6 New Books We're Reading This Summer - Modern Farmer

6 New Books We’re Reading This Summer

Summer's new books promise good eating ahead.

Monica Buck

Legends of Texas Barbecue Cookbook
Former Houston Press restaurant critic Robb Walsh has revised and updated his 2002 classic, packing in about 85 backstory-rich recipes (a third of which are new) alongside vintage photos and a list of the state’s best BBQ joints. ($23; Chronicle)

Dried & True
Proof positive that the humble dehydrator is a magical piece of kitchen equipment, this DIY primer by Sara Dickerman delivers 80 simple how-tos and techniques for garlic powder, spiced lamb jerky, plum-basil fruit leathers, and the like. ($20; Chronicle)

A Modern Way to Cook
In the follow-up to her lauded A Modern Way to Eat, Anna Jones taps the sweet spot between healthfulness and downright decadence with inventive vegetarian dishes such as beet-and-radicchio gratin. Her fuss-free style helps busy cooks get dinner on the table in as little as 10 minutes, 40 max. ($35; Ten Speed Press)

Preserving Italy
Domenica Marchetti’s seventh cookbook encourages readers to can, cure, infuse, and bottle a tantalizing array of Italian staples (giardiniera, pancetta, tomato sauce, boozy sour cherries), then use them all year long in delectable Mediterranean-inspired meals. ($23; Houghton Mifflin)

Victuals
Jokes about Deliverance and hillbilly moonshiners aside, no region of America suffers more stereotyping than Appalachia. One of the founders of Southern Foodways Alliance, Ronni Lundy dispels the myths through stories of the region’s rich culinary history. Not convinced? Helpings of buttermilk cornbread soup, hominy salad with tomato vinaigrette, and sorghum-frosted jam cake will make you a believer. ($33; Clarkson Potter)

Dinner at the Long Table
Written by Andrew Tarlow, owner of such celebrated Brooklyn restaurants as Marlow & Sons, and Anna Dunn, editor of Diner Journal, this poetic hardcover touches on life, friendship, and the power of good food. Twelve months’ worth of party fare, from green gazpacho to rabbit-chorizo paella, takes the same haute-humble tack as Tarlow’s eateries. ($40; Ten Speed Press)

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