Scratch: Home Cooking for Everyone Made Simple, Fun, and Totally Delicious: A Co [Hardcover]

IACP COOKBOOK AWARD NOMINEE

Maria Rodale was raised on real food. She doesn’t think of eating homemade, from scratch meals as part of a trend or movement; it has always been her life. Raised in a family of farmers, bakers, chefs, gardeners, and publishers, Maria is used to growing, cooking, reading and writing about, and eating organic, delicious food. And now, for the first time ever, she’s sharing her tried-and-true family recipes.

Scratchis full of comfort food recipes that aren’t focused on any one healthy trend, but are instead innately healthy, because Maria inspires you to return to your kitchen and cook with real, organic food. Recipes like Pasta Fagiole, Maria’s Fried Chicken, and Lamb & Barley Soup will be crowd pleasers for sure, but Maria throws in some unique-to-the-family recipes that are going to delight as well, such as her Pennsylvania Dutch Dandelion Salad with Bacon Dressing, Ardie’s Pasties, and Homemade Hoppin’ John (a black-eyed pea stew made with smoked turkey or ham).

Besides sharing her family’s favorite recipes, Maria’s book also gives you a peek into her life as a Rodale, with personal family portraits and stories. With this cookbook, you can eat like the Rodale family every night of the week with delicious food to make at home, from scratch. Naturally healthy, bacon included. Rodale, CEO and chair of Rodale Inc., believes that anyone can learn to cook, and this title shares useful techniques and necessary instruction for beginners. The recipes are designed to deliver tasty meals using real food in the simplest way possible, and Rodale appears to have hit her mark. This is not a trendy health-focused cookbook; it is a book that reflects the way Rodale was raised and the way she cooks for her own family. Rodale begins with basics before moving on to the more complex recipes. The first chapter, “Rise & Shine,” begins with silky buttered eggs and enl3+