Deborah doesn’t make me just want to rush out to the nearest farmer’s market, she makes me want to run out into my backyard to see what edibles I can find. Local Flavors is exactly about that: finding taste in unexpected places. From normally-stuck-in-a-corner root vegetables like celeriac and rutabaga to spring-is-here! aromatics like scapes and leeks, the author covers the bounty of America’s farmers markets. (Literally — the book is punctuated by descriptions of her trips to markets all across the country. Even Alaska is highlighted.) The recipes are simple, earthy, and make use of all those funny-looking plants you’ve never known what to do with. I can’t wait to make her quince and goat cheese tart!
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