It’s as if Lake Wobegon’s Chatterbox Café came to life. This one-of-a-kind cookbook features recipes from 35 of the best Minnesota restaurants that specialize in food made with homegrown, organic meat and vegetables. Even the names sound irresistible: Maple Pecan French Toast, Joan’s Strawberry Rhubarb Muffins, and the Scandinavian Inn Herbed Potatoes. Over 100 recipes in all.

“I grew up a few steps from a half-acre vegetable garden and it pretty much ruined me for fine dining forever after. When you’ve eaten sweet corn ten minutes removed from the stalk, you’ve experienced intense sensual pleasure at a young age and what can the great chefs of New York and Paris offer to compete with it?” ~Garrison Keillor, from the Foreword