Yesterday , the very first written matter of my book arrive in the ring armor . Tears of joy , everywhere . ( well than pee everywhere , which is what I virtually did in my pants ! )
It is just so dreamlike to finally see a task I ’ve worked on for an entire year take real form . After feeling reluctant to enter the package , then overwhelmed with the first slew of the cover , then nervous as I thumbed through each page , hoping there was n’t a spelling mistake we escape , I grew more and more mad as I made my way through all 224 page ofThe CSA Cookbook .
I ca n’t even put into words how majestic I am of the finished product and how grateful I am for the unbelievable team involved in its creative activity , from my editor in chief and clothes designer to my photographer married man and recipe quizzer .
There ’s often an unsettling fear of inadequacy with a task of this scope(Will the solid food turn over out well ? Will my readers enjoy it ? Will the critic detest it ? ) , but I can confidently say that I believe ( I trust ! ) you will love this Word of God as much as I do . At the very least , I think you ’ll receive it an interesting and utilitarian reference to keep in your kitchen when you ’re looking at a pile of green groceries and inquire how you ’ll ever go through it all .
If you ’ve been on the fence aboutpreorderingthe book , I hope this post will nudge you toward getting a copy of your own . WhileThe CSA Cookbookcan be called a farm - to - table ledger , it ’s not just any farm - to - board Good Book . It takes a nozzle - to - tail approach to fix with vegetables so you have as footling waste as potential in the kitchen . If you farm your own at home , it ’ll help you reckon at vegetable in a whole young style , with formula for using the edible but improper part of your works like pepper leaves , bean leaves , squelch shoot , radish pods , and watermelon rind .
Inside the book , you ’ll find 106 recipes ( actually 1 more than the 105 stated on the back cover — a good mistake to have ! ) of which :
The recipes are sectioned off into Tomatoes & Peppers , Leafy Greens , Peas & Beans , Bulbs & Stems , Roots & Tubers , Melons & Gourds , and Flowers & Herbs .
In the beginning of the book , you ’ll find all the basics : my go - to ingredients and tools , a guide on storing green goods for maximum crust , a cheat sheet for creating a balanced vegetable stock , and a foolproof formula for pesto ( you ’ll be surprised at all the things you may actually turn into pesto ! ) .
I also let in a list of online resources for my favorite grocery detail and many , many tips throughoutThe CSA Cookbookon substitute similar component and using up your betting odds and terminal .
We ’re a footling less than a month aside from the book ’s expiration and I can not hold back until it shoot down in your hands ! If you have n’t preordered a transcript yet , you ’ll findall the information hereand do n’t blank out tosend me your proof of purchase to have a bonus recipe megabucks !
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