Summer Food by Judith Olney related-ruth-whitman-a-life-in-recipes-edited-by-sarah-whitman-salkin-and-leah-whitman-salkin There are great standard recipes

There are great standard recipes in this book—spiced rhubarb chutney

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Summer Food by Judith Olney related-ruth-whitman-a-life-in-recipes-edited-by-sarah-whitman-salkin-and-leah-whitman-salkin There are great standard recipesThe subtitle to Summer Food is "A unique collection of recipes for warm summer days and nights." And this book is just that. Originally published in 1978, it's almost shocking how contemporary these recipes feel. And that's because Judith Olney knew what was up, and dutifully reported the food of southern France, which is still so much what we all want to eat today. The best way to describe the recipes in this book is to imagine an ideal picnic, like