{"product_id":"the-monastery-garden-cookbook-farm-fresh-recipes-for-the-home-cook-9780881509236","title":"The Monastery Garden Cookbook: Farm-Fresh Recipes for the Home Cook","description":"Keeping simple, homegrown elegance at the center of his culinary approach, Brother Victor has delighted the world's palate and its soul through the success of his books \u003cem\u003eFrom a Monastery Kitchen\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eTwelve Months of Monastery Soups\u003c\/em\u003e. On the heels of 2010's \u003cem\u003eThe Pure Joy of Monastery Cooking\u003c\/em\u003e, his first fully illustrated cookbook, Brother Victor revives one of his classics, \u003cem\u003eFresh from a Monastery Garden\u003c\/em\u003e, originally published in 1998.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e These 200 vegetable recipes come direct from his kitchen at Our Lady of the Resurrection Monastery to yours. They rely on the vibrancy of flavors and aromas and stay true to Brother Victor's belief in being kind to the Earth. If you've never tried Brother Victor's clean, healthy approach to cooking, it's high time you did.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dishes borrow the richness of his southern French culinary tradition, with recipes like Fennel Ratatouille, Asparagus Risotto, and Alsatian Tomato Salad. You'll also find techniques for canning and preserving fruits, vegetables, such treasures as Apple-Sweet Potato Chutney and Corn Relish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Monastery Garden Cookbook\u003c\/em\u003e celebrates vegetables, offering a lifetime of deliciously healthy eating. Formerly published under the title \u003cem\u003eFresh from a Monastery Garden\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eD'Avila-Latourrette, Victor-Antoine:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cstrong\u003eBrother Victor-Antoine d'Avila-Latourrette\u003c\/strong\u003e is a monk of Our Lady of the Resurrection, a monastery that lives under the Rule of St. Benedict and draws its inspiration from the ancient monastic traditions of the East and the West. The monastery is perched on a secluded hilltop outside Millbrook, in upstate New York. Brother Victor is the author of several bestselling cookbooks, including \u003ci\u003eFrom a Monastery Kitchen, 12 Months of Monastery Soups\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSacred Feasts, The Pure Joy of Monastery Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Monastery Garden Cookbook\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThis Good Food\u003c\/i\u003e. He tends the monastery farm and gardens and works in the kitchen preparing artisanal vinegars and other products that are sold weekly at two local farmers' markets. He collaborates with local Hudson Valley farmers and growers, Vassar College, and Culinary Institute of America students interested in promoting local sustainable agriculture.","brand":"Countryman Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50414208221458,"sku":"9780881509236","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_6550bb4b-e2a8-4962-823a-6edc597ba425.jpg?v=1729362016","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-monastery-garden-cookbook-farm-fresh-recipes-for-the-home-cook-9780881509236","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}