Yesterday I spent the better part of my afternoon crafting, drinking sangria, and shopping at Home Goods with one of my best friends (a perfect Saturday if you ask me!) While I was there, I happened to stumble upon Southern Living’s farmers market cookbook and let me tell you, this is one of the best cookbooks I’ve come across in a while! I highly recommend it.

The entire book is organized by season and provides recipes and beautiful photography to utilize produce from your local farmers market that is fresh and in season.  I love the idea of planning your meals based on what is actually growing that time of year. After all, why shouldn’t we be eating tree ripened peaches in the Summer when they are juicy and sweet and farm fresh acorn squash in the Fall?  Best of all, this cook book is FULL of stunning pictures which I absolutely love, it’s so much easier to mentally visualize a meal you might want to cook!

If the idea of cooking seasonally appeals to you, this book is a must have.