Cookbook features farmers market recipes

The age-old secret to delicious, nutritious cuisine? Fresh, local ingredients. Farmers Market Cookbook from Southern Living is a celebration of the local culinary experience-from ground to market to table.

This book is a how-to guide for farmers market shoppers and culinary enthusiasts, providing more than 200 recipes organized by season, 150 photographs, dozens of tips from the test kitchen and an encyclopedia of information on fresh produce and local farmers markets. Farmers Market Cookbook ($29.95) will be available nationwide March 16.

Key elements include:

• The Farmers Market Experience: A walk through the farmers market experience, the benefits of buying local and helpful tips-from when to go to what to pick.
• Four Chapters of Seasonal Recipes: Spring Recipes, Summer's Bounty, Autumn Harvest and Winter Storehouse are filled with a wide variety of dishes ranging from appetizers and beverages to entrées, breads and desserts.
• Fresh Produce & Herb Primer: The specifics on selecting and storing fresh produce and herbs.
• Farmers Market Finds: Listings of dozens of farmers markets and festivals throughout the South, from Alabama and Delaware to Texas and West Virginia.