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From the popular blogger behind Simply Scratch comes a debut cookbook of easy and accessible family recipes — the new bible for cooking with whole foods.

For Laurie McNamara, growing up on a farm in the country had major perks: her mother cooked with vegetables from the family garden, they collected fresh eggs from the chicken coop, and absolutely everything—from ketchup to casseroles—was made 100 percent from scratch, with whole foods. When McNamara moved away from home, though, she found herself too busy to prepare from-scratch meals, between working full time and raising two kids. Like most Americans, she relied on boxed brownie mix, canned soup, bottled dressings, and frozen dinners to make home cooking quicker and cheaper. But she soon learned that these so-called shortcuts were in fact both more expensive and light-years less healthy than simply making everything herself.

Eventually, she’d had enough and vowed to remake her kitchen into a from-scratch kitchen. Now, five years later, McNamara has helped hundreds of thousands of home cooks prepare from-scratch meals with whole-food ingredients through her blog, Simply Scratch.

McNamara’s highly anticipated debut cookbook, Simply Scratch, brings her home-cooking know-how to the nation, with 120 wholesome, tasty recipes along with stunning photography, entertaining anecdotes, and personal musings. This book offers easy recipes for delectable concoctions such as Buckwheat Pancakes, Veggie Pesto Pizza, Creamy Roasted Tomato Soup, and Fudy Chocolate Toffee-Topped Brownies.

Simply Scratch will be the must-have bible to cooking beyond the box and can. Featuring a down-to-earth approach and family recipes that use everyday ingredients, Simply Scratch proves cooking from scratch can be affordable, simple, fun, and—of course—absolutely delicious.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Avery; Illustrated edition (November 17, 2015)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 158333579X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1583335796
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.9 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.75 x 0.7 x 9.38 inches
Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: You Need This Book!!
Review: Ive followed Laurie's blog for a few years and love everything that Ive made. The day the book came I made the Southwest Chicken Chili. It was delicious. Since then I've make the cheesecake , blackberry glazed salmon, and the tomato soup. All came out perfect and were so delicious!! The pictures are perfectly accurate too. The cheesecake was a huge hit at Thanksgiving. I don't care for tomato soup, but the picture and combination of vegetables sounded so delicious I decided to try it. It was so amazing!! My friends tried it at work and loved it too. If you enjoy simple, flavorful, homemade food you will love this. The ingredients are things you have around your house or can easily find so running from store to store for strange ingredients. I appreciate that since I only have one store where I live in Alaska so that is not a possibility. Thank you for all the new recipes and revamping my lunches!!

Reviewer: Fundogs
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Been looking for a book like this for a long time
Review: Been looking for a book like this for a long time. I want to make my own "everything" and this is a great start. The recipes are simple and taste great. I particularly like the seasoning blends, ketchup, condensed soups (I hate having to use canned soups!). The recipes are authentic and really good. The only recipe I had to modify was the baked beans; it was too sweet as printed so the second time I decreased the sugar and it was just like my New England mothers homemade! I wish the recipes included nutritional information though.

Reviewer: Kelli
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great Cookbook for a Gift!
Review: I bought this book for my mother in law for Mother's Day. After receiving it it was hard for me to give it away! I love Laurie's beautiful pictures, and that it includes so many stories, as well as cooking essentials. I think my mother in law will love this book. The recipes looked so delicious! Anything I've ever made from Laurie's blog has always turned out amazing.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: New cooking ideas
Review: It's always great to have a different and fresh perspective on day to day cooking. Great book!

Reviewer: JayJ
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A must for meat centric, stay at home moms
Review: If you are set on cooking from scratch, serving meat and cheese to your family, and don't need nutritional info., this is a beautiful cookbook. If dieting, cut portion sizes. You don't need 5 of meat and cream sauce after all. Just add absolutely plain vegetables. You needn't jazz up every item on the plate if serving a rich main dish.

Reviewer: Jillian Z
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A must have
Review: This is one of the best cook books ever. The directions are easy to follow and the pictures are fantastic. I like to cook from scratch, you know exactly what you are putting in your body. The chicken chili was so easy to make and delicious.

Reviewer: Art
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Cookbook
Review: Haven't used it yet. The photos look good though.

Reviewer: Tina Leonard
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Practical and easy scratch recipes using commonly available ingredients that were real
Review: Practical and easy scratch recipes using commonly available ingredients that were real, without added items I didn't want. Quantities were small enough not to overtake my pantry but large enough to serve my family. Flavors were wonderful. Food I remember as a child. Scratch food but also easy and quick.

Reviewer: Gewurztraweener
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I rarely write reviews on Amazon. However, I have to write one for this amazing cookbook. I stumbled onto Laurie McNamara's fantastic blog a few years ago and was so excited to see that she had published a cookbook. The photos on her blog and in the cookbook MAKE you want to cook, and the recipes are straightforward and delicious. EVERY recipe I have tried in this cookbook looks and tastes great. I am one of those people who needs a full-colour photo with my recipes, and this book doesn't disappoint. The cookbook market is one crowded with fad diets and celebrity chefs. Do yourself a favour and get this cookbook - it will stand the test of time. Hoping the author publishes another one soon!

Reviewer: Mary
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Best chocolate cookies ever! Simple and easy to follow!

Reviewer: Kathy
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: What a lovely read. The Author has shared some of her tried and true family recipes. I have prepared several that have been met with overwhelming approval from my family. I will collect more books from this Author in the future.