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The Red Truck Bakery Farmhouse Cookbook: Sweet and Savory Comfort Food from America's Favorite Rural Bakery
95+ recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert from the award-winning Red Truck Bakery near Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, bringing the comfort and charm of the farmhouse where the bakery started into your kitchen
“Original and highly personal, The Red Truck Bakery Farmhouse Cookbook is a joyful love story to many comfort foods.”—Jacques Pépin, chef and author
“If a cookbook could be a page-turner, this is the one! Brian not only knows how to create comfort in spades, but he writes both the sweet and savory recipes in such a way that you feel like you’re part of those five generations who inspired these vittles.”—Carla Hall, chef and author
ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE Garden & Gun
Brian Noyes, founder of the beloved Red Truck Bakery in Marshall, Virginia, and author of the Red Truck Bakery Cookbook , presents more than 95 all-new, comforting recipes celebrating ingredients and traditions from the bakery's home on the edge of the Shenandoah Valley and the Blue Ridge mountains. With small-town charm, an emphasis on local, seasonal produce, and country comfort inspiration from the 170-year-old farmhouse where the bakery began, The Red Truck Bakery Farmhouse Cookbook features Brian’s favorite savory recipes and old-time classics from family, friends, and the bakery archives. This is the food that Brian cooks at home as well as for the bakery's thousands of customers nationwide—plus recipes for favorite Red Truck Bakery dishes that have not been shared before.
From delightful lunch and dinner options like Potato & Pesto Flatbread, Corn Crab Cakes with Jalapeño Mayonnaise, Mid-July Tomato Pie, Pork Tenderloin with Rosemary and Blueberries, and Sweet Potato and Poblano Enchiladas, to knockout desserts like Lexington Bourbon Cake, Virginia Peanut Pie, and Caramel Cake with Pecans (which Garden & Gun magazine called "the perfect Southern dessert"), the recipes in The Red Truck Bakery Farmhouse Cookbook are what we are all craving—unfussy, homey, Southern-leaning dishes that focus on local produce but don’t shy away from decadence. And for those who are eating vegetarian or vegan, there are plenty of plant-based options, like a vegan and gluten-free Coffee Cake, Carrot & Leek Pot Pies, Mushroom-Ricotta Lasagne with Port Sauce, and the Bakery's beloved “Beetloaf” Sandwiches.
True to the spirit of the Red Truck Bakery, the recipes in the Red Truck Bakery Farmhouse Cookbook deliver unfailingly delicious comfort all year round.
“Original and highly personal, The Red Truck Bakery Farmhouse Cookbook is a joyful love story to many comfort foods.”—Jacques Pépin, chef and author
“If a cookbook could be a page-turner, this is the one! Brian not only knows how to create comfort in spades, but he writes both the sweet and savory recipes in such a way that you feel like you’re part of those five generations who inspired these vittles.”—Carla Hall, chef and author
ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE Garden & Gun
Brian Noyes, founder of the beloved Red Truck Bakery in Marshall, Virginia, and author of the Red Truck Bakery Cookbook , presents more than 95 all-new, comforting recipes celebrating ingredients and traditions from the bakery's home on the edge of the Shenandoah Valley and the Blue Ridge mountains. With small-town charm, an emphasis on local, seasonal produce, and country comfort inspiration from the 170-year-old farmhouse where the bakery began, The Red Truck Bakery Farmhouse Cookbook features Brian’s favorite savory recipes and old-time classics from family, friends, and the bakery archives. This is the food that Brian cooks at home as well as for the bakery's thousands of customers nationwide—plus recipes for favorite Red Truck Bakery dishes that have not been shared before.
From delightful lunch and dinner options like Potato & Pesto Flatbread, Corn Crab Cakes with Jalapeño Mayonnaise, Mid-July Tomato Pie, Pork Tenderloin with Rosemary and Blueberries, and Sweet Potato and Poblano Enchiladas, to knockout desserts like Lexington Bourbon Cake, Virginia Peanut Pie, and Caramel Cake with Pecans (which Garden & Gun magazine called "the perfect Southern dessert"), the recipes in The Red Truck Bakery Farmhouse Cookbook are what we are all craving—unfussy, homey, Southern-leaning dishes that focus on local produce but don’t shy away from decadence. And for those who are eating vegetarian or vegan, there are plenty of plant-based options, like a vegan and gluten-free Coffee Cake, Carrot & Leek Pot Pies, Mushroom-Ricotta Lasagne with Port Sauce, and the Bakery's beloved “Beetloaf” Sandwiches.
True to the spirit of the Red Truck Bakery, the recipes in the Red Truck Bakery Farmhouse Cookbook deliver unfailingly delicious comfort all year round.
224 pages, Hardcover
First published August 2, 2022
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September 7, 2022
I put this cookbook on hold at my local library because I remembered liking the first Red Truck Bakery Cookbook that came out in 2018. This cookbook is a follow up to the first cookbook. Author Brian Noyes talks about how regular customers complained when some of their favorite dishes from the bakery weren't in the original cookbook. So, he decided to write a second cookbook during the beginning of the COVID pandemic that would bring in some new recipes and several fan favorites that hadn't made it into the first one. I liked that at the beginning there are tips for pantry items to stock and kitchen tools that are good to have on hand - neither of which includes any crazy out there items. There is also a section on "kitchen advice" that's very handy like don't crack eggs directly into your batter and tips for measuring sticky things like honey (his tip is to spray the measuring cup with nonstick cooking spray first). There are definitely several recipes I'm looking forward to trying.
October 1, 2022
I’ll be the first to admit I am not a baker. I’m lazy and I also like playing fast and loose with ingredients. Baking is a science and you have to be precise.
However, I think I will purchase a copy of this cookbook for my collection because there are definitely some non “bakey” recipes included that look divine but hey. Maybe you can teach an old dog new tricks because even some of the “bakey” recipes look like something I might try my hand at.
However, I think I will purchase a copy of this cookbook for my collection because there are definitely some non “bakey” recipes included that look divine but hey. Maybe you can teach an old dog new tricks because even some of the “bakey” recipes look like something I might try my hand at.
January 30, 2025
Enjoyed the read and the first two baked recipes.
August 12, 2022
Lots of great recipes!
August 14, 2022
I look forward to trying some of these recipes.
July 4, 2024
The recipes are okay, but the Brian or his ghost writer is insufferable. You have to wade through all the name dropping and humble brags just to get to the recipes. We didn't care how many celebrities and important people you know. And a whole paragraph haughtily telling people not to substitute or play with the recipes because it will ruin his "vision." Whatever, dude, you ruined Irish soda bread, so I'll substitute however and whenever I like.
October 10, 2022
I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
I find that there are cookbooks that I aspire to use and ones that I know I actually will. The Red Truck Bakery Farmhouse Cookbook is full of the type of food I like to eat. The collection of recipes reminds me of my grandma's church cookbooks--with an updated flair. Biscuits and hand pies are featured alongside Baked Chicken with Oaxacan Mole Sauce. My talents usually fall more in the "cooking" than the "baking" category for most of the year, but I do love to bake in the fall and winter and this cookbook will be heavily used this year.
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I find that there are cookbooks that I aspire to use and ones that I know I actually will. The Red Truck Bakery Farmhouse Cookbook is full of the type of food I like to eat. The collection of recipes reminds me of my grandma's church cookbooks--with an updated flair. Biscuits and hand pies are featured alongside Baked Chicken with Oaxacan Mole Sauce. My talents usually fall more in the "cooking" than the "baking" category for most of the year, but I do love to bake in the fall and winter and this cookbook will be heavily used this year.
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November 22, 2022
One of the most enjoyable cookbooks I've read through in a long time. I feel I've been on a wonderful visit to the Shenandoah Valley and eaten beautiful heirloom and fresh harvest foods the whole time. The book and pictures are a wonderful trip and soothing to the soul. I want to make almost everything in this cookbook and create my own stories to go with each one!
June 17, 2025
Really excellent cookbook. Lots of pictures, interesting recipes, enjoyed reading the commentary. Theres at least a dozen recipes I've bookmarked to try. I'm excited by the tomato jelly and the champion peach jelly, this gorgeous pecan studded caramel cake and I'm definitely making the green tomato sandwiches when the time is right.
January 26, 2023
I keep driving past the Marshall Red Truck Rural Bakery on my way to Winchester. Normally it’s closed when I go through, but I am going to have to try to time my trips to coincide with open hours. I would want to order everything on the menu based on this cookbook’s recipes!
October 10, 2022
Beautiful photos and recipes seem easy to follow.
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October 15, 2022I love cooksbooks hail from the South. They are beautiful and so mesmerizing to read! This is one such book!
December 26, 2022
Come for the recipes; stay for the stories.
January 30, 2023
Yummy sounding sweet recipes. Makes me hungry.
February 20, 2023
a terrific collection for a person who entertains at all times of day, or just enjoys awesome comfort food. creative combos in here! a keeper.
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