Southern from Scratch

Pantry Essentials and Down-Home Recipes

by Ashley English

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Pub Date Apr 24 2018 | Archive Date Apr 24 2018

Roost Books

Cooking, Food & Wine | Nonfiction (Adult)

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Description

A guide to Southern scratch cooking—150 recipes for pantry essentials and modern twists on traditional recipes.

Build a from-scratch Southern pantry with 50 essential recipes, then discover the versatility and flexibility of cooking from your larder with 100 more recipes for fresh takes on Southern favorites. Learn how to make the most of local ingredients with recipes for pickles and relishes, jams and spreads, sauces and vinegars, and more that use whole, natural, and in-season produce. With these flavorful bases and embellishments on hand, Ashley English opens up a world of Southern cuisine by sharing ideas and recipes that incorporate these classic staples. Have a batch of Dill Pickles? Make Fried Dill Pickles with Sorghum Mayo. Not sure what to do with that Muscadine Jelly? Make some Pork Meatballs with a Muscadine Glaze. With recipes ranging from Southern Greens with Chow Chow, Pickled Beet Deviled Eggs, and Succotash to Cornmeal Catfish with Spikey Tartar Sauce, Slow Cooker Barbeque Chicken, and Grit Cakes with Country Ham and Applesauce, this is a warm and down-to-earth homage to Southern Appalachian home cooking.

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EDITION	Other Format
ISBN	9781611803310
PRICE	$35.00 (USD)
PAGES	256

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I received a digital copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for a fair review.
What a cool book! I don't know what I was expecting, but I was pleasantly surprised. There are lots of unique recipes in here like jams, pickles (blueberry ketchup!) etc that one doesn't always find in cookbooks, no matter how broad the scope of the book is. Some solid entree ideas, sides and desserts round it out nicely.

I'm thinking the hash brown stack with applesauce is going to debut in my house soon!

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roxi N, Reviewer

I really enjoyed Southern from Scratch -- it immediately felt homey, I loved the southern pantry; it's so different from my own pantry (Boston!). I knew absolutely nothing of preserving (other than freezing), and just seeing the beautiful photos of pickled okra and peas, I thought that it's something I'd like to attempt. Most of the recipes had names completely unfamiliar to me (potato pickle soup, hot dog shrimp rolls with onion relish, grit cakes, etc.) and these got me excited to try them out!

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Leanne M, Librarian

I love a book that begins with a lesson in canning. So many delicious sounding recipes that are straight up southern or elevated southern. Now I'm hungry!