Cold-Weather Cooking - Tapa dura

When the air turns crisp, make your kitchen the most welcoming spot in your home with Sarah Leah Chase's collection of soul-nourishing dishes. Completing the year that began with her summery NANTUCKET OPEN-HOUSE COOKBOOK, this passionate cook shares her originality and gift for intensifying flavors in hundreds of recipes with an inspired twist, from lasagne layered with pumpkin, hummus made of black beans, and Seafood Pot Pie to such stunning creations as Roast Rack of Lamb with a Cilantro Crust and Buche de Thanksgiving. Includes bracing drinks, hearthside grilling, holiday menus, and recipes for the first tease of spring.

Praise for Sarah Leah Chase and the NANTUCKET OPEN-HOUSE COOKBOOK:

"Chase's recipes make me feel like a really good party is about to happen.-Barbara Kafka, Vogue

"Sarah Chase offers original, elegant recipes that are brimming with imagination."-Cookbook Digest

OTHER MARVELOUS SELECTIONS FOR WARMING WINTER COOKERY:

Wild Rice, Mushroom, and Oyster Bisque

Roasted Pepper and Artichoke Puffs

White Clam and Bacon Pizza

Fiddlehead Fritters

Deviled Beef Ribs

Braised Lamb Shanks with White Beans and Goat Cheese Crust

Shrimp Fried Wild Rice

Indian Chicken Ragout

Oven-Roasted Vidalia Onions

Swordfish au Poivre

Roast Duck with Blood Oranges

Asparagus alla Carbonara

Maple Mousse

Pumpkin-and-Pear Bread Pudding

Southern Pecan Cake with Lulu's Rum Sauce

Christmas Truffle Tart