Home Made Summer, Hardcover

Home Made and Home Made Winter blew readers away with their stunning packages, delicious recipes, beautiful photos, step-by-step instructions, and hand-drawn artwork throughout. Now, in Home Made Summer, Yvette van Boven takes the same signature approach and presents her absolute favorite recipes for spring and summer. Inspired by her childhood in Ireland and her frequent sojourns in France, van Boven has created a collection of recipes that will truly inspire you to step into the kitchen. Using seasonal ingredients, such as freshly picked apples and berries, delicate summer lettuces and fresh herbs, she presents recipes for Breakfast, Brunch & Lunch, Snacks, Beverages, Appetizers, and Dessert.

Praise for Home Made Summer:

"Think of van Boven as the activities director of your own culinary summer camp . . . Home Made Summer is a happy book, fun to look at, fun to read. It's downright frivolous, in fact. And that's what summer is all about."
-- New York Times Book Review

"In the last two years, she has published three cookbooks, Home Made, Home Made Winter and Home Made Summer, that exemplify the indie spirit: They're filled with her illustrations and do-it-yourself recipes, like hand-cranked ice cream, from-scratch mustards and Dutch-style beef sausages and croquettes." --Food & Wine

"Flipping through the pages feels a bit like stepping into a fantasy land, one with jars and jars of citrusy-tomato mayonnaise awaiting crab cakes and stacks of powdered sugar-dusted 'ultimate puffy pancakes' (topped with cr me fra che and berries in
lieu of syrup)." --LA Weekly

"It's tough to overlook the stunning savory dishes and focus on dessert, but dessert does not disappoint. We've chosen recipes that aim to mimic van Boven's aesthetic: making the most of what's freshest, and sharing it with those you love." --Serious Eats

"Think of van Boven as the activities director of your own culinary summer camp." --New York Times

"Yvette's attitude, like her recipes, is lighthearted and friendly, her header notes charmingly personal, and her thorough instructions chatty and fun." --BookPage.com

About the Author:

Yvette van Boven is the author of the critically acclaimed Home Made, Home Made Winter, and Home Baked. She is a freelance recipe writer and illustrator and is the host of Holland's popular cooking show Koken Met van Boven. She is also the culinary editor of Holland's largest women's weekly magazine and writes and illustrates a weekly column for Volkskrant magazine. Van Boven splits her time between Amsterdam and Paris.