Better from Scratch : Delicious DIY Foods to Start Making at Home

Better from Scratch : Delicious DIY Foods to Start Making at Home
ISBN: 9781616287313
Publication Date: 8 August 2014

**This go-to guide features 60 delectable recipes inspired by everyday food products we tend to buy. From homemade granola and jams to condiments and kimchi, this cookbook is full of easy recipes, helpful tips, and clever ideas for making these favourite items at home. Armed with this collection of do-it-yourself recipes - easy to personalise and customise with the seasons - stock your kitchen with flavor and make delicious gifts for friends and family.

You'll start to rethink what goes into your grocery cart when you realise the endless possibilities, and health benefits, of making these favourite foods from scratch.

Whether whipping up your favourite sandwich condiments, fermenting your own sauerkraut, or making beef jerky from scratch, so many kitchen staples, from sauces to snacks, are simply better and more nutritious homemade. This collection of do-it-yourself recipes will inspire you to stock your kitchen with made-from-scratch favourites without the added preservatives, sugar, and unpronounceable ingredients found in similar store-bought products. Organised by savoury and sweet items, the recipes span classic to innovative and provide solutions for everyday items, inspiration for new creations, and ways to satisfy salty and sugary cravings.

You'll also find expert advice on storing foods, easy and seasonal variations on recipes, and how- to's for DIY food gifts, trendy sodas and cocktails, and entirely homemade snack platters. These modern DIYs, like homemade chocolate-hazelnut spread, nut milks and butters, infused syrups, and vodka-brined olives, will provide just the arsenal you need to create an endlessly inspiring and tasty kitchen.

About the Author

Ivy Manning is a Portland, Oregon-based freelance food and travel wri...**