Shaye Elliott

After a thought inspiring forward by Stuart Elliot comes the author’s introduction sharing how she celebrates family and farm traditions year-round in Seasons at the Farm.

The book is then divided into four main sections, one for each season. Section 1 is Unveiling Spring, including sections on The Spring Garden, Spring Recipes, Spring In The Home, Spring Celebrations, and Spring Chaos.

In The Spring Garden, you will find tips on creating an indoor garden, including how to tend and mark it. Information on edible perennials and perennial flowers are also included with details on how to press flowers.

The first set of recipes, Spring Recipes, uses the spring vegetables and fruits which are in season at that time.

The recipes themselves all begin with an introduction, yield, and simple instructions. Most also include a large or full-page photograph of the finished article, which is very helpful when visualizing what it is you want to make.

This section is completed with A Spring In The Home, offering various decorating ideas for spring. It’s followed by Spring Celebrations, offering advice on setting a spring table, and Spring Chaos, a peek at the insanity of the season.

Each of the other seasons is covered in a similar manner. All with appropriate seasonal recipes.

Interesting Selection Of Information And Recipes

This book is less of a recipe/cookbook then it is a lifestyle guide. But it is extremely fun and interesting with a lot of good information included.

There are tons of ideas throughout the book. Everything from creating the look you want, to growing the plants you’ll need, and how to cook them. It really is a one-stop shop.

This is the kind of book you will keep on your coffee table or your go-to shelf for easy reference. The level of detail on ingredients and ideas for creating the ambience you want to in any season is exceptional.

See the full review and the recipe for The Perfect Buttered Mashed Potatoes at The RecipesNow! Reviews And Recipes Magazine. This review is written in response to a complimentary hard copy of the book provided by the publisher in hopes of an honest review.… (més)

FAMILY TABLE-family cooking from the Elliott Homestead, by Shaye Elliot, is a cookbook designed around using the freshest, homegrown ingredients whenever possible. This opens with twenty pages of Shaye and Stuart Elliot’s philosophy for feeding one’s family in the most cost efficient, farmstead grown manner possible.
That is fine but the true test of any cookbook is in the recipes, the clarity of instruction, and the ability of the writer to transfer the knowledge of “How To” in a clear, concise manner.
So on to the testing. We tried about ten of the over 80 recipes provided and they all passed the taste test, ease of construction and clarity of instruction. We made some butter and filler a few vegetables, hashed some browns (tossed in some onions because we love the things), made two different breads and had several pork dinners, Despite our handicaps in the kitchen we were able to make very tasty, even zesty, meals that we knew were healthier than the same meals we would have found in a local chain diner.
This entire project is easier if you happen to have at least a small vegetable garden and a great meat market within a short distance. We live in the city so no live animals were transformed by us in the process of testing this book.
In short, this is a wonderful guide to making fresh, nutritious meals, at home, and simultaneously helping your budget stay healthy. Plus every recipe has a beautiful, full color photograph of the final dish so you have a tip on presentation.… (més)