The Ranch Table: Recipes from a Year of Harvests, Celebrations, and Family Dinners on a Historic California Ranch

$19.89
by Elizabeth Poett

Shop Now
USA TODAY BESTSELLER From the star of Magnolia Network’s popular show Ranch to Table —a stunningly beautiful cookbook celebrating a year on a ranch on the California coast, featuring simple yet festive recipes, inspiring menus, and fascinating culture and history. Elizabeth Poett was raised on Rancho San Julian, a 14,000-acre ranch on Santa Barbara’s Central Coast that her family has been working since 1837. Her years are structured around the land’s natural rhythms and annual events: celebrations big and small, harvests, and work days that bring her family and community together—and always end with large meals for everyone to share. Elizabeth feeds her friends and family with seasonal ingredients—including vegetables and meat grown and raised on the ranch and fish from California’s Central Coast—barbecuing tri-tips, turning local cod into tacos, and using heirloom tomatoes and summery eggplant into delicious, family friendly pastas. Much like Elizabeth’s life, The Ranch Table  is also organized around the work and celebrations that take place on the San Julian throughout the year, giving readers and cooks a chance to dive into the ranch’s most important workdays, family traditions big and small, and annual celebrations. Each chapter begins with a description of an event or a special day—the work of a branding, the joys of the annual family reunion, the fun of a fall cider press, the quiet beauty of a winter evening spent at the kitchen table—and invites you to join in on the day with both beautiful photos of the ranch today and archival images of its past. In each chapter, Elizabeth also shares the recipes for the dishes she makes for these occasions, including: Spring, Branding Day Pistachio Breakfast Bread - Onion-Braised Brisket Sliders - Fudgy Caramel Brownies  Summer, Fiesta Family Reunion Beef Empanadas  - Blackberry Margaritas     Fall, Cider Press Potluck Turkey Barley Soup  - Spiced Honey Apple Pie with a Ginger Crust    Winter, New Year’s Eve Chanterelles with Toast - Standing Rib Roast - Green Salad with Winter Fruit and Citrus Dressing The Ranch Table  is an invitation to explore a unique California way of life and enjoy delicious, hearty, seasonal meals, made to be enjoyed with family and friends. “The Ranch Table  transports you to the Central Coast of California, where Elizabeth Poett embraces the rhythm of the seasons with fresh, simple meals on her family’s historic ranch. Her warm hospitality and down-to-earth approach to cooking are welcome reminders of what truly matters when we invite people around our table.” - Joanna Gaines “Exquisite, inviting… The Ranch Table  offers delicious home cooking wrapped up in a romantic view of one family's way of life.” - Shelf Awareness Elizabeth Poett is a seventh-generation cattle rancher and the host and star of the cooking and lifestyle show  Ranch to Table , one of the founding shows of the Magnolia Network. Elizabeth was born and raised on Rancho San Julian, her family’s historic 14,000-acre cattle ranch on California’s Central Coast. In 2007, Elizabeth started Rancho San Julian Beef, a business selling her family’s ranch-raised, grass-fed beef directly to chefs and consumers. Her meats quickly became popular with California cooks and local chefs and have been served at restaurants across California. Elizabeth also is the author of the blog The Ranch Table and hosts a number of Ranch Table events throughout the year—cooking workshops, educational events, and intimate farm-to-table meals. 

Customer Reviews

No ratings. Be the first to rate

 customer ratings


How are ratings calculated?
To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness.

Review This Product

Share your thoughts with other customers