This 2007 cookbook by Sara Foster and Carolynn Carreño contains 104 indexed recipes focused on fresh, simple cooking. The 22 recipe reviews from community members average 4.5 out of 5 stars, with the most-reviewed recipes including grilled breakfast sandwiches, grilled sausage and potato salad, and grilled apricots with buttermilk ice cream. The cookbook itself has received an overall rating of 4.7 out of 5 stars from three book reviews.
This is an excellent cookbook for what it is intended-casual cooking from market products. I have been cooking from it for a couple of years and highly recommend it for everyday cooking with fresh big flavors.
Since I live in NC I hope to someday visit one of Sara's Foster Markets. This book is loaded with recipes that look and sound great. She calls them simple recipes but the photos of the finished dishes look amazing. This is a fun book to read, look at and cook from.
Sara Foster’s Casual Cooking focuses on home cooking by providing not only recipes but also lots of ideas for day-to-day cooking, so that you can put together a great meal even when you’re tired or haven’t been shopping. Most recipes include lots of ideas for variations as well as tips for putting together full menus. My favorite chapters were "Party Platters†for its snack as well as party ideas; "Sandwiches, Wraps and Rolls,†which is replete with great ideas; and "Anytime Eggs,†because I love eggs anytime.