Hollyhocks and Radishes: Mrs Chard's Almanac Cookbook

by Bonnie Stewart Mickelson

Itv?s a recipe book and so much more! Featuring letters from a farm woman who operates a garden stand for summer visitors, this illustrated book is brimming with Americana nostalgia. Cookbook collectors are familiar with the acclaimed author.

Genres: Cookbooks, Food, Cooking

307 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1989

Reviews

[Christine · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are cookbooks that are good cooking or good reading, but not always both. This one covers both well. It contains recipes familiar to anyone from Michigan or the upper midwest with interesting variations and thoughtful alternatives. The letters from Mrs. Chard and the commentary of the writer put the reader into Michigan's upper peninsula through many seasons.

[Nancy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lots of good veggie recipes including many for zucchini--love the zucchini canoes, baked zucchini and brown rice and the summer squash casserole. Hot Potatoes is also yummy--tastes like German potato salad.

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

The letters from Mrs. Chard that introduce each section of this cookbook are wonderful. They convey the changing seasons and rhythms of rural farm life in Michigan's upper peninsula. The recipes varied with an especially large number devoted to vegetables (as Mrs. Chard runs a vegetable stand).

[Bryn Manion · Rating 5 out of 5]

Delightful and practical.

[Dana Kilbride · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book, aside from having yummy recipes, is a record of the beauty and community that Mrs. clChard collected around her throughout her life.

[Peggy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Best cookbook I've ever owned! Never been disappointed in a recipe yet. Love the little stories and antidotes

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

my recipe for corn souffle is in here.

[Marissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this cookbook. Everything turns out delicious on the first try.