We are pleased to share with you original recipes using fresh seasonal produce and products found at the Dedham Farmers Market! The recipes are those of Amy McCoy who authored "Poor Girl Gourmet: Eat in Style on a Bare-Bones Budget" (Andrews McMeel, 2010).

The Poor Girl Gourmet cookbook arose from the Poor Girl Gourmet blog, which Amy began in October 2008 when work in her first career, producing graphics and promos for cable networks, dried up, and she found herself with an increasingly diminished bank account. Not wanting to sacrifice her food standards, she set forth to make high-quality food on a tiny budget and documented each meal. High on the list of standards that couldn't be tossed out because of a lack of funds were supporting local businesses by shopping at farmers markets and farm stands, growing your own food (even just one potted herb), and supporting humane and ecologically-friendly farming methods. And, of course, great flavor was also a priority!

Find Amy online at:
http://poorgirlgourmet.blogspot.com,
http://www.facebook.com/PoorGirlGourmet
http://twitter.com/poorgirlgourmet