The Martha's Vineyard Cookbook: Over 250 Recipes and Lore from a Bountiful Island, Third Edition

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"Try these delicious dishes: Roast Wild Duck, Cranberry-Apple Relish, Baked Stuffed Lobster, Holt's Ghost Soup, Blueberry Pudding, Grilled Striped Bass with Pesto, Sour Cream Coffee Cake, Red Pepper and Scallop Bisque, Summer Squash Casserole, Portuguese Sweet Bread, Pasta with Fennel and Tomatoes, and many more. Louise Tate King, a former Vineyard restaurant owner, cooked professionally for more than thirty years. Jean Stewart Wexler, also a resident of the Vineyard, writes a column for the Vineyard Gazette. Taste the Essence of New England. Through the centuries inhabitants of Martha's Vineyard have harvested the bounty of its vine-covered land and the ocean that surrounds it. This comprehensive cookbook contains more than 250 authentic recipes that reflect the culinary heritage of the people who have made this tiny island their home—Wampanoag Indians, English and Scottish whaling families, Portuguese fishermen, and many others. Thirty brand-new recipes grace this edition. Also added is a chapter that contains recipes from some of the best-known and best-liked restaurants and chefs on the island. With recipes ranging from savory to sweet interspersed with fascinating tidbits and tales about the Vineyard's past and present, this delightful cookbook captures the flavor of New England. 'Referring to recipes in a cookbook is one thing, reading a cookbook is another. This one deserves to be devoured.' —Carly Simon. 'Lively headnotes, richly varied recipes and historical notations make this treasury a food lover's guide to Martha's Vineyard.' —Bon Appétit. 'I don't know if anyone would come to dinner at my house if my wife didn't use The Martha's Vineyard Cookbook.' —Art Buchwald. Cooking. $16.95. ISBN 0-7627-0569-8. Guilford, CT 06437."