Great cookingusing fresh, seasonal, local ingredientsis at the heart of the experience offered by Rancho La Puerta, Baja Californias premier resort spa. Cooking with the Seasons transports that regenerative experience to your own home kitchen, changing the way you think about food and cookingand, just possibly, changing your life.
This is no diet cookbook, however. For Ranchos founder, Deborah Szekely, and co-author Deborah Schneider, food is the very force of life, and eating simply and healthfully is one of lifes most profound pleasures.
The books 120 recipes are organized as a series of completeand lusciousseasonal menus. As spring rouses the earth, youll awaken your taste buds with Sorrel and Spinach Salad with Roasted Cumin-Orange Vinaigrette. When summer arrives, your senses will dance with Poached Wild Salmon with Avocado-Tarragon Aioli. Youll revel in falls brilliant colors with Carrot and Ginger Soup with Pears. And, in winter, youll welcome the new year with Mayan Chocolate Sorbet. Throughout, sidebar tips give valuable advice on everything from choosing the most healthful grains and flours, to preserving summers goodness with dried herbs and homemade jams.
