The Lost Kitchen: Recipes and a Good Life Found in Freedom, Maine: A Cookbook
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- Create Date：2022-10-11 00:21:34
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- Author：Erin French
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Summary
An evocative， gorgeous four-season look at cooking in Maine， with 100 recipes
No one can bring small-town America to life better than a native。 Erin French grew up in Freedom， Maine （population 719）， helping her father at the griddle in his diner。 An entirely self-taught cook who used cookbooks to form her culinary education， she now helms her restaurant， The Lost Kitchen， in a historic mill in the same town， creating meals that draw locals and visitors from around the world to a dining room that feels like an extension of her home kitchen。 The food has been called "brilliant in its simplicity and honesty" by Food & Wine， and it is exactly this pure approach that makes Erin's cooking so appealing--and so easy to embrace at home。
This stunning giftable package features a vellum jacket over a printed cover。
No one can bring small-town America to life better than a native。 Erin French grew up in Freedom， Maine （population 719）， helping her father at the griddle in his diner。 An entirely self-taught cook who used cookbooks to form her culinary education， she now helms her restaurant， The Lost Kitchen， in a historic mill in the same town， creating meals that draw locals and visitors from around the world to a dining room that feels like an extension of her home kitchen。 The food has been called "brilliant in its simplicity and honesty" by Food & Wine， and it is exactly this pure approach that makes Erin's cooking so appealing--and so easy to embrace at home。
This stunning giftable package features a vellum jacket over a printed cover。
Reviews
Jennifer's
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Erin French is so dang earnest， but I love her anyway。
Amy
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A cookbook filled with gorgeous photos and recipes using fresh， local （to the author） ingredients。 How I'd love to live in a place that gets all four seasons。。。 Most of these recipes border on "fancy" food， not stuff I'd normally consider myself a strong enough cook to make。 Plus heavy on the seafood and game， since she is based in Maine。 But the desserts look fabulous。 A cookbook filled with gorgeous photos and recipes using fresh， local （to the author） ingredients。 How I'd love to live in a place that gets all four seasons。。。 Most of these recipes border on "fancy" food， not stuff I'd normally consider myself a strong enough cook to make。 Plus heavy on the seafood and game， since she is based in Maine。 But the desserts look fabulous。 。。。more
Janet
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Good， simple recipes。 I plan to try a few！
Lori
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The only way to secure a reservation at Erin French's farm-to-table restaurant in Maine is by a lottery held once a year， so it doesn't look like I'll be going anytime soon。 Her inspiring story is told in her first cookbook， and also includes amazing recipes focusing on fresh ingredients。 Comfort food at its best！ The only way to secure a reservation at Erin French's farm-to-table restaurant in Maine is by a lottery held once a year， so it doesn't look like I'll be going anytime soon。 Her inspiring story is told in her first cookbook， and also includes amazing recipes focusing on fresh ingredients。 Comfort food at its best！ 。。。more
Lizzytish
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More than a cookbook， this book will take you on a lovely trip in Mane。 The pictures are exquisite！ Erin is a self taught cook who has a restaurant in Maine。 She uses local and fresh produce and seafood。 The book is divided into the four seasons。 I won’t really make any of the recipes as most are too impractical for me。 I would go to eat in her restaurant though！
Kris
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Ordered this BEAUTIFUL book after watching the show。 While I respect and admire Erin’s mission （and would love to eat at her restaurant！） I found many recipes not realistic for a home chef to recreate （hard to source ingredients， tedious techniques）。 The book itself is gorgeous， with stories and photos that give a real sense of life in Maine。
Kathie Hatfield
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Very interesting cookbook。 I’m anxious to try some of the recipes。
Sherry
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What a delightful cookbook of original and unique pairings of the very freshest meats， fish， farm fresh produce: veggies， fruits， herbs， spices， and love。 Love of people， love of food。 This cookbook is a joy to read。 Quite a few recipes are calling my name。 “Try me”， “no me first。” There are recipes that take advantage of each season’s bounties and gifts。
Catherine
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This cookbook came wrapped in newsprint， with hand-drawn illustrations of an airstream trailer， chickens， butter & salt， and an old watermill。 As a "blind date with a book" promotion at my local library， it called my name。 I'd never heard of Erin French or her seasonal， farm-to-table restaurant in Maine that is apparently so popular they have an annual lottery （via postcards） for reservations。 She's definitely selling a lifestyle in this book with its gorgeous photographs， both of her food and h This cookbook came wrapped in newsprint， with hand-drawn illustrations of an airstream trailer， chickens， butter & salt， and an old watermill。 As a "blind date with a book" promotion at my local library， it called my name。 I'd never heard of Erin French or her seasonal， farm-to-table restaurant in Maine that is apparently so popular they have an annual lottery （via postcards） for reservations。 She's definitely selling a lifestyle in this book with its gorgeous photographs， both of her food and her life。 The recipes call for a lot of fresh produce and seafood， which is fantastic， but not always realistic for the home cook。 I made her Rhubarb Spoon Cake recipe with rhubarb that I chopped and froze last summer。 （The 15 y。o。 declined seconds， so the 13 y。o。 and I split the rest。） I bristled a little at her suggestion that if you can't buy fresh squid， you just shouldn't buy it。 （I live in the desert， so。。。） Overall， the food is simple and lovely。 I'll probably try some more of her recipes， but I don't think I'll be buying my own copy of the book。 。。。more
Ana Maria
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Erin French gives us inspiring recipes and a beautiful narrative。 You want to go Maine and visit The Lost Kitchen。
Julie
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I have become a bit obsessed with Erin French; watching all of her series The Lost Kitchen on Discovery， on reading her memoir， Finding Freedom。 This is more than a cookbook; French talks about her experiences in opening the restaurant and stories behind the recipes。 Some that stood out were Gingerbread with Salted Caramel Whipped Cream， and Peach and Ginger cobbler。 The recipes are arranged by season， and the photography is gorgeous。
Weatherly Webb
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Razor Clam Ceviche with From Scratch Saltines？ Periwinkles？ Although the food pictures are beautiful and I would be delighted to eat this food at her restaurant， these ingredients are hard to get or way too much work for a home chef。 Also in the cover recipe， the picture has pieces of honeycomb in it but it just lists honey as an ingredient。 This cookbook is a little too fussy for me。
Debi Workman
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Thought there was more of a story but marked a lot of recipes to try！
Lisa Fallara
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Great recipes but some are difficult to make for the average person。
Jenny
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This cookbook reminded me of Amy Thielen’s Midwestern cookbook。 Lots of recipes using local ingredients and history。 The main difference is organization: Thielen’s focus on meals while this book is by season， I appreciate the sentiment because in the midwest too we have to purchase in-season ingredients to cook。 Still， some ingredients were too weird to find here。 Still an interesting collection of local ingredient recipes。
Babs Wheelden
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It's all good， essential skills with excellent recipes， great photos， heartfelt。 It's all good， essential skills with excellent recipes， great photos， heartfelt。 。。。more
Margie Adler
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Some cookbooks have good recipes made from great local ingredients by passionate， local chefs And they tell a darn good story。 This one does just that。 Erin French is a self-taught， self-made chef， restaurateur and a darn good storyteller。 Her Lost Kitchen is just the kind of place you dream about happening upon in your travels。 I’ll be spending the year cooking cooking my way through the seasons with these recipes， many with the twist of local ingredients from the local farmers and fisher-peopl Some cookbooks have good recipes made from great local ingredients by passionate， local chefs And they tell a darn good story。 This one does just that。 Erin French is a self-taught， self-made chef， restaurateur and a darn good storyteller。 Her Lost Kitchen is just the kind of place you dream about happening upon in your travels。 I’ll be spending the year cooking cooking my way through the seasons with these recipes， many with the twist of local ingredients from the local farmers and fisher-people in my tiny northern CA coastal community。 From the the fish and lamb dishes to the foraged mushrooms and enticing desserts， this book is a prize。 I recommend you join me in my quest to serve up as many Lost Kitchen recipes as authentically as I can。 。。。more
Lisa Romie
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Lovely recipes and gorgeous photos 。 🍤 Maine 。
Liz marx
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Read it because I heard her interviewed and I thought it was going to be more about her life with some recipes added in instead of mainly recipes with a little bit about her life。
Jennifer Darci
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< recipes， > atmosphere works just fine in this 'cookbook' < recipes， > atmosphere works just fine in this 'cookbook' 。。。more
P Teall Vincent
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Beautiful photos， a good read， recipes that are local and creative， not stunning as much as thought-provoking。 Loved the pointers toward building community。
Beth
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Absolutely gorgeous with unique recipes and ingredients。
Penny lurkykitty
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The Lost Kitchen has beautiful pictures， lyrical writing and a reverence for the seasons and foods of Maine。 The focus is on recipes made from real， fresh local foods。 The recipes are heavy on meat and seafood so this book may not be as useful for vegetarians， however there are some great salad and dessert recipes。 Five star rating for meat lovers。
Dee
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I love the series on the Magnolia Network so I knew I needed her cookbook。 If you live in Maine， almost all of the recipes will work in your kitchen including the ones for fresh seafood。 If you， like me， live in the middle of the United States， a bunch of the recipes for vegetable dishes and desserts and meat main dishes will work。 I’m very excited about her pear upside down cake where she also uses cornmeal as an ingredient。 If you’re an experienced cook， you will also be able to do the fish di I love the series on the Magnolia Network so I knew I needed her cookbook。 If you live in Maine， almost all of the recipes will work in your kitchen including the ones for fresh seafood。 If you， like me， live in the middle of the United States， a bunch of the recipes for vegetable dishes and desserts and meat main dishes will work。 I’m very excited about her pear upside down cake where she also uses cornmeal as an ingredient。 If you’re an experienced cook， you will also be able to do the fish dishes because you can substitute fish that is locally available。 I really like how Erin uses herbs and other seasonings to put a twist on her food。 I was also excited to get her cornflake fried chicken recipe I know I’m going to make that one first。 。。。more
Cassy
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I love reading cookbooks， this one in particular gives insight to what it is like to live in Maine。 Coming from the state of Missouri its a whole different world。 I cant wait to move there and start cooking some of this fantastic looking recipes！
SEY
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Excellent story， great photos。 if only we all could learn to cook local like Erin does。 A hardworking New Englander， turned her life into a success story。 Someday， if I'm lucky， I'll get to visit the Lost Kitchen shhh （I know right where it is！） Now who will I bring？ Excellent story， great photos。 if only we all could learn to cook local like Erin does。 A hardworking New Englander， turned her life into a success story。 Someday， if I'm lucky， I'll get to visit the Lost Kitchen shhh （I know right where it is！） Now who will I bring？ 。。。more
Kelly
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Fabulous seasonal recipes created by a self-made chef and restauranteur from Maine。 Her story is wonderful and the recipes （I've tried many） quite good without being complicated。 Even if you don't like to cook， it's a wonderful book。 Fabulous seasonal recipes created by a self-made chef and restauranteur from Maine。 Her story is wonderful and the recipes （I've tried many） quite good without being complicated。 Even if you don't like to cook， it's a wonderful book。 。。。more
Kitty
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One of my all time favorite cookbooks。 Clean， simple， delicious！！！
Mary C
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5 Star cookbook in my eyes。 Yes， I actively read the whole book， and can't await to start trying some of her fresh ideas for each season。I have seen quail eggs recently two places and couldn't imagine what to do with them， now I know。 Erin suggests hard boiling them and having guest shell them and munch with a little sprinkle a celery salt on them while she is busy finishing up dinner details in the kitchen。 Imagine your guests the first time they have them on your charcuterie board！ 5 Star cookbook in my eyes。 Yes， I actively read the whole book， and can't await to start trying some of her fresh ideas for each season。I have seen quail eggs recently two places and couldn't imagine what to do with them， now I know。 Erin suggests hard boiling them and having guest shell them and munch with a little sprinkle a celery salt on them while she is busy finishing up dinner details in the kitchen。 Imagine your guests the first time they have them on your charcuterie board！ 。。。more
Cindy
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