The first in a series of small books, each dedicated to a thoughtfully composed dinner menu that acknowledges seasonality, strives to reduce food waste, and respects a cook's interest in good food. There are just 9 recipes in this small book (5" x 7", 36 pages), but they are accompanied by a shopping list as well as what Brian Voll calls distributing the burden. Make the peach butter a month ahead (you will have several jars, so you can enjoy some of it immediately). The savory granola can be made weeks out, and so too the whiskey cocktail. And when you make the amaretti for dessert, you'll use the peach kernel from the jam. In exchange for your interest in his modest plan, Voll will invite you to step ever-so-slightly outside your comfort zone. Charming and smart, Menu No 1 offers recipes for: Whiskey cocktail Butternut Squash on toast Smothered rabbit with buttermilk and cheddar grits Romaine salad with roasted eggplant dressing and savory granola Sauteed cauliflower with anchovies and parsley Amaretti morbidi and sabayon
