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The Homemade Pantry: 101 Real Foods You Can Stop Buying and Start Making
The Homemade Pantry 101 Real Foods You Can Stop Buying and Start Making
Author: Alana Chernila
"This is my kitchen. Come on in, but be prepared—it might not be quite what you expect. There is flour on the counter, oats that overflowed onto the floor, chocolate-encrusted spoons in the sink. There is Joey, the husband, exhausted by the thirty-five preschoolers who were hanging on him all day, and he is stuffing granola into his m...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780307887269
ISBN-10: 030788726X
Publication Date: 4/3/2012
Pages: 288
Rating:
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
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4.3 stars, based on 14 ratings
Publisher: Clarkson Potter
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 81
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reviewed The Homemade Pantry: 101 Real Foods You Can Stop Buying and Start Making on + 44 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
The recipes are good, HOWEVER, they are going to take you A LOT of time to make these things. They might be yummy, they're surely healthier than their store bought equivelent, but working people are probably not going to have the spare time to invest in making these items.

Additionally, there's no "cost comparison" to let you know if you're saving anything at all, over grocery store prices.

Some recipes include granola, ricotta cheese, lentil soup, macaroni & cheese, chicken nuggets, and toaster pastries.
c-squared avatar reviewed The Homemade Pantry: 101 Real Foods You Can Stop Buying and Start Making on + 181 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I ordered my own copy before I even finished reading the copy I borrowed from the library.

Although it's not as extensive as Make the Bread, Buy the Butter: What You Should and Shouldn't Cook from Scratch -- Over 120 Recipes for the Best Homemade Foods, nor as hilarious (although the subtitles and back stories are amusing), Chernila is much more laid back in her approach to making things from scratch.

I plan to make many of her recipes, including ketchup, hamburger buns, chai, crackers and pancake mix.
laurachin avatar reviewed The Homemade Pantry: 101 Real Foods You Can Stop Buying and Start Making on
Helpful Score: 2
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! I realized that many of the changes I have already been making in my kitchen were a precursor to stepping up and quitting a most processed food. It includes many easy to follow recipes, and the hows and why's of doing it yourself.
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reviewed The Homemade Pantry: 101 Real Foods You Can Stop Buying and Start Making on + 4 more book reviews
I loved this book. Not only does it give you wonderful recipes but this is a tale of family and one of love. It is a marvelous book. Definitely in my top ten.


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