The apple lover's cookbook

Amy Traverso

Book - 2020

"The Apple Lover's Cookbook is more than a recipe book. It's a celebration of apples in all their incredible diversity, as well as an illustrated guide to 70 popular (and rare-but-worth-the-search) apple varieties. Each has its own complete biography with entries for best use, origin, availability, season, appearance, taste, and texture. Amy Traverso organizes these 70 varieties into four categories--firm-tart, tender-tart, firm-sweet, and tender-sweet--and includes a one-page cheat sheet that you can refer to when making any of her recipes. More than 100 scrumptious, easy-to-make recipes follow, offering the full range from breakfast dishes, appetizers, salads, soups, and entrees all the way to desserts. On the savory side, ...there's a cider-braised brisket and a recipe for Sweet Potato-Apple Latkes. On the sweet side, Amy serves up crisps, cobblers, pies, and cakes, including Apple-Pear Cobbler, Cider Donut Muffins, and an Apple-Cranberry Slab Pie cut into squares to eat by hand. As bonuses, The Apple Lover's Cookbook contains detailed notes on how to tell if an apple is fresh and guides to apple festivals, ciders, and products, as well as updated information about the best times and places to buy apples across the United States, making it easy to seek out and visit local orchards, whether you live in Vermont or California. First published a decade ago, now newly revised and updated, The Apple Lover's Cookbook is your lifetime go-to book for apples"--

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Subjects
Genres
Cookbooks
Recipes
Published
New York, NY : W. W. Norton & Company [2020]
Language
English
Main Author
Amy Traverso (author)
Other Authors
Squire Fox (photographer)
Edition
Revised and updated
Item Description
Originally published in 2011.
Physical Description
335 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (page 323) and index.
ISBN
9780393540703
  • Introduction
  • Apple varieties: a complete primer
  • Cooking tips and pantry notes
  • Soups and starters
  • Vegetable entrees, sides, and salads
  • Poultry, meat, and fish entrees
  • Pancakes, donuts, biscuits, and breads
  • Pies, crisps, cobblers, buckles, and betties
  • Dumplings, bakes, cakes and puddings
  • Condiments and cocktails
  • Beyond baking: apple festivals, products, and pairings.
Review by Library Journal Review

In the updated edition to this cooking reference, Traverso, senior food editor at Yankee magazine, offers a primer on apple varieties and a history of the adaptable fruit, as it moved from east to west; from its origins in the Middle East to large-scale production in Washington State. Bringing her experience as a recipe developer to each chapter, Traverso begins by explaining varieties, from tart to sweet, and their best uses; for example, Granny Smith are ideal for desserts while McIntosh work well in sauces. A standout chapter, "Pies, Crisps, Cobblers, Buckles, and Betties," shows fresh ways to incorporate apples into desserts, such as apple-pear cobbler with lemon-cornmeal biscuits. Tips on peeling, coring, and dicing are a bonus. Home cooks shouldn't be deterred by infrequent photographs--this latest edition is complete with apple-and-cheese pairings and listings of orchards that mail products. VERDICT It's worth investing in this revised edition, with its pertinent information and recipes that will entice readers all year round.--Stephanie Sendaula, Library Journal

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