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Publication Date: Apr 2007 Author: Joan Bernstein Paperback Price: $15.49 + $3.50 S/H - ISBN: 978-1434313164 Size: 6” x 9” 168 Pages

A Little Bit of This, A Little Bit of That: Cooking with Paumanok Preserves is a cookbook that encourages cooks, from neophyte to accomplished, to expand their horizons, to think ‘outside the box.’ Paumanok Preserves products can be the “secret ingredients” that boost a menu from the conventional to the sublime. All the recipes in this book were once basic fare. With the addition of a spoonful of jam or marmalade, a quarter cup of fruit butter or wine jelly, a cup of chili sauce, a dab of mustard “mizzle”, or a dash of pepper jelly, Joan Bernstein elevates ordinary kitchen fare to gourmet significance. Her entertaining anecdotes about growing up in a family of cooks add to the fun.

“Sweetened with family history, old-time wisdom, and a sense of humor, Bernstein’s recipes are intuitive, fun, and suited for any occasion. As one of the last Long Islanders to craft preserves out of local fruits and vegetables, Bernstein helps defend local pleasures and show us all how to cook from our own backyards.”

- Brian Halweil, Editor of Edible East End

A ‘born and bred’ Long Islander, Joan Bernstein’s early focus on poet Walt Whitman’s exaltation of “Paumanok” (the American Indian name for Long Island) contributed to her appreciation of the Island’s bounty. Bernstein has been an artist, teacher, food writer, journalist, hobby cat breeder, and pet-facilitated therapist. She has traveled extensively, always sampling local and regional foods. She writes local library newsletter book reviews, contributes regularly to Edible East End Magazine and teaches “Jamming” classes at the Ross School in East Hampton, L.I. Paumanok Preserves is Bernstein’s first professional food venture.

“Recipes to keep you inspired in your kitchen”