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hen essentials, like what basics to keep on hand for quick, tasty meals without a trip to the store, and features recipes that adapt old-fashioned pantry cooking for a modern audience. Avid chef and gardener Amy Pennington demystifies canning and pickling for the urban kitchen and provides tips for growing a practical food garden in even the smallest of spaces.
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Urban Pantry holds sustainability at its center: Take advantage of local ingredients, eliminate wasteful kitchen practices, and make the most out of the food you buy or grow.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent Resource and Inspiration,
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This review is from: Urban Pantry: Tips & Recipes for a Thrifty, Sustainable & Seasonal Kitchen (Paperback)
I just recently purchased this book off of a review by Paltrow and really enjoyed it. Its a great book for delicious recipes using local/organic/sustainable foods, and helps you see how best to set up your kitchen to be self-sufficient and healthy. A must have for anyone wanting to live a little better in every way.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
More Bookish Thoughts...,
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This review is from: Urban Pantry: Tips & Recipes for a Thrifty, Sustainable & Seasonal Kitchen (Paperback)
Part how-to guide to creating a well-stocked, seasonal pantry and part cookbook, "Urban Pantry" appeals to foodie apartment dwellers. Amy Pennington offers sound advice on using a variety of ingredients and provides intriguing recipes that make use of some lesser known products (farro, coconut oil, nigella seeds). She also includes chapters on small-batch preserving and the pantry garden and enhances her prose with a photo section, albeit small and inadequate.When I picked up this book, I expected more information on running a sustainable, economic kitchen and fewer (if any) recipes. Apart from the initial chapter, "stocking the pantry," the book can't quite decide which genre to fall into. Despite tips on buying and cooking everything from grains to nuts to yogurt, I found "Urban Pantry" ultimately unsatisfying.
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4.3 out of 5 stars (35 customer reviews) 74 of 74 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great addition to my Cookbook Library,
By Cookbook Connisseur - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Urban Pantry: Tips & Recipes for a Thrifty, Sustainable & Seasonal Kitchen (Paperback)
I have a huge bookshelf full of cookbooks. In fact, I will not allow myself to purchase cookbooks anymore, because I do not have any room to store them. That being said, 'Urban Pantry', which I just acquired, is so worth the small amount of space it takes up! Every single recipe is one that I will try, which is saying a lot--usually I take only 1 or 2 recipes away from a cookbook this size. The author writes in a voice that makes you feel like she's right there in the kitchen with you--and her words are practical and fun.So far, I've tried the berry syrup, cracker recipe (best!), and am working on the ginger beer. I have been cooking for a long time, and still learned a lot from this book. I have pretty much every ingredient the recipes call for in my pantry, which make the recipes extremely accessible. The pictures are beautiful, and overall the entire reading experience inspiring. You too, can preserve in small batches, make your own crackers and sodapop at home, all without spending a million years and a million dollars doing it! Highly recommended! 49 of 49 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
My New BFF,
By Ellie - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: Urban Pantry: Tips & Recipes for a Thrifty, Sustainable & Seasonal Kitchen (Paperback)
When I first saw the title I knew I had to have it. Urban Pantry, Thrifty, Sustainable, Seasonal? Amy's words spoke right to me.I am a new stay at home mom and we are on a real tight budget, $200.00 every other week for a family of five. I decided to base our grocery list this pay day off of her recipes mainly for two weeks. We spent 190.00 total at Costco for the basics, PCC for a few extras, and our family sized box from our CSA that we receive weekly. We've been eating like kings, and organic none the less! The recipes are so simple yet have that little extra something special. I just made the perfect roast chicken tonight and my husband asked me to marry him...again! Maybe that recipe should be renamed "love bird" or "proposal chicken", no kidding. I am looking forward to trying EVERY recipe and taking up canning for the first time, and next spring planting a back porch garden all with my new BFF. This book has been so inspirational. I also live in Seattle and my front porch view is dumpsters and a parking lot. I used to think I couldn't wait to have a real yard, but now I can see there's no reason to wait to plant a garden. I used to think my "two butt" kitchen wasn't big enough for canning but, now I can't wait for small batch preserving. Amy makes the most daunting tasks simple and savvy. Her words are inviting and friendly. Her tips and advice are smart and timely. I own MANY cook books and just this one speaks to my soul. I just subscribed to edibleSEATTLE because I heard she's a contributer because, I as well can't wait for her next book. 44 of 44 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Only 5 dozen?,
By S. Jones "Garden House tenant" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Urban Pantry: Tips & Recipes for a Thrifty, Sustainable & Seasonal Kitchen (Paperback)
What a great cookbook! I knew from the cover of this book, that it was going to be a good one. I know, I know, "don't judge a book by it's cover." Glass jars of polenta and beet greens, these are a few of my favorite things. And I'm now planning to add open shelves in my kitchen.Beyond the cover, I thought the author did a great job of keeping it personal with great suggestions, stories and few ingredient recipes. The recipes seem classic, but with a twist to keep the recipe, economical, local, and beautiful. I started out with the cracker recipe, and I HIGHLY recommend that one. I'm no baker, and these turned out so delicious, I want to share them with everyone I know. Next I tried the super easy Carrot-Coconut Milk Soup. So, simple, so delicious, and so easy! |
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