A feast is what you make it. Molly Finn

{HISTORY}

Oh summer! With its blooming flowers, lazy days, bathtub temperatures, and bountiful harvests, it is by far the easiest season of all four when it comes to cooking. In her 1979 cookbook, Summer Feasts, Molly Finn bases her recipes on a host of classic ingredients gathered from the garden, plucked from the vine, and pulled from the sea. While she champions simple foods, fresh flavors, and easy-breezy cooking techniques, what makes this cookbook especially interesting is Molly's unique combinations of ingredients that turn ordinary summer dishes into something a little bit more unexpected. Her potato salad contains horseradish. Her pattypan squash is stuffed with chicken and green tomatoes. Her pancakes are made with grated zucchini and served for dinner.  Her deviled eggs are stuffed with herbed butter instead of mayonnaise. First courses for a twilight dinner under the stars involve custards that come in the form of steamed lettuce or scallion and herb or fresh corn. Freshly baked pies combine green tomatoes and apples. Clams are cooked on the outdoor grill. You get the idea.

Every one of the 350 recipes featured here contains a unique twist and a new (old) way to look at dining during the summer months.  Without sacrificing or masking the naturally fresh flavors of the season, Molly invites readers and home cooks to explore taste, texture, and visual appeal in an elegant and delightful way. If you find yourself in a rut when it comes to preparing summer dishes, or always making the same warm-weather recipes in the same traditional way, then this is the cookbook for you! Whether you are firing up the grill, setting out on a picnic adventure or hosting a garden party, this book is full of inspiring foods for memorable meals. 

{SPECIAL FEATURES}

- Published in 1979 (unstated first edition)

- Original dust jacket

 - Contains 293 pages including a detailed index, suggested menus, and tips for successful summertime food preparation.

- Interesting recipes include Basil Crepes, Gooseberry Fool, Chicken Mousse, Swiss Chard Meatballs, Shrimp Boiled in Beer, Sweet and Sour Salmon, Green Tomato Chili, Green Bean Puree, Cream of Sorrel Soup, Ham and Herb Sauce for Pasta and cottage Cheese Eggs.

{CONDITION}

In lovely vintage condition. The pages are very clean and bright as well as coverboards. Dust jacket bears some rips along top edge of front cover. The spine is tight and all pages are intact 

{SIZE}

Measures 9.5" inches (length) x 6.25" inches (width)  x 1.5" inch (thickness) and weighs 1.7lbs

{FOR THE SUMMER CHEF}

Pair this cookbook with this other summer foods cookbook and you'll head into the summer season armed with over 700 new (old) recipes to explore!