James Beard award–winning author Judith Choate shares a lifetime of personal recipes and kitchen memories in An American Family Cooks. With combined culinary influences that range from classic comfort food to fine French cuisine, traditional Italian fare, local and organic ingredient-driven cooking, and lusciously baked desserts, the Choate family’s diverse repertoire of recipes reflects the passions and experiences of three generations of gifted cooks. This indispensible cookbook features:  More than 100 go-to recipes, from the everyday to the over-the-top • Inspirational stories and anecdotes from the Choate family archive • Time-saving tips, recipe short cuts, and ingredient substitutions • Practical how-to advice on everything from shopping and organizing to canning and pickling • Dozens of suggested wine pairings • Nearly 400 color photographs and illustrations.