La Cucina Anna Maria: Good Life Recipes from San Juan Island

La Cucina Anna Maria: Good Life Recipes from San Juan Island is a collection of over 215 recipes from the kitchen of the Harrison House Suites and Tucker House Inn Bed and Breakfast in Friday Harbor, Washington. Many of the recipes are heritage ones from de Freitas upbringing in a traditional Mediterranean family who celebrated everything with food. Others were given to her during her travels when she was the guest at different tables around the world. She has included short anecdotes with each recipe sharing its origin and some of the special ingredients or tricks used in its preparation. There are also cooking and kitchen tips sprinkled throughout the book. The recipes showcase the fabulous the seasonal ingredients available at local farmer s markets throughout the country. La Cucina Anna Maria: Good Life Recipes from San Juan Island speaks to the joy and conviviality that food brings to family and friends. The illustrations and photographs capture the beauty of the San Juan Islands. The forward contains a short discussion of ingredients and how ingredients can be procured by forging relationships with local farmers in your community. Those who have had the pleasure of staying at the Inns have seen first hand how how seemingly simple ingredients when carefully chosen and produced - make a difference.
ASIN: 1427620326
VSKU: RDV.1427620326.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Anna Maria de Freitas|Melissa Piggs
Binding: Spiral_bound