Our Favorite Recipes from The Wishbone Kitchen Cookbook

Meredith Hayden ’s new cookery book feature summer garden truck , raised seasonal flavors , and easy way to entertain come warmer conditions .

Kelsey Hansen | Food Stylist : Annie Probst

When we first found out about Meredith Hayden ’s novel cookbook , The Wishbone Kitchen Cookbook , we knew there would be some seasonal gems give her obsession withfarmers market produceand outdoor entertaining . What we did n’t expect was how many of the formula were both easy and elevated with flavor combination that palpate classic yet modern all at once . From a clean take on a society sandwich to a cobb - inspired lobster salad and a uncomplicated ( but mighty ) cocktail , this cookbook offers only the best from a veteran personal chef .

Lobster Avocado Salad and tomato and corn salad

Credit:Kelsey Hansen | Food Stylist: Annie Probst

We foregather our favorite recipe and lay them all here . Get your linen tablecloths ready , some cute cocktail napkin , and a dish of flaky sea salt . Enjoy and elevate your hosting menu with these fresh and flavorful formula .

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Chicken Cutlet Club

This grandiloquent and hefty sandwich is urge by Meredith ’s dearie — a Greco-Roman guild . However , she made it exactly how she likes it , with pan - fried crybaby , lots of veggies , and avocado ( of course ) . It ’s the perfect sandwich for pool years and backyard gathering . Plus , it will keep everyone slaked all day long .

Dirty-Martini-Inspired Crushed Olive Spread

This spread is for all of thedirty martinilovers ! With bragging briny savor , sorry cheese , and crushed olives with lemon , this is truly the height of appetizer and belongs next to any charcuterie circuit board . Spread on firecracker or even fuse inwith alimentary paste . Anything is possible with Meredith ’s homemade tapenade .

Tomato and Corn Salad

This salad is all about the basics … but easily ! Plumpcherry tomatoesand sweet-scented corn whiskey fresh off the cob span utterly with a mizzle of chili - infused olive oil that supply a pernicious , spicy warmth . To finish , give it a nice squeeze of lemon , a picayune flakey ocean common salt , torn St. Basil the Great , and some hack chives . It ’s herby , fresh , and goes with just about anything on yoursummer grillingmenu .

Lobster Avocado Salad

“ This recipe is a celebration of summer , ” Meredith says . “ It partner off flawlessly with a hot , cheery day and well ship’s company . ” This formula is generous with the lobster , letting it shine as the mavin of the salad . It works as a healthy and hearty master dish that ’s also as delicious as it is beautiful and colorful on the board .

Olive Oil Cake with Peaches and Cream

This soft summertime sweet is a mashup of Meredith ’s two favorite — macerate berries , angel intellectual nourishment cake , andwhipped ointment — and the dear peaches - and - cream pie from Long Island ’s Briermere Farms bakery . It ’s dead balanced in bouquet , and the cream lend an extra special something when mate with the in - time of year yield . Plus , it looks absolutely arresting on the tabular array .

Spicy Salty Ranch Water

This is Ranch Water ’s spicier and even more refreshing cousin — a concoction Meredith made that is thirst - extinction and zesty all at once . Meredith ’s take on cattle farm weewee has the common suspects ( tequila , fresh lime succus , and froth water ) , “ but with a pinch of salt and a kick from shredded and grated jalapeño . ”

Credits

recipe excerpt fromThe Wishbone Kitchenby Meredith Hayden . textbook copyright © 2025 by Meredith Hayden . Published in the United States by Ten Speed Press , an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group , a sectionalization of Penguin Random House LLC .

Chicken cutlet club from Wishbone Kitchen