Cooking Up the Good Life: Creative Recipes for the Family Table - Softcover

Breen, Jenny; Thurston, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 081667566X ISBN 13: 9780816675661

Publisher: University of Minnesota Press, 2011

Synopsis

Roasted figs with gorgonzola. Lemon miso soup. Harvest lasagna, lentil walnut burgers, and ginger molasses cookies. Veteran Minneapolis chef Jenny Breen knows that cooking at home can be a joyful, rewarding, and healthy experience for the whole family. In Cooking Up the Good Life, Jenny Breen-along with local writer and photographer Susan Thurston-presents a scrumptious journey through the seasonal ingredients of the upper Midwest with an enticing variety of her most-loved recipes for the family table.Written with both beginner and experienced cooks in mind, each section in Cooking Up the Good Life-from starters and sauces to soups, salads, main courses, and sweets-is organized by season to help bring our daily meals into harmony with local harvests. Recipes include imaginative "Family Kitchen"segments that suggest safe, fun ways to get kids involved. An advocate for inviting children into the kitchen, Breen has found that they are more apt to eat what they are connected to, whether by growing the vegetables, feeding the chickens and collecting the eggs, or helping prepare the food.Cooking at home is also an opportunity to discover more about the ingredients we use and the people who bring them to our grocery stores, our farmers markets, and ultimately to our tables. Featuring refreshingly simple, creative, and unfussy recipes, Cooking Up the Good Life's relaxed and encouraging style helps you cook with ease and serve with confidence wholesome dishes that highlight the natural beauty and elegance of Midwestern seasonal ingredients. Oh, yes-and they're absolutely delicious. But don't just take our word for it.

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Review

"Cooking Up the Good Life is sure to become a treasure in your kitchen! Jenny Breen's background as a locavore, nutritionist, chef, teacher, and mom make all the recipes and tips mouthwatering! She and Susan Thurston guide us through the seasonal kitchen like a good friend sharing cooking secrets with clear, accessible recipes. The book is a passionate celebration for the fun of cooking delicious, good food for friends and family." --Lucia Watson

"Jenny Breen's work continues to inspire me. Cooking Up the Good Life is the culmination of her love for 'good real food' and her heartfelt efforts to integrate a new consciousness toward local foods with the timeless joys of cooking together." --Tracy Singleton, owner of Birchwood Cafe

About the Author

Jenny Breen is a chef, food educator, and co-owner of Good Life Catering in Minneapolis. She is the resident chef for all Heartland Food events at the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, and she and her recipes have been featured in numerous publications including, the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune.Susan Thurston is a writer and editor whose work has appeared in many journals and publications, including the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune, Minnesota Monthly, Fox Cry Review, and Icon. She is the author of the chapbook Wild Bone Season, and the recipient of many awards.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 081667566X
• ISBN 13: 9780816675661
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 200