Pure Prairie

by Judith M. Fertig

Cooking with the freshest seasonal ingredients captures the essence of this great book on midwestern foods. Native persimmons, black walnuts, brook trout, sunflower seeds, farmstead cheeses, and more are here. 'Wild Plum and Walnut Tart,' ' Fly-Over Country Confit,' and Jack o'Lantern Compote' are a sampling of the more than 125 recipes in this affordable collection.

Genres: Cookbooks

160 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1995

About the author

Judith Fertig is an award-winning novelist and cookbook author. Flavor speaks to her in stories and recipes, whether for baking or barbecue.

She resides in Overland Park, Kansas, which is not quite somewhere-over-the-rainbow, but close.

Reviews

[Lee Recca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Rummaging through my stuffed freezer, I found bags of grains that I never previously had time to use in cooking. But now that I'm working at home, I do have the time! So, I got out Pure Prairie, a cookbook that I bought one time when I was visiting Kansas City. From amaranth to wheat berries, it has recipes for many grains. The author, Judith Fertig, is talented at evoking the flavors of the Midwest, with witty names for her dishes like "Flyover Country Confit" and "Wave the Wheat Salad." Cooking was getting to be a drudgery during these pandemic times, but now I'm excited and looking forward to it again!