Summer Food by Judith Olney related-ruth-whitman-a-life-in-recipes-edited-by-sarah-whitman-salkin-and-leah-whitman-salkin So I kept this book

So I kept this book for that selfish purpose

Make your fantasies a reality with your own two hands and an assertive

So think of some of these recipes as throwbacks

It came at a time when

Home Cooking was published in 1988 (that’s nearly 30 years ago now) and there’s hardly a moment in reading when its age shows

Summer Food by Judith Olney related-ruth-whitman-a-life-in-recipes-edited-by-sarah-whitman-salkin-and-leah-whitman-salkin So I kept this bookThe subtitle to Summer Food is "A unique collection of recipes for warm summer days and nights." And this book is just that. Originally published in 1978, it's almost shocking how contemporary these recipes feel. And that's because Judith Olney knew what was up, and dutifully reported the food of southern France, which is still so much what we all want to eat today. The best way to describe the recipes in this book is to imagine an ideal picnic, like