods of summer in your kitchen all year long.

Roll up your sleeves; pile up your plate with boiled shrimp, steamed mussels, and fried clams; and enjoy the tastes of summer with New England's premier seafood expert Jasper White, the chef and owner of the four Summer Shack restaurants.

In this collection of over 200 easy-to-make seafood dishes such as Caribbean Callaloo, Lobster Rolls, and Portuguese Fisherman's Stew, along with classics like Fried Chicken and Strawberry Pie, White shows you how to prepare summertime favorites that bring the style, fun, and flavors of the shore to your table all year long―without any fuss. Whether you're entertaining friends for a casual meal or relaxing on a family vacation, you'll find meals that are as simple to make as they are to enjoy. With an illustrated guide to basics like shucking clams, eating lobster, and boning a bluefish, The Summer Shack Cookbook will be transporting even the most landlocked cooks to the shore in no time. 24 pages of color illustrations; 50 drawings

About this title

About the Author

Jasper White is chef and partner of the Summer Shack restaurants. He is the author of The Summer Shack Cookbook, 50 Chowders, Lobster at Home, and Cooking from New England. He lives in Boston, Massachusetts.

Reviews

Starred Review. White, a James Beard Award– winning Boston chef, went from owning a high-end restaurant to owning a casual seafood eatery (now there are three) called the Summer Shack. And in the vein of his homey cookbooks—One-Pot Meals; Lobster at Home—he presents this volume of summer recipes. The high quality of recipes and concern for ingredients are evident as ever, but it's the kind of food "you need to roll up your sleeves and get a little messy to truly appreciate and enjoy." White provides stellar versions of such seaside classics as Steamers Cooked in Beer, Creamy Cape Cod Clam Chowder, Fabulous Retro Shrimp Cocktail, and a Classic Maine Lobster Roll. There are also dishes with international accents—Steamed Black Sea Bass with Ginger and Scallions, Portuguese-Style Clam Stew—and old-school summer desserts like Strawberry Shortcake and Whoopie Pies, which White encourages readers to prepare in the morning "to take advantage of the clean work surfaces during the coolest part of the day." The book is filled with other helpful tips and insider chef tricks and techniques—so though it's simple and lighthearted, even hard-core cooks can learn something. (May)
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Edition details

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393052389
• ISBN 13: 9780393052381
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 384