The Foster's Market Cookbook by Sara Foster
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This is one of those cookbooks
that inspires me to cook -- and to have a garden.
If you need an extra push to get you out into the soil, taking a look at
all the possible uses for
fresh produce found in The Foster's Market Cookbook may be just
the motivation you need. Sara Foster begins her cookbook with breakfast options, which promptly made me salivate. Last week my husband Sam treated me to the delectable omelets found on page thirty-three. Foster solved our problem of omelets always becoming "egg scramble." Her directions are clear, all the listed variations are quite tempting, and the ingredients are refreshingly simple (in this case: just eggs, salt, freshly ground pepper, and unsalted butter). Other especially yummy-sounding breakfast recipes: Chocolate Chip Espresso Scones, Blueberriest Muffins, Killer Pecan Sticky Buns, and .... I'll make myself stop there. In the middle of the cookbook, one can find lots of great-sounding (and great-looking -- you've gotta check out the photographs) recipes. But honestly, I just skimmed through these -- though I did look at enough to know that you'll find all sorts of ways to use those many tomatoes and cucumbers your garden will produce. I skipped straight to the desserts. The recipe I most want to make, but still haven't gotten a chance to, is "Chocolate Whoppers." The recipe I actually did make was the Strawberry-Rhubarb Crisp, except I substituted blueberries for the rhubarb and added lemon juice to give it some tang. It was, I confess, a magnificent crisp. There is a Fresh Strawberry Shortcake worthy of welcoming spring, a Turtle Cheesecake I should make for my dad, a Fresh Peach Pie with Cream Cheese Crust, and more and more! Come on! Buy and peruse the pages of The Foster's Market Cookbook for yourself. I'm sure you'll think of someone who needs this cookbook so that they can thank you by making you something from it.Review by Jessica Stroope, March 13, 2003 |