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Based on traditional sensibilities, FARMfood is, nonetheless, a book for our times. It speaks to younger cooks looking for new ways to create old flavors as well as to older, more experienced cooks seeking to recapture the flavors of their childhood, but with a new spin. Chef Orr uses honest and wholesome ingredients, local and sustainably grown when possible. He aims to make learning and experimentation in the kitchen satisfying and fun. The recipes in FARMfood draw from Daniel Orr's Midwestern roots as well as from a culinary career that has spanned the globe. European-style dishes from his three years' training in France, Belgium, Italy, and other spots across the EU are included. Big City flavors from his time at Manhattan's La Grenouille and Guastavinos and Caribbean flavors from CuisinArt Resort and Spa in Anguilla, BWI, make appearances. Orr also seasons the book with global flavors learned at the elbow of Indian, Japanese, Brazilian, and Central American friends. FARMfood includes recipes and entertaining ideas for all seasons. Orr takes you through a year in the garden with a section on "working out your Green Thumb." He walks you through the woods to forage wild greens, mushrooms, edible flowers, and much more. Chef Orr shows you how to create his signature spice blends, but encourages you to experiment with your own. "Recipes are guidelines," he writes, "and are meant to be changed to your taste" by using your favorite flavors and locally grown ingredients. FARMfood includes recipes for breakfast dishes, soups, sandwiches, salads, snacks, appetizers, vegetables, and sweets, as well as fish, seafood, beef, lamb, pork, chicken, and turkey entrees. The book also features sections on sauces and seasonings that you can add to your everyday recipes as well as sections on cool drinks and on the hot pizzas Orr calls FARMpies. For Chef Orr, FARMfood is about family and friends getting together in the garden, in the kitchen, and around the table. Orr came back home to Indiana after 25 years of global trekking to find comfort and camaraderie and hopes his newest book will help you to enjoy the same. For more information on Daniel Orr and his latest book, read an interview with the author on the IU Press blog. |
