Simply Scratch: 120 Wholesome Homemade Recipes Made Easy by L. McNamara 2015 Synopsis From the popular blogger behind "Simply Scratch" comes a debut cookbook showing how to home-cook absolutely everything from scratch. For Laurie McNamara, growing up on a farm in the country had major perks: her mother cooked with vegetables from the family garden, they collected fresh eggs from the chicken coop, and absolutely everything--from ketchup to casseroles--was made 100 percent from scratch. When she moved away from home, though, McNamara was too busy working full-time and raising two kids to prepare from-scratch meals. Like most Americans, she relied on boxed brownie mix, canned soup, bottled dressings, and frozen dinners to make home cooking quicker and cheaper. But she soon learned that these so-called shortcuts were in fact both more expensive and light-years less healthy than simply making everything herself. Eventually, she'd had enough and vowed to remake her kitchen into a from-scratch kitchen. Now, four years later, McNamara has helped hundreds of thousands of home cooks prepare from-scratch meals with whole food ingredients through her blog, "Simply Scratch." McNamara's highly anticipated debut cookbook, "Simply Scratch," takes her home-cooking know-how to the nation, with 120 wholesome, mouthwatering recipes along with stunning photography, entertaining anecdotes, and personal musings. This book offers easy recipes for --delectable concoctions such as Buckwheat Pancakes and Creamy Roasted Tomato Soup. "Simply Scratch "will be the must-have bible to cooking beyond the box and can. Featuring everyday ingredients, a down-to-earth approach, and family recipes, "Simply Scratch" proves cooking from scratch can be affordable, simple, fun, and--of course--absolutely delicious., From the popular blogger behind Simply Scratch comes a debut cookbook of easy and accessible family recipes the new bible for cooking with whole foods. For Laurie McNamara, growing up on a farm in the country had major perks: her mother cooked with vegetables from the family garden, they collected fresh eggs from the chicken coop, and absolutely everything from ketchup to casseroles was made 100 percent from scratch, with whole foods. When McNamara moved away from home, though, she found herself too busy to prepare from-scratch meals, between working full time and raising two kids. Like most Americans, she relied on boxed brownie mix, canned soup, bottled dressings, and frozen dinners to make home cooking quicker and cheaper. But she soon learned that these so-called shortcuts were in fact both more expensive and light-years less healthy than simply making everything herself. Eventually, she d had enough and vowed to remake her kitchen into a from-scratch kitchen. Now, five years later, McNamara has helped hundreds of thousands of home cooks prepare from-scratch meals with whole-food ingredients through her blog, Simply Scratch . McNamara s highly anticipated debut cookbook, Simply Scratch , brings her home-cooking know-how to the nation, with 120 wholesome, tasty recipes along with stunning photography, entertaining anecdotes, and personal musings. This book offers easy recipes for delectable concoctions such as Buckwheat Pancakes, Veggie Pesto Pizza, Creamy Roasted Tomato Soup, and Fudy Chocolate Toffee-Topped Brownies. Simply Scratch will be the must-have bible to cooking beyond the box and can. Featuring a down-to-earth approach and family recipes that use everyday ingredients, Simply Scratch proves cooking from scratch can be affordable, simple, fun, and of course absolutely delicious.", No Marketing Blurb Product Identifiers ISBN-10 158333579X ISBN-13 9781583335796 Key Details Author Laurie McNamara Number Of Pages 320 pages Format Hardcover Publication Date 2015-11-17 Language English Publisher Penguin Publishing Group Publication Year 2015 Additional Details Copyright Date 2015 Illustrated Yes Dimensions Weight 30.8 Oz Height 0.7 In. Width 7.8 In. Length 9.4 In. Target Audience Group Trade Grade From Twelfth Grade Age Range 18 Classification Method LCCN 2015-025457 LC Classification Number TX714.M39 2015 Dewey Decimal 641.5 Dewey Edition 23 View more great items