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Weir Cooking: Recipes from the Wine Country
Weir Cooking Recipes from the Wine Country Author:Joanne Weir Joanne Weirs enthusiasm for the land she calls "heaven on Earth" the California wine country suffuses this unusual cookbook. Weirs discovery that Northern California lies on the same latitude as Spain, Greece, Turkey, and southern Italy inspired her to make a culinary connection between them. Weir Cooking takes olives, ... more »goat cheese, crostini, mushrooms, and other local and seasonal ingredients and transforms them into rustic European-style dishes such as Crispy Polenta Cakes with Wild Mushroom Ragout, Warm Squid Salad with Tangerine Oil and Olives, and Grilled Leg of Lamb with Lavender and Rosemary Rub. In addition to the recipes, Weir explores the Northern California small-family farms and farmers markets that provide the raw material for these delectable dishes. 80 full-color photographs and more than 120 original recipes are featured.« less