The Taste of Summer

Inspired Recipes for Casual Entertaining Completely revised and in color by Diane Rossen Worthington
and photographed by Maura McEvoy

8-1/4 x 9 in; 204 pp ; 38 color photos
Hardcover
Published in March, 2000
ISBN 0811824683
ISBN13 9780811824682
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$22.95

The Taste of Summer -- Chilled gazpacho, fresh lobster salad, buttery shortcake piled high with sweet strawberries--summer cooking is all about making the most of the season's luscious abundance. Revised and updated, this best-selling cookbook now has a beautiful full-color format packed with photographs, recipes, menus, and colorful sidebars offering helpful hints. Cooking and entertaining has never been so easy and inviting as with these simple, classic favorites, from fresh Whole Poached Salmon with Pesto Cucumber Sauce to golden brown lattice-crust fruit pies. Whether you're toasting a new graduate with a backyard buffet or relaxing under the stars with a picnic for two, The Taste of Summer has something special for every occasion and promises to delight and inspire all year round.

Diane Rossen Worthington studied French cuisine with Jacques Pepin, American cooking with James Beard, and Italian cooking with Giuliano Bugialli. She is a cooking instructor, culinary consultant, and freelance food writer, as well as author of The California Cook and The Best Casual American Cooking. She lives in Sherman Oaks, California.

Maura McEvoy is a photographer and mother who lives in New York City.

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