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The Summer Book
by
Susan Branch
A hand-lettered, hand-painted book of everything related to summer has a hundred summer recipes--including Blueberry Bread Pudding and Barbecued Bourbon Chicken--and features picnics, parties, gardening advice, herbal cooking, home remedies, and anecdotes. 100,000 first printing. Tour.
Hardcover, 128 pages
Published
May 1st 1995
by Little Brown and Company
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Summer is my favorite season so every year since this book came out I have devoured it. It is a slice of summer to such a point that if in the middle of the doldrums of winter I need a little pick me up - this is the book that does it for me.
Susan Branch's art is accessible, homespun, adorable, charming - there aren't enough quietly twee words to describe it. She has a unique style all her own but reminiscent of Beatrix Potter.
I don't usually like cookbooks without photos but in her cookbooks -...more
Susan Branch's art is accessible, homespun, adorable, charming - there aren't enough quietly twee words to describe it. She has a unique style all her own but reminiscent of Beatrix Potter.
I don't usually like cookbooks without photos but in her cookbooks -...more
I have long been a true fan of Susan Branch. Years ago I saw her on an early-morning show, one of those with cooking and gardening and the like. The home-cooked dishes Susan prepared that morning looked and sounded so delicious that I did a little research on her and found out not only was she a purveyor of yummy, down-home meals but she was a folk artist and a quilt maker and a gardener--a true renaissance woman. I have purchased a few of her cookbook's now, which are not just cookbooks at all...more
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Susan Branch's books are one of my guilty pleasures; even though I'll probably never have a party where I put flowers in a sand-filled seashell at each place setting, or serve "Skip and Go Nakeds" (an interesting mixture of beer, pink lemonade, and vodka), there are quite a few usable recipes, and the books are just so pretty! Interspersed with recipes are helpful hints, memories of summer, and entertaining ideas. So I'm hanging on to this one.
I read these books for the pictures, which are very sweet. If I were an artist, I would design all my cookbooks to look like Susan Branch books. The recipes although delicious are not my idea of healthy.
This book is cute...has some wonderful recipes and ideas for summer fun. My only problem is the font. I can't seem to keep my attention on the words with all of the curly fonts.
Lovely illustrations, great stories, ideas for celebrating with your family, and delicious summer recipes.
So elegant and whimsical! Great recipes, garden ideas, summer fun ideas and I love the artwork.
This is more my style, love the summertime most.
This book has plenty of delicious summertime recipes using fresh produce and little cooking. The wonderful illustrations really liven up the text and remind you to have fun-its summertime! Summer cooking is a category that is too often over looked by chefs and book publishers. In the summer I want lots of fresh produce and I want to keep the heat out of the kitchen so I want to grill out or have plenty of recipes requiring little to no cooking. I just wish this cookbook was a bit longer with mor...more
Great summer recipes and drawings.
Forget the food, it is the artwork and charming vignettes that shine here. Branch has gone on to become quite a commodity. Her artwork has been made into stickers and other fare for the scrapbook crowd. The Summer Book will make you long for the lazy, hazy days of summer evoking images of long evenings spent sitting on the back porch, batting the fireflies away, and whipping fresh-made peach ice cream drips from the chin. (Okay, so I've never actually done that but I can imagine what it is like....more
the beginning was special talking about different "summer" things, like her garden. I enjoyed it. the rest of the book was like Susan's style, nice, but the recipes were nothing memorable.
Of course I love this book. Susan Branch's charming illustrations and stories and recipes are just the right mix for summer fun! A peek into the world of Susan Branch would bring a smile to anyone's heart.
The perfect guide to summer along with yummy recipes!
Fun to read in the winter.
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