Half Baked Harvest Cookbook: Recipes from My Barn in the Mountains Hardcover – Illustrated, September 12, 2017 by Tieghan Gerard

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Author: Gerard Tieghan

Brand: Clarkson Potter

Color: Multicolor

Edition: Illustrated

Format: Illustrated

Package Dimensions: 26x261x1270

Number Of Pages: 304

Release Date: 12-09-2017

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125 of your new favorite recipes, featuring maximum flavor, minimum fuss, and the farm to table style that turned Half Baked Harvest from a beloved blog into the megahit cookbook series

“Recipes veer from Braised Pork Tamale Burrito Bowls to Crispy Buffalo Quinoa Bites with no logic other than flat-out good taste.”—Epicurious

Tieghan Gerard grew up in the Colorado mountains as one of seven children. When her dad took too long to make dinner every night, she started doing the cooking—at age fifteen. Ever-determined to reign in the chaos of her big family, Tieghan found her place in the kitchen. She had a knack for creating unique dishes, which led her to launch her blog, Half Baked Harvest. Since then, millions of people have fallen in love with her fresh take on comfort food, stunning photography, and charming life in the mountains.

While it might be a trek to get to Tieghan’s barn-turned-test kitchen, her creativity shines here: dress up that cheese board with a real honey comb; decorate a standard salad with spicy, crispy sweet potato fries; serve stir fry over forbidden black rice; give French Onion Soup an Irish kick with Guinness and soda bread; bake a secret ingredient into your apple pie (hint: it’s molasses). From Korean Beef, Sweet Potato, and Quinoa Bibimbap to Healthier Slow-Cooker Butter Chicken to Addictive Salted Caramel–Stuffed Chocolate Cookies, a striking photograph accompanies every recipe, making
Half Baked Harvest Cookbook a feast your eyes, too.
Review
“Recipes veer from Braised Pork Tamale Burrito Bowls to Crispy Buffalo Quinoa Bites with no logic other than flat-out good taste.”
—Epicurious “Gerard’s gift is making you feel like you’re cooking along with a fun friend.”
—Colorado Homes Magazine“Gerard’s collection of recipes is filled with delights for weekday nights and weekend revels.”
—BookPage
“Very decadent choices as well as very mindful ones all in one place.”
—The New Potato

“This colorful and exciting cookbook . . . is a must have.”
—The Chalkboard Mag
About the Author
Tieghan Gerard is a food photographer, stylist, and recipe developer. Her blog,
Half Baked Harvest, features a hearty mix of savory, sweet, healthy, and indulgent recipes… with a good amount of chocolate. She believes every diet should include a little bit of chocolate because balance is the key to life!
Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
The Beginning

For as long as I can remember, I have loved creating things. When I was little, I would spend countless weekends working on craft projects, making photo collages from magazine cutouts, rearranging my bedroom, or helping my grandma set up for parties. Never was I not doing something. For the longest time, I had always said that I was going to grow up to be a fashion stylist. I loved clothes, but even more than that, I loved putting pieces together to make them pretty. I get this from my nonnie, who taught me all I know about tablescapes, entertaining, and making one heck of a Dutch Baby (page 29). It wasn’t until I was fourteen or fifteen that I started to get into cooking, but once I started, I never stopped . . . clearly.

Let me back up. I am one of seven kids. Yes, I did say seven, and yes, we all have the same mom and dad. For most of my life, I was the only girl of the bunch—my little sister, Asher, wasn’t born until I was fifteen. This meant my early years were spent as one of the biggest tomboys around. Dirt bikes, snowboarding, swimming in the lake. My mom put me in cute dresses and hats, but I wanted nothing to do with them. When she picked me up from preschool, I’d hop in the van and immediately whip off my pretty clothes (I know, I know, so wild). I’d strip down to the boxers and tee I wore underneath, just like my brothers, and breathe a sigh of relief.

Growing up in such a big family meant a lot of things. My life was not only fun; it was also never boring. It was hectic, un