Menus from an Orchard Table: Celebrating the Food and Wine of the Okanagan

by Heidi Noble, Chris Mason Stearns (Photographer)

Recipes to enjoy under an open sky.

Fresh from the Okanagan Valley comes Menus for an Orchard Table, a collection of outstanding seasonal recipes from Joie Wines and Farm Cooking School's renowned outdoor orchard dinners. The classes here are sell-outs, with people traveling great distances to sit at a table in Joie's orchard. Menus for an Orchard Table allows readers to re-create some of Joie's most extraordinary dishes, with essays on the Okanagan's wine country cuisine. The recipes are divided into the courses served at Joie's orchard dinners, which balance regional wines with the accompanying dishes.

Among the selections:

Chilled heirloom yellow tomato soup garnished with tomato confit and chive oil Country lamb and olive terrine with Joie pear and shallot compote and brioche Carmelis' goat yogurt cheese tart with dried cherries Claybank Farm lavender ice cream Similkameen Apiary honey Madeleines.

Menus for an Orchard Table will transport readers to Joie's magical outdoor dining table.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking

320 pages, Paperback

First published May 31, 2007

Reviews

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

OK, I haven't made any of the recipes from this book, as a vegetarian many of the entries do not apply to me, and I do not usually eat such fancy meals. This book was given to me and I really do enjoy it. The author's love of the Okanagan and of the land, her obvious respect and appreciation for local farmers and food-growers, and the joy and care she takes in creating beautiful dishes to share with others radiate from the pages of this book. The accompanying photos are also really fabulous.

I really enjoy having this book on my shelf, and when my timetable opens up a bit and the fresh produce starts arriving in my region from the Okanagan I will be cooking some of the recipes in the book.