THE INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER A warm and stylish Southern cookbook, from the owners of the beloved Nashville-based The Peach Truck, celebrating all things peach in 100 fresh and flavorful recipes. When Stephen and Jessica Rose settled in Nashville, they fell in love with their new city. Their only reservation: Where were the luscious peaches that Stephen remembered from his childhood in … remembered from his childhood in Georgia? Amid Nashville’s burgeoning food scene, the couple partnered with his hometown peach orchard to bring just-off-the-tree Georgia peaches to their adopted city, selling them out of the back of their 1964 Jeep Gladiator in Nashville’s farmer’s markets. Since starting their company in 2012, Stephen and Jessica have attracted a quarter of a million followers on social media and have delivered more than 4.5 million peaches to tens of thousands of customers in 48 states. With The Peach Truck Cookbook, the couple brings the lusciousness of the Georgia peach and the savory and sweet charms of Southern cooking, as well as the story behind their success and an insider’s guide to the Nashville food scene, to readers everywhere.
From first bites to easy lunches to mouth-watering dinner dishes and sumptuous desserts, The Peach Truck Cookbook captures the Southern cooking renaissance with fresh, delectable, farm-to-table recipes that are easy to follow and feature peaches in every form. Whether you’re craving peach pecan sticky buns, peach jalapeno cornbread, white pizza with peach, pancetta, and chile, or minty peach lemonade–or have always wanted to try your hand at making a classic peach pie–Stephen and Jessica have you covered. Many of Nashville’s most celebrated hotspots and chefs, including Sean Brock, Lisa Donovan, and Tandy Wilson, have contributed recipes, so you’ll also get a how-to on cult menu items such as Sean Brock’s Double Cheeseburger with Peach Ketchup, Mas Tacos Peach Tamales, and Burger Up’s Peach Truck Margarita. Also included are beautiful photographs illustrating each recipe and a pocket peach education–as Jessica and Stephen take you through peach varieties, best harvesting practices, and everything you need to know to have a peach-stocked pantry.
Full of character and charm, The Peach Truck Cookbook is not only an essential addition to the peach-lover’s kitchen, it will bring the beauty of summer to your table all year round.
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What a beautiful, well made and delicious looking cookbook! At first glance, I must say it has absolutely gorgeous photos. The authors first take us on a journey of how they got involved in selling peaches and the History of the Peach. They also explain what it takes to grow a peach and a description of a few varieties to keep an eye out for. There’s also midway through the cookbook information on How to prune a Peach tree along with a Resource guide for Fort Valley, Georgia. You’ll also find Proper Peach Care within the book. This book is literally chocked full of information and you’ll also find a Nashville Guide of some of the restaurants to check out if you’re in the Nashville, Tennessee area.
Then we get to my absolute favorite part, the recipes! Recipe chapters include Breakfast, Small Bites, Lunch, Sides, Supper, Drinks, Desserts, & Pantry.
There was a wide variety of recipes and they are all accompanied by gorgeous photos of the finished product. I lived in the South for over 12 years and the recipes remind me of my time there.
Some of my favorites that are on my list to try:
Peach Dutch Baby
Ginger Peach Smoothie
Peach Coffee Cake
Sweet Sorghum Grits
Peach-Jalapeño Cornbread with Honey Butter
Fried Catfish with Fresh Peach Salsa
Savory Peach Fritters
Buttermilk Biscuits with Signature Peach Jam
City House Peach Vinegar Salad
Grilled Grouper Tacos with Peach Pico
Peach Sweet Tea
Fresh Peach Milk Shake
Peach and Rhubarb Slab Pie
Fried Peach Pies
Peach Butter
Peach Vinegar
I really enjoyed this cookbook and look forward to adding it to my collection. I would highly recommend it for all those peach lovers out there who want some variety in their peach recipes!
Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for an advance copy of this book in return for an honest review.
This book came at just the right time – we are going to pick peaches tomorrow! Peaches are my second favorite fruit (cherries being the all-time favorite). I’m not talking about those hard and tasteless orbs you get in the grocery store. These are straight from the orchard, tree-ripened, just-picked, luscious and perfumey fruit that drips down your chin and down your arms to your elbows!
I think you will find this an excellent resource for all your peachy recipe needs. Not living in Nashville, I had never heard of The Peach Truck, but I love the idea of it. There is a brief introduction to the Rose’s new business and some interesting background on peaches. The recipes range from the everyday to a couple really inspiring ones, and the photos are drool-worthy. Here are some of my thoughts on the recipes:
Peach Candied Bacon: This sounds good as an addition to a sandwich. Maybe a chicken and brie with a few slices of bacon on a baguette, or how about apple slices and cheddar with a some sweet bacon on a croissant. Check out their BLP Sandwich, and a Peach Melt.
Grits: I have tried them, and they are always hit or miss. I might have to try soaking them overnight.
Peach Sticky Buns: Sounds scrumptious.
Pickled Peach Deviled Eggs: Never thought to pickle peaches. Or add them to deviled eggs (maybe just an egg salad).
Grilled Peach Caprese Salad: Beautiful presentation and it sounds delicious.
There are also different recipes for including peaches in salads, in crepes, in sandwiches, in entrees and with pasta. And don’t forget the dessert! There are recipes for cupcakes, cobbler, slab pie, pavlova, panna cotta, pound, sorbet and, of course, pie.
I think you’ll find something to inspire your next peach creation.
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