Apples (A Country Garden Cookbook)

Apples: A Country Garden Cookbook is part of a new series of cookbooks created by Collins Publishers San Francisco, the publishers of The Beautiful Cookbook and The Best Of series. Inspired by fresh ingredients, each Country Garden Cookbook showcases over 40 sensational recipes celebrating the versatility of fruits and vegetables plucked from the garden or greengrocer's basket.

In Apples, master chef Christopher Idone has created a repertoire of classic apples dishes. You'll find enticing openers such as apple and butternut squash soup, grilled prawns with winter fruit chutney and a breakfast apple omelette. Robust main dishes featuring apples include sauteed quail with cream and Calvados, risotto with apples and chicken curry. Apple fritters, applesauce and apple-mint chutney are delicious complements to the simplest or most elegant meals, and American apple pie and Apple Brown Betty make tempting finales. Christopher Idone also offers his favorite recipes for apple libations such as soothing hot rum and cider, Cape Cod Jack and a potent apple brandy cocktail. Kathryn Kleinman has captured these dishes in magnificent photographs, inspired by beautiful country settings.