The Kitchen Ecosystem

Gena Bone's ""kitchen ecosystem"" is a set of interconnected fresh and preserved foods that reflects her mostly Mediterranean palate, simple locavorism, and easy strategies for creating a perpetual patnry that, as a bonus, will save time and money while enhacing the flavor of every dish you make. The 400 recipes in this comprehensive cookbook showcase how 40 common ingredients can be used in three ways- fresh, preserved, and by using parts usually tossed to boost the flavor of a whole new dish. Just about everything, it turns out, can be transformed into a preserve, stock, marinade, syrup, zest, jam, jelly, pickle, or condiment that can be used in or with other recipes. The yield? Food that is more delicious with less effort-and a pantry and refrigerator that are always stocked with flavor-boosters.

About the Author :
EUGENIA BONE is the author of the critically acclaimed Mycophilia and the category staple and James Beard-nominated Well-Preserved. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, Saveur, Food & Wine, Gourmet, New York, and Harper's Bazaar, among many other publications. Bone, her architect husband, and their children split their time among New York, Southampton, and Colorado. Author Residence- New York, NY; Southampton, NY; Colorado BEN FINK is a prolific food photographer who has worked with luminaries such as Ina Garten, Bobby Flay, and Jacques Pepin, among dozens of others. Illustrator Residence- New York

Review :
[The Kitchen Ecosystem] will turn you into a smarter cook. The idea is to get the most out of seasonal ingredients by cooking some fresh, preserving some, and using the scraps. This way, the kitchen becomes an ecosystem with a continuous cycle of use and less waste Her Ecosystem ideas are likely to spark waves of creativity in the home cook. It s a great starting point for anyone looking to cook more thoughtfully, and economically. Cherry Bombe It s built around a genius stratagem that each meal you cook can yield not just that night s dinner but more: an essential pantry item, an element for the next meal, and the next. James Oseland One of the things I love most aboutThe Kitchen Ecosystemis that Bone takes methods and techniques we all know weshouldbe using, and breaks them down into manageable chapters sorted by ingredient apricots, beef, corn, and so forth. 5280 The Denver Magazine [The Kitchen Ecosystem is] an efficient means of enjoying fresh foods at their seasonal peak, prudently preserving some foods for later, and transforming kitchen scraps, like peels and bones, into flavor builders. The Chicago Tribune" ["The Kitchen Ecosystem"] will turn you into a smarter cook. The idea is to get the most out of seasonal ingredients by cooking some fresh, preserving some, and using the scraps. This way, the kitchen becomes an ecosystem with a continuous cycle of use and less waste Her Ecosystem ideas are likely to spark waves of creativity in the home cook. It s a great starting point for anyone looking to cook more thoughtfully, and economically. "Cherry Bombe" It s built around a genius stratagem that each meal you cook can yield not just that night s dinner but more: an essential pantry item, an element for the next meal, and the next. James Oseland One of the things I love most about"The Kitchen Ecosystem"is that Bone takes methods and techniques we all know we"should"be using, and breaks them down into manageable chapters sorted by ingredient apricots, beef, corn, and so forth. "5280 The Denver Magazine" ["The Kitchen Ecosystem" is] an efficient means of enjoying fresh foods at their seasonal peak, prudently preserving some foods for later, and transforming kitchen scraps, like peels and bones, into flavor builders. "The Chicago Tribune"" "["The Kitchen Ecosystem"] will turn you into a smarter cook. The idea is to get the most out of seasonal ingredients by cooking some fresh, preserving some, and using the scraps. This way, the kitchen becomes an ecosystem with a continuous cycle of use and less waste...Her Ecosystem ideas are likely to spark waves of creativity in the home cook. It's a great starting point for anyone looking to cook more thoughtfully, and economically." --"Cherry Bombe" "It's built around a genius stratagem that each meal you cook can yield not just that night's dinner but more: an essential pantry item, an element for the next meal, and the next." --James Oseland "One of the things I love most about "The Kitchen Ecosystem" is that Bone takes methods and techniques we all know we "should" be using, and breaks them down into manageable chapters sorted by ingredient--apricots, beef, corn, and so forth." --"5280 The Denver Magazine" "["The Kitchen Ecosystem" is] an efficient means of enjoying fresh foods at their seasonal peak, prudently preserving some foods for later, and transforming kitchen scraps, like peels and bones, into flavor builders. --"The Chicago Tribune"