The Ranch Table: Recipes from a Year of Harvests, Celebrations, and Family Dinners on a Historic California Ranch

The Ranch Table is a cookbook by Elizabeth Poett, star of Magnolia Networks' popular show Ranch to Table, celebrating a year on a ranch on the California coast. It features simple yet festive recipes, inspiring menus, and fascinating culture and history. The book is organized around the work and celebrations that take place on the San Julian throughout the year, with each chapter beginning with a description of an event or a special day and inviting readers to join in on the day with beautiful photos of the ranch and archival images of its past.

Format: Hardback
Length: 320 pages
Publication date: 09 November 2023
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc

From the star of Magnolia Networks popular show "Ranch to Table" — a stunningly beautiful cookbook celebrating a year on a ranch on the California coast, featuring simple yet festive recipes, inspiring menus, and fascinating culture and history.

Elizabeth Poett was raised on Rancho San Julian, a 14,000-acre ranch on Santa Barbara's Central Coast that her family has been working since 1837. Her years are structured around the land's natural rhythms and annual events: celebrations big and small, harvests, and work days that bring her family and community together—and always end with large meals for everyone to share. Elizabeth feeds her friends and family with seasonal ingredients—including vegetables and meat grown and raised on the ranch and fish from California's Central Coast—barbecuing tri-tips, turning local cod into tacos, and using heirloom tomatoes and summery eggplant into delicious, family-friendly pastas.

Much like Elizabeth's life, "The Ranch Table" is also organized around the work and celebrations that take place on the San Julian throughout the year, giving readers and cooks a chance to dive into the ranch's most important workdays, family traditions big and small, and annual celebrations. Each chapter begins with a description of an event or a special day—the work of a branding, the joys of the annual family reunion, the fun of a fall cider press, the quiet beauty of a winter evening spent at the kitchen table—and invites you to join in on the day with both beautiful photos of the ranch today and archival images of its past.

In each chapter, Elizabeth also shares the recipes for the dishes she makes for these occasions, including:

Spring, Branding Day
Pistachio Breakfast Bread
Onion-Braised Brisket Sliders
Fudgy Caramel Brownies

Summer, Fiesta Family R.
Grilled Shrimp with Mango Salsa
Grilled Chicken with Chimichurri Sauce
Roasted Vegetables with Lemon-Garlic Aioli

Fall, Harvest Festival
Apple Pie with Spiced Whipped Cream
Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting
Caramel Apple Cheesecake

Winter, Family Christmas
Roasted Turkey with Gravy
Mashed Potatoes with Sour Cream and Chives
Candied Yams

Throughout "The Ranch Table," Elizabeth shares not only her recipes but also the stories behind the dishes, the traditions that have been passed down through generations of her family, and the lessons she has learned about living a sustainable and fulfilling life on the land. She also offers tips and advice for those who are interested in starting their own ranch or garden, as well as for those who simply want to incorporate more fresh, local ingredients into their cooking.

"The Ranch Table" is a beautiful and inspiring cookbook that will transport readers to the heart of California's Central Coast and inspire them to create their own delicious and sustainable meals. Whether you are a seasoned chef or a beginner in the kitchen, this cookbook is a must-have for anyone who loves the flavors and traditions of the American West.

Weight: 1198g
Dimension: 209 x 265 x 29 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780063257900