The Farmhouse Chef: Recipes and Stories from My Carolina Farm

I could use words like amazing....glorious....phenomenal....inspiring, but you might think I am biased when you learn I am Jamie's mama! But I do believe all of these words apply to this cookbook! I watched her work on every recipe in this book. I have sampled most of them. I lived most of the stories with her. Cooking has always been something Jamie loved to do, and as a little girl she would push a chair up beside one of her grandmothers, her great grandmother, or me to help. Through helping she learned to be a magnificent cook! Jamie does everything she does with a passion. There is passion in every recipe in this book...you will feel it. Jamie has a passion for farming that is evident to everyone who knows her as a farmer. She has taken that love for the land she and Richard share and turned it into this amazing cookbook. Please use and share the recipes and stories in this book with your family and friends, and make new memories for yourselves. This was a labor of love for Jamie. Enjoy it! I am #oneproudmama!

I enjoyed reading the cookbook and the two recipes I've made so far have been great. Pictures are lovely and recipe instructions are very clearly written. The book is organized by season so I've been focusing on the summer section. Her roasted tomato sauce was worth the price of the book--I've now made three batches of it for my freezer since it's summer and tomatoes are in season. I varied the container sizes because Jamie uses that sauce as a building block for a number of other recipes in other seasonal sections of the book. Today, I used a small container of the sauce to go on top of grilled eggplant with Parmesan and basil--so good. I also made a batch of pickled okra and I'm really pleased with the results because the recipe isn't just a standard dill brine. I've made the squash and Vidalia onion pickles-- haven't opened them yet but I'm optimistic (they're a sweet pickle).I'm looking forward to trying more recipes soon because so many sound wonderful. I particularly like that there's a clear Southern bent to the recipes but they're also influenced by Jamie's global travels which makes the book unique.

I read somewhere that it's easy to buy a cook book (with the instructions to follow), but it's really hard to find a chef book. This is a chef book - it's more than just recipes.I love the angle that Jamie took: healthy meals that are easy to cook and serve. The farm stories make you smile. The tips on how to stock your pantry, make rice, pizza dough and pastry are helpful, and the recipes are yummy (we've already made a couple). Finally, I think what makes this book unique is the "big why" -- Jamie's desire to raise awareness about sustainable organic farming and give people an opportunity to come along on this journey. This is a must-have and will make a fantastic Christmas gift. Thank you!

Obviously, I love this book. Full disclosure, I'm the author's other half in life and farming. I personally know and love every recipe in this book. The food is seasonal and delicious but the book is so much more than that. It's the story of our lives on the farm -- it's an entertaining and educational account of how we really live and grow crops and raise animals on a chemical free, sustainable family farm. You'll learn great recipes but also gain insight into day-to-day life on our real farm. And you will laugh. A good sense of humor and the ability to laugh at yourself are essential ingredients in this cookbook.

I received my cookbook yesterday and flipped through it quickly, looking at pictures and glancing at recipes. Immediately I loved that there were simple southern favorites that are easy to follow alongside recipes with more sophisticated ingredients to challenge your palate and your creativity in the kitchen. Jamie has done a wonderful job building beautiful dishes around what is in season page after page. I can hardly wait to sit down and dig deeper into this amazing cookbook. Maybe I will even fix a Cantaloupe Margarita (page 71) to sip on while I read.

I recently purchased this cookbook. The recipes are delicious, but this book is more than a cookbook. It's an invitation to learn to prepare homecooked meals like our parents use to cook for us. This is a cookbook that I will share with my family, especially my daughter and daughter-in-laws. What a great opportunity to learn to fry chicken , prepare succotash and bake pecan pies. Thanks to the author for sharing her wisdom and expertise in farmhouse cooking.

I received my cookbook today and could not put it down. Jamie has done a wonderful job! I love to cook and love to read cookbooks. She is very detailed with instructions. Everything sounds and looks wonderful. The Southern recipes - Egg custard pie, Grated sweet potato pudding, etc. all sound great. The pictures of her and her family show that they love being in the kitchen. I cannot wait to try everything.

Wow! I'm blown away at how Jamie combines delicious and simple meals and makes it also an entertaining process. You can feel the passion she feels for cooking and bringing delectable meals to the table while creating lasting memories. I will be giving this as a gift to my loved ones! Don't pass this book up. It should be in everyone's kitchen. My husband can't even put the book down. Win win!