The Ranch Table
Recipes from a Year of Harvests, Celebrations, and Family Dinners on a Historic California Ranch
Elizabeth Poett ; Georgia Freedman
- USA
- TODAY
- BESTSELLERFrom
- the
- star
- of
- Magnolia
- Network’s
- popular
- show
- Ranch
- to
- Table—a
- stunningly
- beautiful
- cookbook
- celebrating
- a
- year
- on
- a
- ranch
- on
- the
- California
- coast,
- featuring
- simple
- yet
- festive
- recipes,
- inspiring
- menus,
- and
- fascinating
- culture
- and
- history.Elizabeth
- Poett
- was
- raised
- on
- Rancho
- San
- Julian,
- a
- 14,000-acre
- ranch
- on
- Santa
- Barbara’s
- Central
- Coast
- that
- her
- family
- has
- been
- working
- since
- 1837.
- Her
- years
- are
- structured
- around
- the
- land’s
- natural
- rhythms
- and
- annual
- events:
- celebrations
- big
- and
- small,
- harvests,
- and
- work
- days
- that
- bring
- her
- family
- and
- community
- together—and
- always
- end
- with
- large
- meals
- for
- everyone
- to
- share.
- Elizabeth
- feeds
- her
- friends
- and
- family
- with
- seasonal
- ingredients—including
- vegetables
- and
- meat
- grown
- and
- raised
- on
- the
- ranch
- and
- fish
- from
- California’s
- Central
- Coast—barbecuing
- tri-tips,
- turning
- local
- cod
- into
- tacos,
- and
- using
- heirloom
- tomatoes
- and
- summery
- eggplant
- into
- delicious,
- family
- friendly
- pastas.Much
- like
- Elizabeth’s
- life,
- The
- Ranch
- Table
- is
- also
- organized
- around
- the
- work
- and
- celebrations
- that
- take
- place
- on
- the
- San
- Julian
- throughout
- the
- year,
- giving
- readers
- and
- cooks
- a
- chance
- to
- dive
- into
- the
- ranch’s
- most
- important
- workdays,
- family
- traditions
- big
- and
- small,
- and
- annual
- celebrations.
- Each
- chapter
- begins
- with
- a
- description
- of
- an
- event
- or
- a
- special
- day—the
- work
- of
- a
- branding,
- the
- joys
- of
- the
- annual
- family
- reunion,
- the
- fun
- of
- a
- fall
- cider
- press,
- the
- quiet
- beauty
- of
- a
- winter
- evening
- spent
- at
- the
- kitchen
- table—and
- invites
- you
- to
- join
- in
- on
- the
- day
- with
- both
- beautiful
- photos
- of
- the
- ranch
- today
- and
- archival
- images
- of
- its
- past.
- In
- each
- chapter,
- Elizabeth
- also
- shares
- the
- recipes
- for
- the
- dishes
- she
- makes
- for
- these
- occasions,
- including:Spring,
- Branding
- DaySummer,
- Fiesta
- Family
- ReunionFall,
- Cider
- Press
- PotluckWinter,
- New
- Year’s
- EveThe
- Ranch
- Table
- is
- an
- invitation
- to
- explore
- a
- unique
- California
- way
- of
- life
- and
- enjoy
- delicious,
- hearty,
- seasonal
- meals,
- made
- to
- be
- enjoyed
- with
- family
- and friends.
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