{"product_id":"southern-from-scratch-isbn-9781611803310","title":"Southern from Scratch","description":"\u003cb\u003eA guide to Southern scratch cooking—150 recipes for pantry essentials and modern twists on traditional recipes.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuild 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.\"Starting with the delicious fundamentals of the southern Appalachian larder, Ashley first fills your pantry with the goods, then shows you how to turn them into a bountiful table of delights. A born teacher with a storyteller's charm, her directions are both fun, clear, and will make you capable in no time. And nothing could inspire you more than Johnny Autry's luscious photos, so roll up your sleeves, and get down to scratch!\"—Ronni Lundy, author of \u003ci\u003eVictuals\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“\u003ci\u003eSouthern from Scratch\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to become one of the definitive, essential volumes on the cuisine of the American South. A culmination of Ashley English's own history and the region that shaped her, this book is packed with fundamental recipes that will wow you with flavor while always teaching you something new. Ashley shares her skill with such generosity and warmth, inviting us into her Appalachian kitchen with every breathtaking page.”—Alana Chernila, author of \u003ci\u003eEating from the Ground Up\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Homemade Pantry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“With \u003ci\u003eSouthern from Scratch\u003c\/i\u003e, Ashley English teaches her readers how to create a culinary ecosystem bursting with flavorful, hardworking condiments, preserves, and baked goods that flow seamlessly into simple snacks, easy meals, and company dishes. While grounded in the Southern tradition, if your love language is food, this book is for you.”—Marisa McClellan, author of \u003ci\u003eNaturally Sweet Food in Jars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Very rarely does a cookbook make your heart warm and your mouth water at the same. \u003ci\u003eSouthern from Scratch\u003c\/i\u003e finds the soul and comfort of both place and food.”—Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell, Beekman 1802 Almanac\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This volume is an inspiring resource for homesteaders, but even urbanites will like the ideas for putting up seasonalabundance, Southern style. This book is full of tempting foods that will have you reaching for your wooden spoon, castironskillet, and claw hammer (for knocking together another pantry) all at once.\"—\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Alongside beautiful photography from \u003ci\u003eG\u0026amp;G\u003c\/i\u003e contributor Johnny Autry, Ashley English shares steadfast recipes that build on the pillars of the Southern larder, like pickled okra and dilly beans, plus some with unexpected twists you’ll want to try tonight, like macaroni and cheese with a potato chip crust.\"—\u003ci\u003eGarden \u0026amp; Gun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eCookbook author and homesteader Ashley English is proof that a grandmother's influence during a child's formative years can fire the imagination and cultivate a life's work.\"—\u003ci\u003eSouthern Living \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"This is a friendly straightforward approach to Southern-style weeknight meals, snacks and special occasions.\"—\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003eASHLEY ENGLISH is a lifelong cook, baker, and gardener with a wide breadth of knowledge on issues of sustainability and foodways. She has earned degrees in both holistic nutrition and sociology. She is a member of Slow Food USA and has worked over the years with a number of non-profit organizations committed to social and agricultural issues. She maintains a blog at www.small-measure.blogspot.com and a bi-monthly column at \u003ci\u003eDesign*Sponge\u003c\/i\u003e (200K regular readers). Her Homemade Living series (Lark) launched in Spring 2010 includes four books total. She has regular columns in the new magazines \u003ci\u003eWhere Women Cook\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTaproot\u003c\/i\u003e. Ashley and her husband currently reside in Candler, NC, with their young son and a menagerie of chickens, dogs, cats, and bees, where they are converting their land into a thriving homestead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohnny Autry's work has been featured in \u003ci\u003eVictuals\u003c\/i\u003e by Ronni Lundy, \u003ci\u003ePoole's \u003c\/i\u003eby Ashley Christensen, and \u003ci\u003eBuxton Hall Barbeque's Book of Smoke\u003c\/i\u003e by Elliot Moss, as well as in \u003ci\u003eBon Appetit, Cooking Light, Southern Living, Better Homes \u0026amp; Gardens, GQ, \u003c\/i\u003eand more.","brand":"Roost Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301673128165,"sku":"NP9781611803310","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781611803310.jpg?v=1767737015","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/southern-from-scratch-isbn-9781611803310","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}