{"product_id":"the-homemade-kitchen-isbn-9780385346153","title":"The Homemade Kitchen","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eStart where you are. Feed yourself. Do your best, and then let go. Be helpful.  Slow down. Don’t be afraid of food.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Hearty, flavorful, and occassionally healthy recipes in gorgeous packaging that will put some pleasure back in your kitchen.\"—\u003ci\u003eEpicurious\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlana Chernila has these phrases taped to her fridge, and they are guiding principles helping her to stay present in her kitchen. They also provide the framework for her second book. In \u003ci\u003eThe Homemade Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e she exalts the beautiful imperfections of food made at home and extends the lessons of cooking through both the quotidian and extraordinary moments of the day. Alana sees cooking as an opportunity to live consciously, not just as a means to an end. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten as much for the reader as the cook, The Homemade Kitchen covers a globe’s worth of flavors and includes new staples (what Alana is known for) such as chèvre, tofu, kefir, kimchi, preserved lemons, along with recipes and ideas for using them. Here, too, are dishes you’ll be inspired to try and that you will make again and again until they become your own family recipes, such as \u003cb\u003eBroccoli Raab with Cheddar Polenta\u003c\/b\u003e, a flavor-forward lunch for one; \u003cb\u003eRoasted Red Pepper Corn Chowder\u003c\/b\u003e, “late summer in a bowl”; \u003cb\u003eStuffed Winter Squash\u003c\/b\u003e, rich with leeks, chorizo, apples, and grains; \u003cb\u003eBraised Lamb Shanks\u003c\/b\u003e that are tucked into the oven in the late afternoon and not touched again until dinner; \u003cb\u003eCorn and Nectarine Salad\u003c\/b\u003e showered with torn basil; perfect share-fare \u003cb\u003eSesame Noodles\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003eAsparagus Carbonara\u003c\/b\u003e, the easiest weeknight dinner ever; and sweet and savory treats such as Popovers,\u003cb\u003e Cinnamon Swirl Bread\u003c\/b\u003e, Summer Trifle made with homemade pound cake and whatever berries are ripest, and \u003cb\u003eRhubarb Snacking Cake\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this follow-up to Alana’s wildly successful debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Homemade Pantry\u003c\/i\u003e, she once again proves herself to be the truest and least judgmental friend a home cook could want.“Alana Chernila takes a realistic approach to cooking with pleasure . . . The fact that the photography is stunning, the layout elegant, and the recipes themselves somehow modern and rustic at the same time doesn't hurt. . . . Hearty, flavorful, and occassionally healthy recipes in gorgeous packaging that will put some pleasure back in your kitchen.\"\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eEpicurious\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“In \u003ci\u003eThe Homemade Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e, Alana Chernila shows us that as home cooks, we have endless choices—to use homemade roasted tomatoes instead of canned, to throw together a rough and tumble minestrone with whatever ingredients are on hand—and that the decisions we make every day about what, and how, to cook help us define where we stand in the world.”\u003cb\u003e—MERRILL STUBBS, Co-founder and President of Food 52\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Paging through Chernila’s comforting and satisfying book feels like having a cup of tea with a good friend. Equal parts narrative and recipes, her offering is as much a philosophy of life as it is a collection of dishes.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Publishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Never preachy or prescriptive, Chernila's most recent offering is sure to please anyone who loves unfussy, from-scratch cooking.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred reivew\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Alana Chernila has crafted a truly contemporary guidebook to the food she loves, written from the refreshingly authentic perspective of a voracious learner. If any book will make you want to rearrange your schedule to get cooking from scratch again, \u003ci\u003eThe Homemade Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e is the one.”\u003cb\u003e—HUGH ACHESON, chef and author of \u003ci\u003eThe Broad Fork\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA New Turn in the South\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“To leaf through the gorgeous recipes in her book is to be reminded that preparing good, simple food for the people you love is what it's all about.”\u003cb\u003e—JENNY ROSENSTRACH, author of \u003ci\u003eDinner: The Playbook \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e Dinner: A Love Story\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is so much more than a cookbook full of unforgettable recipes (though it is that, too). Alana Chernila has written an intimate portrait of a cook in her kitchen, one who celebrates the surprise windfalls and the mundane, everyday moments with equal fervor.”\u003cb\u003e—AMY THIELEN, author of \u003ci\u003eThe New Midwestern Table\u003c\/i\u003e and host of Food Network’s \u003ci\u003eHeartland Table\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“There is a tender-hearted quality to everything about Alana, extending to her beautiful sense of what a cookbook should be.”\u003cb\u003e—MOLLIE KATZEN, author of \u003ci\u003eMoosewood Cookbook\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of the Plate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Both Alana Chernila’s food and her writing are honest and beguiling, and in \u003ci\u003eThe Homemade Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e she’s more than generous with her talents and her wisdom.”\u003cb\u003e—KATIE WORKMAN, author of \u003ci\u003eDinner Solved!\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Mom 100 Cookbook\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I love how \u003ci\u003eThe Homemade Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e is much more than just a cookbook and actually teaches you how to cook. There is so much value in using ingredients you have on hand or adjusting a recipe based on your preferences and Alana uses her sensible approach to show you how to do just that.”\u003cb\u003e—LISA LEAKE, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Selling Author of \u003ci\u003e100 Days of Real Food\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Alana’s is an intimate, connected way to cook, eat and live, infused with joy, layered with pleasure, and finished with a generous pinch of forgiveness as needed.”\u003cb\u003e—MARGARET ROACH, author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Backyard Parables: Lessons on Gardening, and Life\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Chernila is a generous, considerate teacher, her technical range far-reaching, and her diverse pantry simultaneously up-to-date and timeless.”\u003cb\u003e—CHARLOTTE DRUCKMAN, author of \u003ci\u003eSkirt Steak: \u003ci\u003eWomen Chefs on Standing the Heat and Staying in the Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eALANA CHERNILA writes, cooks, teaches cheese making, and blogs at EatingFromTheGroundUp.com. 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