"MAINE Ingredients" is a unique blend of sensational recipes inspired by Maine's finest and freshest ingredients. All of the fantastic recipes come with serving and wine suggestions. This book is a pleasure to browse through as the reader learns about Maine's history and life through its indigenous foods.

In This Comprehensive Tome, Oliver brings the traditions and recipes of generations of Maine home cooks to life. Peppered with funny and useful advice from her island kitchen and garden, this book is chock-full of wisdom and stories. Whether you need a quick weekday meal or are indulging in a verified New England feast, the more than one hundred and fifty recipes are a delicious way to eat well and experience the culinary heritage of Maine. Book jacket.

Savor the Flavors of Maine A lobster dinner—the plate piled with steamed clams, corn on the cob, and a cup of drawn butter, followed by a slice of blueberry pie. Maine cuisine? Yes, but it doesn’t end there. Far from it! Food Lovers’ Guide to Maine is the definitive contemporary resource to the diverse preferences and palates of the Pine Tree State’s dynamic food culture. A bounty of mouthwatering delights awaits you in this engagingly written guide. With delectable regional recipes from the renowned kitchens of Maine’s iconic eateries, diners, and elegant dining rooms, Food Lovers’ Guide to Maine is the ultimate resource for food lovers to use and savor. Inside You'll Find: • Lobster shacks and fishmongers • Specialty food stores and markets • Farmers’ markets and farm stands • The Maine Ice Cream Trail • Food festivals and culinary events • Recipes using local ingredients and traditions • The state’s best wineries, brewpubs, and microbreweries • Cooking classes • Local food lore and kitchen wisdom

From the Atlantic Ocean to well-tended organic farms, Maine offers some of the best raw materials for rustic, hearty cuisine. Add the independent spirit and quiet humor of the people and it becomes apparent why chefs, fisherman, and artisans are drawn to the state. Their fierce pride, respect for the land, and lack of pretension are recognizable ingredients in the food they produce, from fresh lobster to blueberry pancakes. Dive in to the salty personality of Maine’s cuisine!

An evocative, gorgeous four-season look at cooking in Maine, with 100 recipes No one can bring small-town America to life better than a native. Erin French grew up in Freedom, Maine (population 719), helping her father at the griddle in his diner. An entirely self-taught cook who used cookbooks to form her culinary education, she now helms her restaurant, The Lost Kitchen, in a historic mill in the same town, creating meals that draw locals and visitors from around the world to a dining room that feels like an extension of her home kitchen. The food has been called “brilliant in its simplicity and honesty” by Food & Wine, and it is exactly this pure approach that makes Erin’s cooking so appealing—and so easy to embrace at home. This stunning giftable package features a vellum jacket over a printed cover.

Experience Maine's best culinary temptations. This celebrated cookbook has become a favored standby for Mainers. Choose from a wide array of recipes and discover a range of tempting treats for which Maine is famous. Party planning is an assured success when you choose from one of the thirty planned and easily prepared menus.

Old recipes, like old friends, are usually most dependable, observes noted author Kenneth Roberts in his pithy introduction to this classic recipe compendium put together by his niece, Marjorie Mosser, in the 1930s. The long career of this bible of Maine cookery has proved him right. With Robert's outspoken commentaries sprinkled throughout, excerpts from some of his best-selling books, and maxims from Maine kitchens, this old favorite is a must-own collection for any modern cook. Down East Books is proud to present this revamped edition-with a brand new foreword by food historian Sandra Oliver-as part of the all-new Best Maine Food cookbook series.