A Southern guide to scratch cooking--over 150 recipes for pantry essentials and modern twists on traditional recipes.
ASHLEY 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
Design*Sponge (200K regular readers). Her Homemade Living series
(Lark) launched in Spring 2010 includes four books total. She has
regular columns in the new magazines Where Women Cook and Taproot.
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.
Johnny Autry's work has been featured in Victuals by Ronni Lundy,
Poole's by Ashley Christensen, and Buxton Hall Barbeque's Book of
Smoke by Elliot Moss, as well as in Bon Appetit, Cooking Light,
Southern Living, Better Homes & Gardens, GQ, and more.
"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 Victuals
“Southern from Scratch 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 Eating from the Ground Up and The Homemade
Pantry
“With Southern from Scratch, 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 Naturally Sweet Food in Jars
“Very rarely does a cookbook make your heart warm and your mouth
water at the same. Southern from Scratch finds the soul and comfort
of both place and food.”—Brent Ridge and Josh Kilmer-Purcell,
Beekman 1802 Almanac
"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."—Foreword Reviews
"Alongside beautiful photography from G&G 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."—Garden & Gun
"Cookbook 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."—Southern
Living
"This is a friendly straightforward approach to Southern-style
weeknight meals, snacks and special occasions."—Shelf Awareness
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