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Heartland: The Cookbook
Heartland is a culinary celebration of the bounty of the Midwest, where farm-to-table isn’t a movement, it’s a way of life. 150 delicious recipes, stories, literary references, and photography take the reader on a journey layered with sensory experiences through the heart of American cooking.
Although much of the nation is only beginning to embrace the farm-to-table movement, residents of the Midwest have been living off the bounty of the land since the pioneer days. Judith Fertig's Heartland melds contemporary cooking with an authentic and appreciative approach to the land, presenting 150 recipes for farm-bounty fare with a modern twist. With a focus on ethnic food traditions as well as seasonal and local flavors of artisan producers, heirloom ingredients, and heritage meats, Heartland embraces the spirit and flavors of the modern farmhouse. Inside, offerings such as Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with Blackberry Syrup, No-Knead Caraway Rye Bread, and Brew Pub Planked Cheeses comingle with recipes such as Wild Rice Soup with Flyover Duck Confit, Heartland Daube with White Cheddar Polenta, and Italian Fig Cookies.
In addition to the mouthwatering recipes and time-proven wisdom, Heartland includes an ample mix of humorous storytelling, literary and cooking references, and lush full-color landscape and food photography that showcases the heart of American cooking from the nation's heartland.
Although much of the nation is only beginning to embrace the farm-to-table movement, residents of the Midwest have been living off the bounty of the land since the pioneer days. Judith Fertig's Heartland melds contemporary cooking with an authentic and appreciative approach to the land, presenting 150 recipes for farm-bounty fare with a modern twist. With a focus on ethnic food traditions as well as seasonal and local flavors of artisan producers, heirloom ingredients, and heritage meats, Heartland embraces the spirit and flavors of the modern farmhouse. Inside, offerings such as Lemon Ricotta Pancakes with Blackberry Syrup, No-Knead Caraway Rye Bread, and Brew Pub Planked Cheeses comingle with recipes such as Wild Rice Soup with Flyover Duck Confit, Heartland Daube with White Cheddar Polenta, and Italian Fig Cookies.
In addition to the mouthwatering recipes and time-proven wisdom, Heartland includes an ample mix of humorous storytelling, literary and cooking references, and lush full-color landscape and food photography that showcases the heart of American cooking from the nation's heartland.
305 pages, Hardcover
First published April 12, 2011
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About the author
Judith M. Fertig
43 books123 followersJudith Fertig is an award-winning novelist and cookbook author. Flavor speaks to her in stories and recipes, whether for baking or barbecue.
She resides in Overland Park, Kansas, which is not quite somewhere-over-the-rainbow, but close.
She resides in Overland Park, Kansas, which is not quite somewhere-over-the-rainbow, but close.
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January 30, 2019
Beautiful photos and some good recipes too!
September 15, 2011
While there are a couple of interesting recipes in here (I've tagged Winterberry Breakfast Pudding and sweet potato waffles), it just seems way too fussy. For example, there's a whole section on the "heartland pantry," which includes recipes for making your own butter and rendering your own lard (complete with photographs of pigs on the opposing page).
Who renders their own lard?! In a slow cooker?
If we wanted to use lard, God gave us Crisco.
The photographs are pretty, and there are imaginatively-chose quotes from and by MIdwestern writers (Laura Ingalls Wilder, Willa Cather).
Who renders their own lard?! In a slow cooker?
If we wanted to use lard, God gave us Crisco.
The photographs are pretty, and there are imaginatively-chose quotes from and by MIdwestern writers (Laura Ingalls Wilder, Willa Cather).
March 9, 2026
Good recipes for farm to table veggies etc.
We have some great photos and great recipes to get you back into mood to cooking again - I really liked the yummy soup recipes - with how cold and wet it has been lately - and especially this week with how cold and wet it will be this weekend.
I am sure you will enjoy it as much as I did.
We have some great photos and great recipes to get you back into mood to cooking again - I really liked the yummy soup recipes - with how cold and wet it has been lately - and especially this week with how cold and wet it will be this weekend.
I am sure you will enjoy it as much as I did.
May 6, 2011
I'm homesick. Though most of my childhood was spent in Mississippi and my adult life has been in New Orleans, I'm a Wisconsin girl at heart--or at least by heritage. My parents were from opposite side of the state and my dad was raised primarily in North Dakota,but when I think hometown, cousins, and heritage, I think of Durand, a small farm community in western Wisconsin and the pictures in this book make me want to go "hone". This is one of those cookbooks that would be as at home on the coffee table as in the kitchen. It is filled with full-color photos of mid western farms, lakes, fields,barns, and more.
As far as the recipes go, I'll admit they don't remind me much of what Grandma used to make,but some do look interesting. Follow the Amazon link above and you can review the Table of Contents and see a recipe or two for yourself. Enjoy. Grade: B
I'd like to thank the author for making a review copy available via Net Galley. I love reading novels via NetGalley but I wish I had a hard copy of this book.
As far as the recipes go, I'll admit they don't remind me much of what Grandma used to make,but some do look interesting. Follow the Amazon link above and you can review the Table of Contents and see a recipe or two for yourself. Enjoy. Grade: B
I'd like to thank the author for making a review copy available via Net Galley. I love reading novels via NetGalley but I wish I had a hard copy of this book.
March 23, 2011
For the full review please see it here.
http://www.absfavrecipes.com/2011/03/...
Over all I enjoyed reviewing this cookbook. The pictures where breath taking and the recipes have lots of potential. There are some great summer recipes that I hope to try. As a cook I could have used more recipe pictures and better step by step directions. If you are looking for a cookbook that takes you to the heartland and offers recipes to make your own butter or lard as well as other great recipes then check this cookbook out when its released April 26st 2011!
DISCLOSURE: I was provided a free copy of this ebook from the publisher through NetGalley to review it. I was not required to write a positive review and the opinions I have expressed are my own.
http://www.absfavrecipes.com/2011/03/...
Over all I enjoyed reviewing this cookbook. The pictures where breath taking and the recipes have lots of potential. There are some great summer recipes that I hope to try. As a cook I could have used more recipe pictures and better step by step directions. If you are looking for a cookbook that takes you to the heartland and offers recipes to make your own butter or lard as well as other great recipes then check this cookbook out when its released April 26st 2011!
DISCLOSURE: I was provided a free copy of this ebook from the publisher through NetGalley to review it. I was not required to write a positive review and the opinions I have expressed are my own.
March 18, 2011
Beautiful cookbook that goes on sale in April. Wonderful down home country cooking recipes. Magnificent photos grace the pages. Great innovative and original recipes such as Badlands Bison Chili. Lots of recipes featuring Wisconsin cheese and fresh lake fish. Just love Chapter 6: Blue Plate Specials with recipes such as Smoke-Roasted Pork Shoulder with Sooey Sauce! Lots of interesting tidbits such Heartland Beef Cattle Breeds. There is a listing of old fashioned root beer sources. At the end of the book there is a reference list with websites of the different resource sources. Very handy!
Great cookbook to add to your Cookbook Collection!!
July 29, 2016
This cookbook is wonderful. The pictures are well framed, and the design of the book is great. The recipes themselves are interesting takes on things most of us would just buy at the store. I particularly liked the tidbits on locales for the ingredients--it was fun to find one for a town where I've been, or would like to go, since I live in the Midwest. It's nice to see how easy some kitchen favorites would be to make, but I'd definitely have to set aside a large block of time to do it. I'm looking forward to making quite a few of these recipes one day.
I received a digital copy of this via Netgalley.
I received a digital copy of this via Netgalley.
May 17, 2011
Cook book/coffee table book. This is a very nice collection of recipes and information about living in the heartland of American. Wonderful photos and stories of a wide variety of personal experiences and locations.
September 1, 2011
Beautiful. The photos are lovely, the recipes look delicious, quotes from writers and foodies fill the page, there are recommendations for local-food sources. A lovely celebration of Midwestern food.
November 21, 2011
A nice cookbook with lovely pictures of the mid-West. The listing of producers and side notes on orchards, distilleries and other locations make this an interesting book.
September 5, 2012
Good midwestern recipes with great photographs
April 6, 2011
see full review here: http://www.girlichef.com/2011/04/cook...
April 22, 2011
A gorgeous book. Great photos and recipes, very positive look at the Midwest.
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