Peak Season

Packed with 101 enticing and accessible recipes,Peak Seasonshowcases how to make the most of seasonal Ontario produce when its freshest!

InPeak Season, Deirdre Buryk explores this simple idea and celebrates Ontarios seasonal bounty as she guides you through each month of the year. While cooking your way through this beautiful collection of 101 recipes, youll learn how to perfectly prepare fiddleheads in April, to then add to a Garlic Mushroom Fiddlehead Frittata; or peel what looks to be an intimidating, knobby celeriac on the coldest December evening, which will transform into a dish of Creamed Celeriac & Potatoes.

Deirdre gives you the chance to explore local ingredients without intimidation. After all, cooking with peak produce means simple ingredients shine when effortlessly prepared. Dishes like Roasted Delicata Squash with Sage Salsa Verde and Strawberry Shortcake Scones taste better because theyre made with the freshest fruits and vegetables. The simplest recipe cooked with peak producethink roasted radishes or garlic scape pestowill excite your taste buds, turning something basic into something remarkable.

Peak Seasonupholds the importance of cooking with ethically raised meat, poultry, fish, and eggs with dishes like Apricot BBQ Sticky Ribs, Baking-Sheet Coq au Vin, and Crispy Salmon on Cantaloupe Ribbons & Salty Potato Crisps. Filled with stunning photography and charming illustrations, this book will inspire you to cook with fresh ingredients available right outside your door and leave you feeling confident that it will all work out deliciously.

Hardcover by Deirdre Buryk