The Arrows Cookbook

Foreword by Jeremiah Tower

Introduction

Spring

RETURN TO MAINE

APPETIZERS

Asparagus Soup with Lobster, Morels, and Chervil

A Fresh Look at Lobster

Steaming Lobster, Southeast Asian Style

Shelling Cooked Lobsters

English Pea Soup with Condiments

Chicken and Vegetable Stocks

Asparagus with Mizuna, Blood Orange Vinaigrette, and Prosciutto

Brown Butter

Fiddlehead Ferns with Brown Butter and Bundnerfleisch

Deep-Fried Squid with Parsley and Almond Sauce

Maine Peekytoe Crab Cakes with Spicy Chive Mayonnaise

Grilled Lamb Brochettes on Basil Skewers with Spicy Basil-Cilantro Marinade

SALADS

Salute to Salads

Growing Lettuce

Greens in Your Garden

First-of-the-Season Lettuce Salad with Herb Vinaigrette and Goat Cheese Toasts

Tossing Greens

Vinaigrette Made (Even More) Simple

Rocket with Lemon-Hazelnut Vinaigrette

How to Make Nut-Flavored Oils

Warm Dandelion Greens with Bacon Vinaigrette

MAIN COURSES

Sautéed Maine Cod with Caramelized Endive

Clarified Butter

Sautéed Dover Sole with Peas, Tarragon, and Button Mushrooms

Cooking Fish Fillets

Crispy Trout with Ginger and Lemongrass

Planning a Kitchen Garden

Roasted Poussin with Lemon Thyme and Sourdough Stuffing

Grilled Quail with Rhubarb Compote

Smoked Duck Breast with Swiss Chard and Pearl Onions

Baby Vegetables

Spring Lamb Loin with Rosemary

SAUCES

Citrus and Parsley Gremolata Vinaigrette

Starting Seedlings

14 Easy Seeds

Spring Leek Cream Sauce

SIDE DISHES

Spring Leeks in Vinaigrette

Blanching Vegetables

Grilled Asparagus with Shaved Reggiano Parmesan

Baby Bok Choy with Chives and Smoked Ham

Braised Egyptian Onions in Amarone Wine

Onions

Gratin of Ramps and Morels

Digging the Dirt: Compost and Soil Structure

Asparagus and Dry Jack Cheese Custard

Asparagus and Hollandaise Gratin

Bedtime Story: Using Raised Beds to Extend the Season

Creamy Goat Cheese Toasts

Scallion Pancakes

10 Veggies That Let You Have a Life

Potato-Chive Bread

DESSERTS

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

Strawberries with Cinnamon-Rhubarb Sauce

Deer Diary

Three-Cherry Clafouti with Mint

How to Build Herb Boxes

Pecan Pound Cake with Balsamic Sabayon and Strawberries

Rhubarb Gelato with Mexican Wedding Cakes

Honey-Lavender Ice Cream

Flower Power

10 Flowers to Grow in Your Garden

Summmer

HIGH SEASON

APPETIZERS

Chilled Gazpacho with Lobster and Lime Crème Fraîche

Fennel Salad with Prosciutto

Jeremiah's Crispy Okra with Tomatoes, Pesto, and Bacon

Grilled Antipasto Platter

Lobster and Fresh Vegetable Spring Rolls

Roasted Pepper Custard with Corn, Garlic, and Herb Ragoût

Heirloom Gardening

Eggplant Chips

SALADS

How to Make a Real Garden Salad

Marinated Tomatoes

Tomatoes Forever

8 Great Heirloom Tomatoes

Arrows Trio of Summer Salads

Melon and Frisée Salad with Raspberry Vinaigrette

Beating the Bugs

Sweet-and-Sour Fennel Salad

Chilled Maine Lobster Salad with Tomato-Tarragon Vinaigrette

Sugar Snap Pea and Rock Shrimp Salad

MAIN COURSES

Mushroom, Leek, and Potato Strudel

Maine Sweet Clams with Risotto and Arugula

Shucking Clams

Grilled Sea Scallops with Chile Pepper Sauce

Peppers

Sautéed Halibut with Thai Red Curry

Hot Sauces and Chile Pastes

Grilled Maine Bluefin Tuna with Tomatoes and Gremolata Aïoli

How to Tell from Tuna

Lemongrass and Lemon Roasted Chicken

Grilled Rib-Eye Steak with Herbs and Caramelized Onions

SAUCES

Green Goddess Dressing

Aïoli or Mayonnaise

Clark's Mom's Salmon Vinaigrette

Spicy Cilantro and Basil Sauce

Fresh Herbs

Vietnamese Clear Dipping Sauce

Cool Cucumber Coulis

Creamy Corn Sauce

Roasted Pepper Pesto

Fast Tomato Sauce

Ways to Water

Slow-Roasted Tomato, Parmesan, and Basil Sauce

Spicy Corn Relish

Tomatillo Salsa

SIDE DISHES

Thai-Style Corn-on-the-Cob

Mom's Market-Basket Ratatouille

The Zucchini That Ate Maine

Seared Orange and Cabbage Salad

Chive Mashed Potatoes

5 Ways to Stretch Your Garden

Yam and Leek Gratin

Arrows Yellow Curry with Summer Vegetables

Tomato Concassé

Onion and Rosemary Focaccia

DESSERTS

Cinnamon Basil Shortcakes with Peaches

Community-Supported Agriculture

Orange-Blackberry Tart

Steamed Raspberry Pudding

Blackberry Compote

8 Edible Flowers You Can Grow

Berry Sorbet with Orange Crisps

How to Freeze Berries

Cantaloupe Sorbet with Butter Cookies

Blueberry Ice Cream

Blueberry Heaven

Fall

LATE HARVEST

APPETIZERS

Pumpkin Soup with Curried Pumpkin Seeds

Roasted Eggplant and Lentil Soup with Sage Butter

Eggplants

Poached Garlic Soup with Thyme and Red Pepper Creams

Pumpkin Empanadas

Radicchio Gratin with Gruyère Cheese and Bacon

Bourbon and Brown Sugar Gravlax

Potato Gnocchi with Six Herbs

SALADS

Cucumber and Cherry Tomato Salad

Cucumbers

Red and Golden Beet Salad with Sherry-Shallot Vinaigrette

Red Oakleaf Salad with Pistachio Toasts and Red Wine Vinaigrette

Chicory Salad with Creamy Mustard Vinaigrette

Napa Cabbage and Apple Cole Slaw

Warm Beet Greens and Beets

Warm Salads

Smoked Trout and Apple Salad with Horseradish Crème Fraîche

How to Smoke Trout

MAIN COURSES

Polenta Lasagna

Sautéed Turbot with Lemon-Parsley Butter

Hickory-Roasted Black Sea Bass with Mushroom Broth and Thyme Crème Fraîche

Preserving Herbs

Roast Pork Loin with Rosemary and Garlic

Pork Loin Confit

Rendered Fat

Braised Lamb Shanks

Herb-Braised Rabbit

SAUCES

Horseradish Crème Fraîche

Tomato Chutney

Celery Root and Sour Cream Sauce

Mustard-Rosemary Sauce

SIDE DISHES

Lucia's Nuclear Pickled Serranos

Green and Yellow Beans with Toasted Pine Nuts

Honey and Lavender Roasted Shallots

Herb-Roasted Fennel with Pancetta

Lentil, Root Vegetable, and Herb Cakes

Butternut Squash and Potato Gratin

Saving Squash

Sauternes-Braised Apples with Currants

Ginger-Roasted Parsnips

Roasted Yam Purée

Pumpkin Dinner Rolls

After the Fall

Black Walnut Bread

Toasting and Grinding Nuts

DESSERTS

Herbal Teas

Orchard Apple Crisp

Zucchini Bread with Lemon Verbena Curd

Super-Moist Apple Cake

Apple Fritters with Cajeta Sauce

Peppermint Crème Brûlée

Creating Large Floral Arrangements

Rose Petal Granita

Winter

FAREWELL AGAIN

APPETIZERS

Escarole and White Bean Soup

Oysters with Spicy Jícama Salad

How to Shuck an Oyster

Colby Cheese Fritters with Chicory Salad

Maine Shrimp Dumplings with Cilantro

New Zealand Cockles with Chinese Dark Wine and Ham Sauce

Homemade Prosciutto

0

SALADS

Winter Greens with Pink Grapefruit and Red Onion

Sectioning Citrus

Radicchio Chiffonade Salad with Creamy Blue Cheese Vinaigrette

Reine de Glace Lettuce Salad with Roasted Shallot Vinaigrette

Winter Lettuce Salad with Sherry-Walnut Vinaigrette

Warm Red Cabbage Slaw with Creamy Herbed Goat Cheese

Cole Slaw with Creamy Mustard-Ginger Vinaigrette

MAIN COURSES

Plank-Roasted Salmon with Rosemary-Mustard Vinaigrette

Saving Seeds

Sautéed Maine Cod with Burnt Tangerine and Star Anise Sauce

Roast Duck with Paprika, Garlic, and Herbs

Roast Turkey

Enriched Stock

Boiled Dinner, Our Way

SAUCES

Carrot and Ginger Sauce

Citrus and Lemongrass Vinaigrette

Growing Lemongrass

Fire-Roasted Onion and Rosemary Sauce

SIDE DISHES

Pickled Daikon

Red Beet Mousse

Beijing Cabbage

Braised Red Cabbage

Kale, Swiss Cheese, and Bacon Casserole

Celery Root Pancakes

Root Vegetable Gratin

Sage and Cheddar Bread Pudding

DESSERTS

Rosemary Poached Pears with Chocolate Crème Anglaise

Chocolate Pound Cake with Frozen Berries

Chocolate Carrot Cake with Chocolate-Sour Cream Frosting

Ginger-Pear Upside-Down Cake with Lemongrass Caramel Sauce

Should You Invest in a Greenhouse?

Steamed Pumpkin Puddings with Vanilla Crème Anglaise

Blood Orange Sorbet with Butter Cookies Dipped in Mint Chocolate

Resources

Acknowledgments

Index