false 235610 2 Critics greeted Russ Parsons’ first book, How to Read a French Fry, with raves. The New York Times praised it for its “affable voice and intellectual clarity”; Julia Child lauded it for its “deep factual information.” Now in How to Pick a Peach, Parsons takes on one of the hottest food topics today. Good cooking starts with the right ingredients, and nowhere is that more true than with produce. Should we refrigerate that peach? How do we cook that artichoke? And what are those different varieties of pears? Most of us aren’t sure. Parsons helps the cook sort through the produce in the market by illuminating the issues surrounding it, revealing intriguing facts about vegetables and fruits in individual profiles about them, and providing instructions on how to choose, store, and prepare these items. Whether explaining why basil, citrus, tomatoes, and potatoes should never be refrigerated, describing how Dutch farmers revolutionized the tomato business in America, exploring organic farming and its effect on flavor, or giving tips on how to recognize a ripe melon, How to Pick a Peach is Parsons at his peak. 2936221 9 5 2007 How to Pick a Peach: The Search for Flavor from Farm to Table total:203|5:33|4:88|3:72|2:10|1:0| 203 753 454 79 3 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 03 14:01:57 -0700 2007 Sat Jan 05 14:11:33 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 15:08:32 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 01 21:30:25 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Feb 27 18:33:10 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 18:33:33 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 06 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Dec 28 16:22:45 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 06 07:44:23 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 1 true false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 13 09:09:22 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 13 09:10:44 -0700 2007 4 1 false false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 23 09:00:03 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 20 19:32:03 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sun Aug 10 21:21:12 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 10 21:21:20 -0700 2008
I've heard a ton of buzz about How to Pick a Peach over the last few months. I've heard Russ Parsons on the radio, railing against such hypocrisies as (gasp!) refriger...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 08 16:33:14 -0800 2007 Wed Mar 19 14:23:02 -0700 2008
Choosing the right melon is one of the more confusing rites of summer--and you probably don't know the half of it. Some people say you should thump melons. Some say you should give them a sniff. Some claim the...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 22 06:48:06 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 15 18:38:54 -0700 2007 The Omnivore's Dilemma and similar works, though th...more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 08:24:51 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 08:49:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Dec 28 13:00:37 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 28 13:06:34 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Sep 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 15 07:29:36 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 24 07:10:50 -0700 2008 1
This book should be required reading in high school home ec. c...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 20:16:07 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 20:18:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Feb 04 19:23:25 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 04 19:36:38 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri May 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 04:44:13 -0700 2009 Fri May 15 04:49:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Dec 07 13:48:55 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 13:51:36 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Oct 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 15 03:33:32 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 08:40:10 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 00:32:20 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 00:33:26 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Mar 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 09:56:43 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 09:58:42 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jul 07 09:42:46 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 10:01:47 -0700 2008
Only got 4 stars cause I haven't tried any of the recipes (they could be great, but I don't know).

It's a great review of produce by season then by fruit/vegetable. Each item includes interesting info about orgin, impact on th...more...]]>