A Wine Country cookbook that celebrates sustainable, garden-to-table
dining
Some of the tastiest California cooking today comes from wineries with
edible gardens, and now you can take a visual tour of these magical
culinary green spaces, peek inside the winery kitchens that reap the
harvest, and bring sun-ripened flavors into your own home kitchen.
Gather: Casual Cooking from Wine Country Gardens showcases some of
California's most ambitious wineries' culinary gardens and the fresh,
wine-friendly dishes they inspire, all vividly captured by three-time
James Beard Award-winner Janet Fletcher. Bring the garden to the plate
California-style with Heirloom Tomato and Peach Salad with Burrata or
Golden Beet Gazpacho. Enjoy a glass of Sauvignon Blanc alongside
Crostini with Garden Carrots, Goat Cheese, and Dukkah; or savor a
platter of crisp spring vegetables with Caramelized Spring Onion Dip. To
show off a fine California red wine, try Spring Lamb Chops Scottadito
with Charred Tomato and Black Olive Tapenade or Slow-Roasted Beef Short
Ribs with Broccoli di Cicco and Farro. The book's garden-inspired
desserts include luscious finales such as Blood Orange Crème Brûlée,
Cheesecake with Blueberry Gelée, and Lemon Verbena Apricots with Olive
Oil-Sea Salt Ice Cream. In more than 60 delicious recipes, Gather
delivers the finest of California's wine country to your door,
demonstrating the creative ways that wineries use their garden bounty to
please their guests and complement their wines.
