Cooking from Scratch: 120 Recipes for Colorful, Seasonal Food from PCC Community Markets
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120 simple and delicious recipes in a cookbook that’s chock-full of nutritional information and expert advice from Seattle’s popular grocer, PCC Community Markets
Eating healthy, local food prepared from scratch is at the heart of this cookbook from PCC Community Markets. Going strong for sixty-five years, they are respected and appreciated throughout the northwest for their commitment to local producers, sustainable food practices, and healthful, organic seasonal foods.
You will find 120 recipes organized for every meal of the day, including many of PCC’s most popular dishes, such as their treasured Emerald City Salad. The book also includes cooking, storing, and shopping tips—everything you need to know to make the most of the local bounty offered in your area, wherever you live.
Publisher : Sasquatch Books; Illustrated edition (September 18, 2018)
Language : English
Paperback : 304 pages
ISBN-10 : 1632171880
ISBN-13 : 978-1632171887
Item Weight : 2.05 pounds
Dimensions : 7.65 x 0.97 x 10.01 inches
Customers say
Customers find the recipes in the cookbook delicious and easy to follow. They appreciate the fresh flavors and produce, as well as new ideas for preparing unusual ingredients. The book is organized well and has helpful tips and techniques.
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120 simple and delicious recipes in a cookbook that’s chock-full of nutritional information and expert advice from Seattle’s popular grocer, PCC Community Markets
Eating healthy, local food prepared from scratch is at the heart of this cookbook from PCC Community Markets. Going strong for sixty-five years, they are respected and appreciated throughout the northwest for their commitment to local producers, sustainable food practices, and healthful, organic seasonal foods.
You will find 120 recipes organized for every meal of the day, including many of PCC’s most popular dishes, such as their treasured Emerald City Salad. The book also includes cooking, storing, and shopping tips—everything you need to know to make the most of the local bounty offered in your area, wherever you live.
Publisher : Sasquatch Books; Illustrated edition (September 18, 2018)
Language : English
Paperback : 304 pages
ISBN-10 : 1632171880
ISBN-13 : 978-1632171887
Item Weight : 2.05 pounds
Dimensions : 7.65 x 0.97 x 10.01 inches
by Eyria
Good recipes with a fresh twist
So I’ve had this cookbook for about a year, and I’ve made about 17 recipes so far. I would grade almost all the recipes as being good to very good. There isn’t really a theme to the cookbook, except that of celebrating fresh flavors and produce. It contains some recipes in every category–for vegans, vegetarians, meat eaters, gluten-free–but it doesn’t really focus on any one category, or any one cuisine. I would characterize the recipes as offering a fresh twist to favorite classics. For example, last night I made a lentil dish from the book (Curried Lentil and Mango Wraps) that has the bright idea of combining standard cooked lentils with fresh diced mango, fresh cucumber, red onion, and curry spices. Voila! It’s an interesting, fresh, and tasty twist on lentils. Similarly, there’s a pasta salad recipe that combines fresh cherries, chorizo slices, pine nuts, and orzo pasta. Different–and good. What keeps me coming back to this book are these slightly unexpected, intriguing combinations of flavors. An added bonus is that the recipes are all very “doable.” Aside from necessary chopping/preparing of fruits and vegetables, there’s nothing difficult here, no strange techniques, no odd cooking tools or pans required. It’s a user-friendly cookbook, and also gorgeously produced. The enticing, colorful photos definitely make you want to try these dishes!
by Poodle grandma
Great recipes
These recipes are from scratch. Good recipes.Im enjoying the use of this cookbook.Delivered on time in great shspe.
by sammy
Great cookbook
I bought this cookbook after it was the cook book for my book group – we are a cook book group from our local library. I was not familiar with PCC Community Markets as I live on the east coast. My favorite recipe is Garlicky Green Beans and Shrimp. It’s quick, easy, tasty and you can substitute other vegetables for the green beans. I just made the recipe with pea pods and fresh spinach. My only complaint is the book doesn’t lie flat when you are trying to cook a recipe. This has become a pet peeve of me after being in a book group that reviews a new book each month. It’s standard in may cook books.If you like recipes with fresh, seasonal ingredients (no canned soups here), mostly easy to prepare and tasty I suggest you try this cookbook.
by jayel
Exactly as described
The book is in very good condition and arrived quickly in packaging that kept the pages from getting damaged.
by J.P. Rowcliffe
Great creative fresh recipes with loads of options, I have loved every recipe.
Every recipe is wonderful. Well instructed and the ingredients are accessible. I love reading that some of the dishes are most popular in PCC.
by Stephanie Wallace
Meh
I didnât find the recipes in here to be particularly interesting. Even for a beginner cook
by Sally
Use this cookbook once a week at least
We’ve always been happy with PCC recipes and got this book, mostly because we felt we should contribute since we took their recipes off the website a lot! But there are many hidden gems, tips and helpful techniques. A gem of a cooking book. I recommend the turkey chili as that has become a staple around my house. Great book and recipes!
by Megan H
My Favorite Cookbook
“Cooking From Scratch” was recommended to me by my cousin who resides in Seattle and frequents PCC. I’ve already made half a dozen recipes and have bookmarked another dozen to try. This is well written and easy to follow. Occasionally there are ingredients not found in every pantry or not readily available in the desert known as Las Vegas. I’ve managed to make substitutions. It would be prudent of the authors to offer substitutions for readers who don’t live in the Northwest.