Mrs. Restino's Country Kitchen - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0936070188 ISBN 13: 9780936070186

Publisher: Shelter Publications, 2010

Synopsis

In the early 1970s, Susan Restino and her husband moved to a remote farm in Nova Scotia with their two small children. Already familiar with European cooking techniques from her time spent as a au pair in France, she spent the next few decades learning to cook for her family with what the farm provided. Mrs. Restino's Country Kitchen combines those two chapters in her life, with recipes from around the world and right next door. Both traditional and experimental, the meals here include chicken with chanterelles, rice dry-roasted instead of fried, salads and stir-fries with seasonal ingredients, and desserts that are good endings to meals, not meals in themselves. There are also sections on making wine and brewing beer, bread- and cheese-making, drying herbs, and operating a wood burning stove.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"I really like the impulse of this book -- grow your own and make your own."

-- Alice Waters, author of The Chez Panisse Menu Cookbook

"Clearly a labor of love, Mrs. Restino's Country Kitchen will be a good friend and companion for any cook who out of love wishes to labor -- not only is it an eminently practical guide to the world of food, but an encouragement to finding your own way."

-- Edward Espe Brown, author of The Tassajara Bread Book

"An engaging peek into rural life, full of cozy and delicious memories. You'll learn to preserve the richness of seasonal bounty through the many recipes and techniques of Suzy Restino."

-- Margaret Fox, author of Cafe Beaujolais

About this edition

• Publisher: Shelter Publications
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0936070188
• ISBN 13: 9780936070186
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320
• Illustrator: Restino Susan