The Organic Cook's Bible : How to Select and Cook the Best Ingredients on the Market.

ISBN:

9781510700482

Title:

Author:

Cox, Jeff.

Personal Author:

Cox, Jeff.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (613 pages)

Contents:

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- How This Book Is Organized -- Discovering Organic Food -- Why Go Organic? -- Talking with Farmers -- Vegetables -- Fruits -- Nuts, Seeds, Beans, and Grains -- Herbs and Spices -- Meats, Dairy, and Eggs -- Kitchen Staples -- Top Varieties of Organic Produce -- Recipes by Category -- Sources -- Bibliography -- Index.

Local Note:

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2020. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

Format:

Electronic Resources

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Publication Date:

2015

Publication Information:

New York :

Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated,

2015.

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Summary

The Organic Cook's Bible is a much-needed resource that demystifies the array of organic ingredients available and details how to choose, store, and prepare them. An indispensible reference for home cooks, gardeners, and chefs, this book is much more than a produce guide; it also covers meat and poultry, diary and eggs, beans and grains, herbs and spices, and more--organized alphabetically within each section for easy reference.

Although organic foods are more readily available than they were just a few years ago, it takes a little effort to go organic in today's processed world. This book makes it easier, with in-depth descriptions of over 150 organic foods. It explains what makes these foods more flavorful nutritious than their nonorganic equivalents and gives information on nutrition, seasonality, what to look for, storage and preparation, and uses. More than 250 recipes capture the great taste of organic ingredients and add variety to everyday meals, with dishes like Winter Squash Soup with Pumpkin Seeds, Hazelnut-Crusted Pork Loin, and Rhubarb-Huckleberry Pie--many contributed by leading organic chefs. There's even a special Top Varieties section that lists over 900 of the best varieties of organic and heirloom produce available in the United States.

Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Good Books and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of cookbooks, including books on juicing, grilling, baking, frying, home brewing and winemaking, slow cookers, and cast iron cooking. We've been successful with books on gluten-free cooking, vegetarian and vegan cooking, paleo, raw foods, and more. Our list includes French cooking, Swedish cooking, Austrian and German cooking, Cajun cooking, as well as books on jerky, canning and preserving, peanut butter, meatballs, oil and vinegar, bone broth, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Author Notes

Jeff Cox was an editor of Organic Gardening throughout the 1970s, when that magazine led the fledgling organic movement from a fringe idea to a mainstream lifestyle choice with a following of millions. He's written seventeen books and countless magazine articles about organic produce, gardening, and wine, and serves as a national judge for the James Beard Foundation's annual awards. He has hosted public television's Your Organic Garden and Grow It! On HGTV. He lives in Santa Rosa, California.

Reviews (3)

Publisher's Weekly Review

Cox (Cellaring Wine), a veteran organic gardener, provides an encyclopedic guide to organic ingredients from fruits and vegetables to meats and dairy products, plus "kitchen staples" like coffee, bouillon and flour. Unlike most reference books, his is filled with personal touches: sidebars like "My Favorite Cherries" and "Keep an Eye Out for Black Walnuts" tell about Cox's encounters with foods, and even within the technical portions of the entries-which give information on nutrition, seasonality, storage, preparation and so on, as well as brief, fascinating histories of a food's cultivation-Cox often takes a personal approach. There are recipes using nearly every ingredient, most prepared simply to highlight a particular flavor, as in potent Rosemary Pesto, but others incorporate a food into heartier fare, like Caraway-Infused Pork. Though Cox's frequent pauses to extol organic food's virtues are of the preaching-to-the-choir variety, his abundant, knowledgeable advice on how to find and use the best products, and his presentation of special varieties of the ingredients make this a helpful resource for shoppers who are both bewildered and excited by the offerings in an ever-expanding field. Color photos not seen by PW. (Apr.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Booklist Review

A comprehensive guide to foodstuffs, this valuable reference tool empowers the reader with practical knowledge for identifying and making use of almost every edible. After a discussion of what constitutes organic food, Cox inventories vegetables in alphabetic order. Beyond commonplace asparagus, beets, carrots, corn, peas, potatoes, and their ilk, Cox includes cardoons, crosnes, ground cherries, and even seaweed. For each entry, he gives a brief history, its organic cultivation, nutrition, types, seasonality, selection hints, preparation, and uses. Each citation has a recipe or two featuring the item as an ingredient. He provides identical treatment for fruits, nuts, seeds, beans, grains, herbs, spices, meats, dairy products, eggs, and kitchen staples such as chocolate, oils, flours, and wine. A supplemental chapter covers special varieties of vegetables and fruits that occasionally appear in markets. A list of sources complete with Web addresses helps identify organically oriented dealers. Although Cox openly advocates for organic foods, his encompassing approach eschews food fanaticism. The wealth of practical information crowding these pages makes this an indispensable resource. --Mark Knoblauch Copyright 2006 Booklist

Library Journal Review

Cox (Your Organic Garden) has authored numerous books on organic foods, hosted two television shows, and is a member of and competition judge for the James Beard Foundation. In this excellent illustrated resource for novice and more advanced cooks, he covers fruits and vegetables, nuts, seeds, beans, edible flowers, grains, herbs, spices, meat, dairy, and eggs. There are more than 250 well-developed and delicious recipes (e.g., Orange Salad, Penne with Broccoli and Fava Beans), detailed information on 150 alphabetically organized foods, and a "Top Varieties" section listing nearly 1000 of the best produce varieties available in the United States. Cox's belief in healthier living is seen throughout the book not only in his passion for organics but also through his wise food choices. He helps educate and inspire all to live a better life by going organic. Recommended for all libraries.-Jennifer A. Wickes, Food Pursuit, Pine Beach, NJ (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.