Table Of ContentIntroduction 10 Good Butter Begins in the Pasture { DAIRY } 17 An enchanted Table { BREAD } 36 Strawberry Ranch { BREAKFAST } 52 A Bold Experiment { SALAD } 69 Long Canyon { SOUPS & STOCKS } 95 The Venison Hunt { MAIN DISHES } 129 Picnics to Live For { SIDE DISHES } 188 Threshing Wheat { SAUCES & CONDIMENTS } 224 The Flowers Cottage { DESSERTS } 266 A Few Favorite Beverages { BEVERAGES } 310 Resources 332 Acknowledgments 334
SynopsisElegant food marries with art to celebrate life in the West. This elegant cookbook is centered around growing, preparing, and eating locally with family and friends from the point of view of a Utah farmer and artist with a rich Western heritage. Lushly illustrated with stunning original paintings and artwork, and accompanied by bits of rural wisdom and lore, this is a book to be used as well as savored., Elegant food marries with art to celebrate life in the West. This elegant cookbook is centered around growing, preparing, and eating locally with family and friends from the point of view of a Utah farmer and artist with a rich Western heritage. Lushly illustrated with stunning original paintings and artwork, and accompanied by bits of rural wisdom and lore, this is a book to be used as well as savored. Kenvin Lyman (1942-2011) was a cook, wine maker, organic farmer and gardener, author, international illustrator, fine artist, and singer/songwriter. He has worked with some of the leading creative figures and prominent companies in many fields, including John Cage, The Grateful Dead, Carlos Santana, Led Zeppelin, Stevie Wonder, Earth Wind and Fire, CBS Records, CBS Television, NBC Television, ABC Television, Levis, Coca-Cola, Paramount Studios, and Columbia Pictures.