The Farmette Cookbook by Imen McDonnell
Reading like the script of a fairy tale, The Farmette Cookbook chronicles author Imen McDonnell’s transition from working in Manhattan’s media scene to becoming the wife of a sustainable energy and dairy farmer in Ireland, where they, along with their son, live on a centuries-old family farm near Limerick. Replete with recipes highlighting the raw, organic and local ingredients McDonnell learned to incorporate into her kitchen, the cookbook heads each Irish-themed recipe—Niamh’s Blaas (traditional bread roll) and Irish Lobster Mac and Cheese Pie (family favorite)—with effusive anecdotes, like hiding peas from her son in the Fish and Chips Pie or foraging in the woods with her father-in-law. With ideas for crafting the perfect Sunday tea, plus tips and tricks learned from her Irish mother-in-law, The Farmette Cookbook showcases McDonnell’s earnest and exuberant narrative style first revealed on her blog, Farmette.
( March 2016 )
