Sun Valley Cuisine, July 27, 2006
Reviewer: The Rebecca
Review
"Vintage is a micro-wild area in the middle of a modern
mountain town. It sprang up like a wild mountain on an ancient
tree trunk...you just come upon Vintage. There is a sense of
wonder and simplicity, an ageless quality in its walls and
gardens." ~Jeff Keys
The high quality of this book is immediately apparent in the
beautiful cover, richly textured cloth binding and opulent pages.
From the moment I opened the book I started to wonder which recipe
I would try first. The Cream of Mushroom and Fresh Herb Soup is
calls to you from the page, the scent of fresh basil rising to
meet you.
The ingredients are divided into creative categories and chapters:
Vintage Style
Luscious Starters
Salads
The Lost Art of Great Soup
Tomato Manifesto
Brown Sauce Interlude
Entrees
Desserts
The style of Jeff Keys cooking has some secrets he discloses in
this book. One is a spice he uses on steaks, in stews and when
roasting meats. This is a dry spice you will want to make up first
because it is used in many of the recipes.
When making the brown sugar marinade, you will need two teaspoons.
It is a mixture of spices made with ingredients like paprika,
fennel seed and thyme. These ingredients are easy to find in your
local store. You will also find some ingredients like the Boboli
pizza crusts being used as a base for a pizza feast. One recipe is
for the pizza crusts and filling and then Jeff expands the recipe
for four types of dinners. Prawns, asparagus and grilled duck are
all used in various recipes to enhance and build upon the first.
Some of the delicious recipes include:
Lightly Smoked Wild King Salmon Pate
Warm Shitake Mushroom Sesame Vinaigrette (there are lots of
dressing recipes)
Alpine Chowder
Tomato and Black Currant Chutney
Homemade Brown Sauce with variations
Classic Paris Bistro Pepper Steak
Hot Fudge Sauce
Chocolate Chunk Bread Pudding with Steamy Whiskey Sabayon Sauce
Fresh Pear Struddle
The World's Best Root Beer Float (they use white chocolate ice
cream)
Vintage Restaurant is a unique and collectable classic cookbook
with recipes you won't find anywhere else. This is comfort food at
its most gourmet and it will make you long for a trip to Sun
Valley.
~The Rebecca Review
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