Your Organic Kitchen The Essential Guide to Selecting and Cooking Organic Foods

Organic foods are the fastest-growing trend in cooking. InYour Organic Kitchen, nationally known chef and restauranteur Jesse Ziff Cool shows you the how's and why's of cooking with organics, from stocking your organic pantry to combining seasonal flavors and creating exciting, elegant dishes. Best of all, she offers up a treasure trove of 160 magnificent recipes that reflect her love of food and her commitment to sustainable agriculture and cuisine. "If the terms 'sustainable' and 'organic' are slowly gaining greater acceptance as viable food-growing and eating options, Jesse Cool is high on the list of people we have to thank. After the informative and heartfelt opening chapters to her wonderful bookYour Organic Kitchen, Jesse lovingly guides us through the seasons with delicious and easy-to-prepare recipes. This is the way we should all be cooking!"--Michael Romano, Union Square Cafeacute; "Nothing is more important than buying food from people who take care of the land for future generations. These farmers are the ones who produce the fruits and vegetables that make these recipes written by Jesse even more irresistible."--Alice Waters, Chez Panisse, Berkeley, California "When I first moved to California, the Flea St. Cafeacute; was one of the restaurants I sought out because of Jesse Cool's culinary reputation and her devotion to sustainable agriculture. Her food was always delicious and homey with a unique style all its own. This cookbook not only embodies the essence of her creativity but it is also a wonderful source for anyone interested in sustainable and organic agriculture."--Nell Newman,Newman's Own Organics: The Second GenerationCool, Jesse Ziff is the author of 'Your Organic Kitchen The Essential Guide to Selecting and Cooking Organic Foods', published 2002 under ISBN 9781579546625 and ISBN 1579546625.