Dairy Hollow House Soup & Bread: Thirtieth Anniversary Edition (First Edition, Thirtieth Anniversary)

"For nearly two decades, Dairy Hollow House-a country inn and restaurant tucked into the Ozark Mountain resort town of Eureka Springs, Arkansas-offered sparklingly fresh, respectful contemporary interpretations of local traditional cooking infused with seasonal ingredients. Although the famed inn is now closed, you can still enjoy the satisfying and life-affirming dishes by the James Beard Award-winning writer/restaurateur Crescent Dragonwagon in this thirtieth-anniversary edition of Dairy Hollow House Soup & Bread, a story-rich cookbook as gutsy and distinctive as a steaming bowl of Dragonwagon's Gumbo Zeb"--

Publisher Marketing: Introduction: Welcome to Dairy Hollow House Come on in, we've been expecting you. Stocks--The Foundation Before there's great soup, there's great stock. Some take little time, others are slow-cooking. Chicken Stocks - Fish Stocks - Vegetable Stock Fillips, Flourishes, and Fine Points Those little touches that can make an ordinary soup sensational. Before-the-Soup Fillips - After-the-Soup Fillips - Contemporary Colorations--Part Garnish, Part Zap - Delicious Dairy Dabs That Make a Difference - Delicious Low-Fat Dairy Dabs - A Few Notes on Cooking from This Book Chicken Soups to Crow Over A dozen favorites, from comforting to supreme-plus one fabulous duck soup for fall. Entrée-Style Hearty Chicken Soups - Lighter Chicken Soups Fine Fish Soups--From Creek and Lake Chowders, Cioppinos, and Stews--some pure Ozark, others classics with an Arkansawyer twist. All fresh and savory. Vegetable Soups for Market-Day Nothing inspires soup-making more than garden-fresh vegetables brought or picked at the peak of perfection. Artichokes - Avocados - Beets - Broccoli - Cabbage - Carrots - Celery - Fennel - Garlic - Greens - Green Beans - Mushrooms - Onions - Green Peas - Potatoes - Pumpkins - Radishes - Tomatoes - Zucchini The Soup--The Solution to dieting A delicious, low-fat soup with unlimited variations. The Soup - How to Make the Soup: Basic Themes and Variations - Ethnic Themes and Variations Hot, Hearty Bean Soups--Luscious, Lusty Legumes Fragrant and filling, warm-you-right-up bean soups make for particularly good dining on crisp, cool, days. Black Beans - Black-Eyed Peas - Chick-Peas (Garbanzos) - Cranberry Beans - Great Northern Beans - Kidney Beans - Lentils - Lima Beans - Navy Beans - Peas - Pinto Beans - Red Beans - Split Peas Gumbo Zeb--History in a Bowl and More A legendary Southern bowlful that packs a wallop. Gumbo Zep Base - Completing the Gumbo Zeb Base Delectable Dairy Soups from Dairy Hollow Cream, milk, or buttermilk; yogurt or cheese. These gentle, much-loved finishes add richness and elegance to many soups. Cream- and Milk-Based Soups - Yogurt- and Buttermilk-Based Soups - Cheese Soups Sweet Harvest Fruit Soups The sweetest seasonal bounty, from apples to watermelon, becomes mostly first-course soups that are sophisticated yet easy to prepare. Bananas - Blackberries - Blueberries - Cherries - Cranberries - Melon - Oranges - Peaches and Nectarines - Strawberries Nut Soups--From Soup to... Rich and creamy and perfect starters for special-occasion meals. Loaves, Muffins, and More At Dairy Hollow House our overflowing breadbasket is filled with a wild assortment, from local Skillet-Sizzled Cornbread, the Ozark classic, to imported Scotch Baps, which followed an unusual route from Inverness to us. Yeast Breads - Rolls - Quick Breads - Biscuits - Muffins Salad--The Green Palette The third in the magnificent triumvirate--original salads that add refreshing color and texture. Composed Salads - Grain-Based Salads Index Review Quotes : "I love the food, the stories, and the passion so apparent in Dairy Hollow House Soup & Bread. My only regret is that I didn't discover the book when it first came out. I have no doubt that I'd be a better cook and host if I'd grown up with a copy, but now I am happily making up for lost time. This is a terrific book." --Steve Sando, founder of Rancho Gordo Review Quotes : "Brilliant in its simplicity. A prime example of what a talented cook can do given a firm sense of place and a feel for its products." -- Village Voice Brief Description : Previously published: New York: Workman Pub., 1992. Biographical Note : Crescent Dragonwagon is the author of more than fifty books across five different genres. A workshop leader, speaker, and former innkeeper and restaurateur, she is also cofounder of the Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow. She lives in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Find more recipes and goings-on at dragonwagon.com, where you can subscribe to Dragonwagon's blogs, Nothing Is Wasted on the Writer and Deep Feast . Review Quotes : "This reissue of the iconic, thirty-year-old Dairy Hollow House Soup & Bread is a boon to a new generation of cooks and readers. Dragonwagon is a magical author: not only do her recipes sing with flavor; her storytelling enlivens every single page. Soup and bread in her capable hands create all the right magic for the body and soul." --Raghavan Iyer, author of 660 Curries Review Quotes : "One of my all-time favorite cookbooks. Crescent's wit and wisdom shine through, and the recipes are as timely and delicious today as they were when I first cooked them." --Nathalie Dupree, coauthor of Mastering the Art of Southern Cooking Review Quotes : "Crescent Dragonwagon is the Alice Waters of the Ozarks . . . turning out a nightly stream of creations wherein the best of country and city converge." -- House Beautiful Publisher Marketing : For nearly two decades, Dairy Hollow House--a country inn and restaurant tucked into the Ozark Mountain resort town of Eureka Springs, Arkansas--welcomed guests from all over the world. Praised by the New York Times , Southern Living , Bon Appetit , and Good Morning America alike, the much-loved inn offered sparklingly fresh, innovative "nouveau'zarks" cuisine--respectful contemporary interpretations of local traditional cooking infused with seasonal ingredients. Although the famed inn is now closed, you can still enjoy the satisfying and life-affirming dishes by the James Beard Award-winning writer/restaurateur Crescent Dragonwagon in this thirtieth-anniversary edition of Dairy Hollow House Soup & Bread , a story rich cookbook as gutsy and distinctive as a steaming bowl of Gumbo Zeb.

Format: Paperback | Pages: 420 | Publication Date: 2022-08-23