Cookbook giveaway – The Handmade Kitchen

November 11, 2015 by
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The Homemade KitchenIn her second cookbook, The Homemade Kitchen, Alana Chernila exalts the beautiful imperfections of food made at home and extends the lessons of cooking through both the quotidian and extraordinary moments of the day. Alana builds upon the concept of her previous book, The Homemade Pantry, with recipes for kitchen staples such as chèvre, tofu, kefir, kimchi, preserved lemons, along with recipes and ideas for using them.

You can read an excerpt from The Homemade Kitchen, and see Alana’s book tour schedule on the World Calendar of Cookbook Events. We are delighted to offer four copies of The Homemade Kitchen to EYB Members in the US only. One of the entry options is to answer the following question in the comments section to this blog post:

Which common pantry items do you prefer making yourself versus buying?

Please note that you must be signed into the Rafflecopter contest before posting the comment or your entry won’t be counted. Entries from Members outside the US will be discarded. If you are not already a Member, you can join at no cost. The contest ends December 9, 2015.

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  • lauriesk  on  November 11, 2015

    Unfortunately, I buy most pantry staples. But I do try to buy the highest quality organic staples.

  • MirandaAK  on  November 11, 2015

    Graham crackers. Marshmallow fluff. Candied citrus peel. Flavored sugars. None of these are things I'd consider "staples," but they're all important items I would rather, and often do, make instead of buy.

  • sgump  on  November 11, 2015

    beans: pintos, kidneys, black, navy, cannellini, garbanzos–I prefer buying dried and cooking them myself instead of buying canned

  • Siegal  on  November 12, 2015

    Hmm…I sometimes make my own nut butters and make my own stocks and freeze them. I like to bake my own bread sometimes too

  • lhudson  on  November 12, 2015

    Anything that has a high salt content. My husband has a heart issue, so I try to make all my own soups, tomato sauces, and french fries.

  • MollyB  on  November 12, 2015

    Chicken stock and beans. I cook big batches of both and try to always keep some in the freezer.

  • lieselpeas  on  November 12, 2015

    jams, beans, tomato sauce, stock

  • rivergait  on  November 12, 2015

    Candied ginger (Alton Brown's recipe). I keep it for recipes, but also for a quick sneaky snack. Be sure to dry it thoroughly as my last batch molded..

  • VeryFineWhine  on  November 12, 2015

    I like making my own apple butter, so I can control the sweetness. Too many of the bottled ones add a ton of extra sugar that just isn't needed

  • shamby  on  November 12, 2015

    All baked goods, broths, and beans. I even grind much of my own flour.

  • pandapotamus  on  November 12, 2015

    chicken broth!

  • Acequiamadre.nm  on  November 12, 2015

    Almond milk. Jams and jellies. Nut flours. Applesauce.

  • Nancith  on  November 12, 2015

    Seasoning mixtures from our herb garden.

  • vickster  on  November 13, 2015

    Beans, chicken and vegetable stock, granola, all baked goods, jams

  • kimtrev  on  November 13, 2015

    jam and stock

  • robinorig  on  November 13, 2015

    I've been making my own roasted tomatoes and tomato puree with garden herbs and canning them for the season at the end of Aug into September when tomatoes are at peak at my CSA and from my garden. Having such fresh tasting tomatoes is so much better than store bought. I can control the salt content, the seasoning and don't have to worry about BPA in cans. While I'm canning, I weigh them out so they are even and a 16 oz each for cooking.

  • southerncooker  on  November 13, 2015

    I like to make my own chicken broth

  • tcjanes  on  November 13, 2015

    Sourdough bread.

  • swimbaby26  on  November 15, 2015

    If I have time, I like making bread and marinara sauce. However, the markets now have some good freshly baked bread and local Italian restaurants sometimes sell their sauce. I have considered stock, but it seems like far too much work in stockpiling bones for months.

  • jenniwa  on  November 15, 2015

    Beans, stock, soup, granola, and marinara.

  • sirprize  on  November 16, 2015

    I prefer making bread, sauce, and chicken broth. I can't remember the last time I bought a box of broth! We always save our chicken bones and vegetable scraps and then toss in the crockpot, simmer away!

  • lindaeatsherbooks  on  November 18, 2015

    I make my own bread and I've been trying to make yogurt.

  • earthnfire  on  November 18, 2015

    If only I had more time. But having a vitamix makes it far easier to grind my own rice flour, make my own rice milk, etc.

  • tmcginty  on  November 18, 2015

    I rely on the pantry but am interested what I can make myself!

  • monique.potel  on  November 19, 2015

    i make my own vinegar
    preserved lemons
    vanilla sugar
    pickles
    canned tuna
    i do have an address in the US and really would enjoy winning this book

  • matag  on  November 19, 2015

    Stock

  • herby  on  November 20, 2015

    Preserved lemons, duxels, bone broth, garlic confit – love to have flavouful staples on hand!

  • Julia  on  November 20, 2015

    Ricotta cheese, self rising flour, sour milk, stock/broth.

  • wjsisung  on  November 20, 2015

    Vanilla sugar and seasoning blends

  • Twistie  on  November 20, 2015

    Breads, candied peel, stock and broth, and I'm trying my hand at crackers.

  • LeePicard  on  November 20, 2015

    Bread. Hummus. Schmaltz. Pesto.

  • Deneenm  on  November 20, 2015

    stock- veg, chicken, turkey & beef; marinara, jams, roasted peppers, oven dried tomatoes

  • danceofhealth  on  November 21, 2015

    I make bread, granola, chicken, turkey, and vegetable stocks, applesauce, pesto, cooked beans, hummus…

  • caryn1047  on  November 21, 2015

    Love using the carcass from my rotisserie chicken to make my own stock.

  • ladibyrd  on  November 22, 2015

    tahini, powdered sugar, bread, Bisquick

  • bkauf  on  November 25, 2015

    Beans, vanill sugar!

  • rosiekitty  on  November 25, 2015

    Beef stock, chicken stock and preserved lemons.

  • Mimmi  on  November 25, 2015

    Granola and pancake mix taste so much better when you make it yourself!

  • Roscoesmom  on  November 25, 2015

    In general, I buy most pantry staples. But I almost never buy bread, preferring to know exactly what is in the bread I serve my family. And I soak and dehydrate all nuts to make them more digestible. I would like to learn how to make more staples.

  • Full_flavoredCook  on  November 25, 2015

    I have been making a variety of Mexican sauce bases. I also make flavored Asian oils, like chili oil or 5-flavor oil, and make candied citrus peel for ice cream. (I make my own ice cream, too, but that doesn't last in the pantry, lol!)

  • JanScholl  on  November 27, 2015

    Peanut butter and my own sugar baking mix.

  • ltsuk  on  November 29, 2015

    Jam and soda syrups!

  • ballen  on  December 1, 2015

    chicken stock

  • ChefClaireFVS  on  December 2, 2015

    I have gone through phases in my life where I have had to make almost everything from scratch; although I don't have as much time these days I make all of my own jams and jellies, pickles, hot sauce, stocks, ice cream (a staple!), baked goods (except bread nowadays), etc. It helps that I work on a farm so I have access to great food.

  • t.t  on  December 4, 2015

    do you count yogurt? i also make my own jam. when i had more time, i used to make my own bread and tofu.

  • contest718  on  December 7, 2015

    I prefer making my own caramel. The first time I made it, my husband thought it was a miracle. I threatened to make homemade marshmallows this thanksgiving, but I knew I would only be punishing myself because he would be constantly be asking me to make him some.

  • pgarcia  on  December 8, 2015

    I make my own yogurt weekly!

  • djoh437938  on  January 3, 2016

    by the way, its "homemade" kitchen not handmade kitchen

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