Now cooks everywhere can create more than 250 recipes that have drawn hungry visitors and residents to Nantucket caterer and cooking teacher Sarah Leah Chase. The coauthor of The Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook offers eclectic combinations that center on the freshest of seafood and produce. Illustrations throughout.
...Sarah Leah Chase, co-author of The Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook, knows that summer means long, lazy days of fun and getting together, of throwing the doors open and inviting over everyone you know for the pleasures of good company and good food. Now, cooks everywhere can create more than 250 of the recipes that have drawn hungry visitors and residents to her popular gourmet shop, Que Sera Sarah on Nantucket Island. The author's eclectic combinations center on the freshest of seafood and produce, and induce hearty summer appetites to indulge in a unique chilled clam chowder, a fresh beachfront salad of Scallops with Orange and Chervil Vinaigrette, savory empanadas and turnovers, or a beautifully grilled bluefish redolent with lavender. Sumptuous meals must end with the proper desserts: an extravagantly rich Chocolate Bombe or a fruit tart glistening with a fortune of fresh raspberries and blueberries. Complete with just-baked muffins and breads for breakfasts best enjoyed in a huge wicker chair and cool summer drinks for whiling away long afternoons, Nantucket Open-House Cookbook is for anyone who wants to make the most of fair-weather dining all year round. Over 214,000 copies in print....Chase's recipes make me feel like a really good party is about to happen. (Barbara Kafka, Vogue)Share in Sarah Chase's passions for the best of foods and the best of times: Over 275 original recipes are presented for the perfect lazy weekend porch brunches, sunny beach picnics, late night get-togethers, chilly evenings by the fireplace, and gala holiday gatherings. Nantucket Open-House Cookbook is a must for anyone from Maine to Monterey who is enthusiastic about serving outstanding cuisine all year round.
AN OPEN-HOUSE SAMPLER
Orange Rosemary Muffins with Sliced Duck Breast
Nantucket Scallop Bisque
Oysters with Bacon and Balsamic Beurre Blanc
Chicken and Apricot Salad with Double-Mustard Mayonnaise
Spicy Codfish Cakes Remoulade
Soft-Shell Crabs with Smoked Salmon and Bacon Butter
Casserole of Sweet Potatoes and Pears
French Nut Icebox Cake
Honeymoon Torte
Applesauce Cake with Carmel Glaze
Chocolate Berry Bread Pudding
Purple Plum Crunch
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