With its irresistible recipes, gorgeous photographs, charming illustrations and narration by award-winning author Judith Choate, An American Family Cooks sets the table to which we all want to be invited. Join award-winning cookbook author Judith Choate in the kitchen and at table as she and her family of foodies celebrate the new American home cooking. Within its beautifully photographed and delightfully illustrated pages, one will find a sophisticated, yet cook-friendly variety of recipes that meld influences from the fundamentals of traditional home cooking, classic follow-to-the-letter French techniques, contemporary California cuisine, exciting ethnic dishes, holiday classics and the most simple and satisfying of family meals.andamp;bull; An introduction from a veteran and much-published chef to the new American home cooking with a strong emphasis on organics and local and sustainable produceandamp;#160;andamp;bull; Modern, produce-centric, organic, recipes--from French classics to California cuisineandamp;#160;andamp;bull; Fundamental generations-old recipes and techniques no home chef should be without: stocks, stews, soups, pastries and cakes, canning and preservingandamp;#160;andamp;bull; Richly photographed by renowned food photographer, Steve Pool; charmingly illustrated by Stephen KolyerAn American Family Cooks will be the Featured Selection for The Good Cook Bookclub andamp;lsquo;s late September catalog (announce date 9/8/13, in homes approximately 9/25/13).Table of ContentsSome Thoughts About How We Cook Shopping, Ingredients, Supplies, and Techniques andamp;#160; Drinks and Nibbles Chris Talks About Wine Making Hootch Cocktail Treats Grilled Red Devil Quail Olive Swirls Hummus Spicy Bean Dip Holy Guacamole Scallop Seviche Marinated Yogurt Cheese andamp;#160; Just Everyday Meals Heirloom Tomato Salads Every Night Salad Octopus Salad Braised Baby Artichokes Boy Oh Boy! Bok Choy (Bok Choy Sautandamp;eacute; and Bok Choy, Shiitakes, and Tofu) Champ The Chicken Pot Pie That Nana Made and We All Still Make Pepper Steak Beef Stew Stuffed Cabbage Momandamp;rsquo;s Crook Neck Squash Chrisandamp;rsquo; Paella Roasting Chicken Chicken Meets Lemon Fried Chicken Favorite Chicken Chicken Under a Brick Braised Lamb Shanks with Green Olives Talking About Pork (Roast Loin with Garlic Scapes and Stuffed Pork Loin) Pork Scallopine with Arugula Salad Making Mole Fancy Dining Friday Still Means Fish Steveandamp;rsquo;s Every Night Shrimp Creole Dungeness Crab at Home Soft Shell Crabs Scallops with Roe and Fiddlehead Ferns Linguine with Clam Sauce Salmon with Curried Carrot Couscous and Green Purandamp;eacute;e Cod Cakes andamp;#160; What Would We Do Without Pizza and Pasta? Pizza Correcto Risotto andamp;ndash; sample pages Nanaandamp;rsquo;s Potato Gnocchi Butternut Squash Ravioli Raw Tomato Sauce Meatballs and Spaghetti Pork in Milk Eggplant Parmigiana Braised Radicchio We Canandamp;rsquo;t Forget the French Grilled Cheese and Tomato Soup Days Impromptu Soups Black Bean Soup Butternut Squash Soup Corn Chowder Talking About Sandwiches Really, Really Good Cheese Sandwiches Thin Yellow Boys andamp;#160; Country Cooking Newsomandamp;rsquo;s Country Ham Fried Green Tomatoes Corn Fritters Digging Ramps Waffles for Dinner Annieandamp;rsquo;s Brown Bread andamp;#160; Looking Back Chris on Vinegar Pickled Asparagus Easy Pickles Making Old-Fashioned Relish Fresh Fig Relish Making Jams Making Sausage Boston Brown Bread Banana Bread with Canada Making Bread andamp;#160; A Short Order Cook; Isnandamp;rsquo;t Breakfast Great Salt-Buzz Breakfast with Biscuits Hash Browns Momandamp;rsquo;s Waffles That We All Still Make Scotch Griddle Scones Laurelandamp;rsquo;s Oatmeal Scones Easy Cinnamon Rolls andamp;#160; We All Love Dessert Chocolate Chess Pie/Cake Devilandamp;rsquo;s Food Cake Pineapple Upside Down Cake Laurel Makes Everybodyandamp;rsquo;s Birthday Cake Lemon Meringue Pie Shaker Lemon Pie Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie and Some Others Apple Pizza Chocolate Chip Cookies Ginger Cookies Poached Pears andamp;#160; Mickeyandamp;rsquo;s Big Birthday Easter Scotch Eggs Greek Easter Bread Uncle Kolandamp;rsquo;s Hors dandamp;rsquo;Oeuvres: Mini Black Bean andamp;amp; Corn Empanadas, Spinach-Feta Phyllo andamp;#160;andamp;#160; Cups Mickeyandamp;rsquo;s Easter Dinner Menu: Grilled Leg of Lamb au Jus and Chimmichurri; Potato andamp;#160; andamp;#160;Gratin; Orange-Cumin Carrots; Grilled Asparagus; Roasted Baby Artichokes; Pearl andamp;#160;andamp;#160; Onions and Cremini Mushrooms andamp;#160; Thanksgiving Chrisandamp;rsquo; San Francisco All-Day Thanksgiving: Champagne andamp;amp; Fried Eggs on Toasted andamp;#160;andamp;#160; Baguette with Shaved Truffles and a Drizzle of Honey; Iced Vodka andamp;amp; Caviar with andamp;#160;andamp;#160; Quail Eggs, Minced Red Onion, and Tiny Toasts; Traditional Turkey Dinner with All andamp;#160;andamp;#160; the Fixings Perfect Roast Turkey and Gravy My Stuffing Brussels Sprouts Cranberry Ice Easy Rolls, At Least I Think They Are andamp;#160; Christmas Mickeyandamp;rsquo;s Christmas Dinner: Pickled Oysters and Caviar; Gougandamp;egrave;res; Foie Gras Torchon andamp;#160;andamp;#160; with Quince Compote (Roasted Beet Salad for the Ladies); Lobster Bisque; Tournedos andamp;#160;andamp;#160; Rossini on Potato Galette; Tournandamp;eacute;ed Vegetables; Cheese Board with Grapes and Pears; andamp;#160;andamp;#160; Bandamp;ucirc;che de Noandamp;euml;l Making Fruitcakes for Christmas Giving Date-Nut Bread Cut-Out Sugar Cookies for Decorating My Never-Fail Fudge andamp;#160; andamp;#160;
