New England kitchens are known for warming folks on the coldest wintry days. New England Winterfare Cooking provides hearty low fat recipes to nourish, comfort and cheer.
Following the guidelines of the American Heart Association for healthy adults, this book celebrates flavorful homemade food. Easy recipes include ultra quick preparation to elegant holiday feasts, along with festive decorating and pretty party buffet tips.
Morning starters favor Apple-Walnut Pancakes with Apple Syrup, Cranberry-Orange Muffins and Buckwheat Ployes. New England dinners feature Candied Cranberry Sweet Potatoes, Apple-Butternut Squash, Grilled Eggplant Italiano, and an intoxicating recipe for Braised Leeks. Classic seafood like Stamford Crab Bisque, Honey-Orange Glazed Salmon and Frenchman’s Bay Baked Stuffed Lobster capture the spirit of fisherman from Long Island Sound through the Gulf of Maine. Aromatic Rosemary Minestrone, and other savory slow-cooked stews accentuate the quality of basic ingredients in cold-weather cooking. Sending guests off with a smile, Eldridge offers Holiday Strudel, Gingerbread People, Chocolate Raspberry Torte, Rum Ricotta Cheesecake and a lovely Blueberry Tea Cake with Honey.
Beautiful food, landscape and wildlife photographs provide a compelling backdrop for the book’s recipes. Vignette images weave the environment and culinary culture into the rich tapestry of New England's natural history, particularities and traditions.
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SHERRI ELDRIDGE has authored 40 topical cookbooks. Her user-friendly low fat recipes focus on fresh produce and seafood. Enjoyment of good food, prepared in healthier and fresher styles, continues to inspire her words and images. Sherri’s husband Bill is also a fine cook, and beneficiary of his family’s recipe collection—spanning nine generations in New England. Sherri and Bill live in the coastal town of Bar Harbor, Maine. BETH DAVIS, a registered dietician and former member of the American Heart Association’s Speaker’s Bureau, has certified the recipes in this four-book seasonal cooking series as following the guidelines of the American Heart Association for healthy adults.
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