Farmhouse Weekends: Menus for Relaxing Country Meals All Year Long

Farmhouse Weekends: Menus for Relaxing Country Meals All Year Long by Melissa Bahen is a delightful cookbook full of beautiful photos, approachable recipes, and easy banter that will make you feel like you are relaxing at a country home for the weekend. The delicious recipes are grouped into seasons – there are meals for summer, autumn, winter, and spring – all using seasonal ingredients.

Recipes are thoroughly explained, the print is nice and large, and the lovely photos inspire you as you cook or bake. The food is modern yet homey, rustic yet refined – you’ll find special-occasion recipes here, as well as easy-to-make family favorites.

It’s really just a lovely book – I almost want to get another one to keep clean, because I am a messy cook (mainly because I get “help” from my kids), and some of the pages in my copy are already well-loved. Farmhouse Weekends: Menus for Relaxing Country Meals All Year Long would make a fantastic gift for anyone looking to add a taste of down-home country cooking to their repertoire.