This cookbook gives an exciting glimpse into seasonal meal preparation adaptedto the ever-changing weather patterns of the regional northeast. Creativity runs the gamut from the typical pack and go fare of the summer to the fortifying soups and stews savored by a winter's fire.

The perfect book for everyone who has ever planned a concert in the park, a trek through the woods, a day on a boat, or any meal to go. It not only has hundreds of tantalizing reicpes for all kinds of excursions, but it also plansout a whole exciting menu.

Appetizers, salads and dressings -- Soups, stews and chowders -- Breads and pancakes -- Sauces -- Fish and shellfish -- Meats -- Poultry and game birds -- Vegetables -- Pies and tarts -- Cakes and cookies -- Puddings and other desserts -- Beverages -- Pickles and relishes, jam and jelly -- Mystic meals and menus.

More than 100 delicious seafood recipes for everything from oysters to swordfish are paired with vintage seafaring photos and fascinating history and trivia in this perfect souvenir of Mystic Seaport.

A new cookbook from Mystic Seaport Museum Stores, this collection of 350 recipes from around the world represents the kitchen traditions of the 188 members and supporters of Mystic Seaport Museum who contributed to it. Its recipes from a dozen regions of the world will delight the adventurous cook -- an almond-flavored pastry from Russia, a Native American venison stew, Egyptian lentil soup, mussel pancakes from the Belgian coast, ginger chicken from India.