Hay Day Country Market Cookbook

by Kim Rizk

Book Overview

Since 1978, when the first of its country markets opened in Westport, Connecticut, Hay Day has been a celebrated purveyor of the finest farmstand produce, breads, pastries, cheeses, comestibles, provisions, and take-out fare. Twenty years later, after having helped shape America's culinary revolution, Hay Day presents 250 of the recipes that keep its customers coming back again and again. Reflecting its passion for quality, freshness, inventiveness,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761100253
• ISBN13: 9780761100256
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Workman Publishing
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.1" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

My favorite cookbook

I heartily agree with all the reviews. This cookbook is wonderful. I had never heard of the Hay Day Country Market (being a midwesterner) but was intrigued by the book. I bought it a year ago and it is a constant reference. I have even given this book as gifts to 5 people and each has loved. My particular favorites are the Pecan Crusted Chicken and Homemade Ginger Brew. Buy it and enjoy!!

Let nature inspire you.

The best thing about this cookbook is that the recipes are simple yet elegant. The fresher the ingredients, the better the turnout, of course. The book is divided by an introduction explaining the Hay Day story, breakfast or brunch items, appetizers, soups and breads, salads, main dish entrees, vegetable and grain dishes and desserts. One day this past summer, I made the green beans, tomatoes and pine nuts and I can't stop making them because they are so good. Our other favorites are the honey-mustard ham, BLT Pasta Salad, Peppered Tuna with Port and Pears and the Maryland Crabcakes (being from Baltimore, I can attest that these crabcakes are pretty authentic to what a crabcake is intended to be). The Belgian Chocolate Brownies are to die for. The recipes are not complicated and the ingredients are not hard to find. If you like to keep your cooking simple but still wonderful, give this cookbook a try. You won't regret it.

Yummy, fresh food

I grew up near Westport, Connecticut, so I was already a fan of Hay Day before getting this book- this book has hundreds of ideas on how to use fresh, yummy fruits and vegetables. The first dish I made was the Mediterranean Crouton Salad- and it was delicious. This is the one-book does all cookbook I have been searching for- my bible.

Excellent, delicious, accessible food

This is one of the most interesting books that I have come across since I bought the Silver Palette books years ago. Every recipe that I tried worked out very well. Particularly the shiitake mushroom barley soup and the whole meal bread. Together they made a wonderful meal.The desserts are spectacular. From cookies to cakes I found each recipe straightforward and tasty. The oatmeal raisin crisp cookies were a favorite of my children. The sour lemon cake went over well with my most recent dinner guests.

A New Treasure in my Kitchen

We returned from our trip to the States bearing this exciting, new cookbook. We love to cook and to read cookbooks, and have quite a collection. From several of them we return to use a handful of favorites over the year. In this one, it reads like it will take a year to try all that sound so tempting. Shared the curried chutney spread on apple slices with friends to oos and ahs! Our dinner of mushroom barley soup, peasant bread and fabulous brownies was a winner, as well as easy to prepare. Must now choose what to enjoy today. Kudos to Hayday and to Kim Rizk.