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Book Review The Homemade Pantry

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April 6, 2013 by Homestead Lady 13 Comments

Learn to Make it at Home with Homemade Pantry l Foods you can make at home l Homestead Lady (.com)Learn to make your own pantry staples at home! Stop wasting money at the store on items you can easily make yourself. Make yours a Homemade Pantry.

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My Homemade Pantry

I think the first thing I learned to make from scratch was homemade bread. So worth it!

Then I moved on to items like butter, powdered sugar and even sour cream. Along the way, I needed mentors like Alana Chernila, author of The Homemade Pantry. This book has a special place on my kitchen shelves as I’m still perfecting homemade pantry skills.

The Homemade Pantry

So, the book is The Homemade Pantry; 101 foods you can stop buying and start making, by Alana Chernila. Does anyone else like to read cookbooks, or is it just me?

First of all, this was a nice, cozy kitchen read. The graphics are lovely – artistic, warm, inviting, tasty. My love for quality graphics in a book, no doubt, comes from my deeply artistic side that responds to the beauty of these wholesome, organic creations. Ha – I’m really just visually shallow and I like purty stuff.

The writing is quality, too; this is as much a work of prose as it is a cookbook. The book touches on recipes for dairy products (including home cheese production), breakfasts, condiments, soups, baking, sauces, pasta, breads, drinks, sweets, frozen and canned foods, crackers and other miscellany.

The Healthier Homemade Pantry

The recipes in this book are relatively healthy, certainly by most standards. This would be a great book for people who are transitioning from the standard American diet to a more whole, nutrient dense diet.

For those who have made that transition, it wouldn’t be too hard to make these recipes even healthier. The one exception would be the grain recipes. To make grains healthier you have to ferment them in some way, either by soaking or adding sourdough culture. OR, you could use sprouted flour for these recipes.

All in all, this is a high quality book and certainly worth a looksy if your library carries it. Or, you could just save yourself some time and just purchase a copy of The Homemade Pantry. If you’re looking to healthify your kitchen, let Ms. Chernila help you learn how in easy steps with The Homemade Pantry. If you want even more kitchen inspiration, try her newest book The Homemade Kitchen.

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  1. Colleen says

    April 6, 2013 at 10:34 pm

    I’ve been doing recipes from her book as part of a series called “pantry revamp” on my blog. I’ve enjoyed what I’ve made so far. Beautiful book.

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    • Homestead Lady says

      April 7, 2013 at 9:04 am

      Cool! I think it has a lot of value for exactly that; sometimes the hardest part of getting healthier in our kitchens is to realize we CAN actually make most of what we’re currently buying. I’ll never forget the first time I made powdered sugar from a “healthier” raw sugar – it was like magic!

      Reply
  2. Suzanne says

    May 14, 2013 at 3:22 pm

    This book looks like it would be practical and definitely would save most families major money. I’m definitely interested in reading it. 🙂

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    • Homestead Lady says

      May 14, 2013 at 10:33 pm

      So glad you think so and I hope you give it a try! Amazon has copies and so did my local library…:)

      Reply
  3. Nicky says

    May 14, 2013 at 8:12 pm

    I’ve been making more things from scratch. This week I’m trying homemade cream cheese from raw milk. I’d love to have a cookbook with more recipes in it to try.

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    • Homestead Lady says

      May 14, 2013 at 10:33 pm

      Wonderful – this one should suit! I also enjoy Nourishing Traditions. Amazon and the library should have both.

      Reply
  4. Nicole says

    May 23, 2013 at 7:44 am

    I’m trying to make more stuff at home and this would really help me alot 🙂

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    • Homestead Lady says

      May 23, 2013 at 12:12 pm

      So glad! My next goal is ketchup – how hard can it be, right?

      Reply
  5. Miz Helen says

    June 22, 2013 at 5:30 pm

    Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday. Hope you are having a great weekend and come back soon!
    Miz Helen

    Reply
  6. Jennifer says

    June 26, 2013 at 9:50 am

    I checked this book out from the library in February. I loved it so much that I purchased it. I loved reading this book, which I find unusual in a cookbook. I now make my own yogurt, cheese, graham crackers, and the perfect pie crust. The pastries on the cover are divine, by the way, they are a favorite of my family.

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  7. daisy says

    June 28, 2013 at 4:13 am

    I read cookbooks too!
    I’ll have to check this one out. Thanks for sharing!

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    • Homestead Lady says

      June 29, 2013 at 1:39 am

      Glad to know I’m not the only weirdo reading cookbooks!! This is a fun one; I like her voice.

      Reply
  8. angi says

    June 29, 2013 at 7:56 pm

    I love this book. I checked it out from the library and then purchased a copy. Thanks for linking up to Non Fiction Book Love.

    Reply

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