Summary
Celebrating Washington's bounty, Wandering and Feasting takes readers on an exciting culinary journey throughout the state. Vignettes on local communities note each region's history and its native and cultivated foods, which are highlighted in more than 200 delicious recipes.
Wandering and Feasting divides the state into seven regions, providing a historical and culinary tour of each. Washington¿s misty forests, rugged coastlines, quiet bays, inland valleys, majestic mountains, dry deserts, and fertile hills bring forth a bounty of diverse foods featured in tantalizing recipes such as Forks¿s Chanterelles in Puff Pastry Shells; Seattle¿s Saki Salmon; Long Beach¿s Cranberry Mousse in Hazelnut Butter Crust; Enumclaw¿s Snow-capped Mt. Rainier Pudding; Winthrop¿s Flank Steak with Blue Cheese, Mushroom, and Sun-dried Tomato Stuffing; Walla Walla¿s Sweet Onion Confit; and Pullman¿s Cougar Gold, Apple, and Onion Soup. Divine recipes, beautiful historic photographs, and an inside glimpse of Washington State history await the reader.
"An absolutely charming cookbook that celebrates both the state's history and its regional specialties."-- Seattle Post Intelligencer