Selected by the New York Times as a Notable Cookbook, by USA TODAY as a Best Holiday Gift For the Foodie, and by More.com as one of their Best Cookbooks of the Year.
This unique combination of recipes, memoir, and advice is âpure entertainment in an original, fresh voiceâ (Mollie Katzen, author of Moosewood Cookbook).
When blogger Jennifer Reese lost her job, she began a series of food-related experiments. Economizing by making her own peanut butter, pita bread, and yogurt, she found that âdoing it yourselfâ doesnât always cost less or taste better. In fact, she found that the joys of making some foods from scratchâ marshmallows, hot dog buns, and hummusâcan be augmented by buying certain ready-made foodsâbutter, ketchup, and hamburger buns. Tired? Buy your mayonnaise. Inspired? Make it.
With Reeseâs fresh voice and delightful humor, Make the Bread, Buy the Butter has 120 recipes with eminently practical yet deliciously fun âmake or buyâ recommendations. Her tales include living with a backyard full of cheerful chickens, muttering ducks, and adorable baby goats; countertops laden with lacto-fermenting pickles; and closets full of mellowing cheeses. Hereâs the full picture of what is involved in a truly homemade life and how to get the most out of your time in the kitchenâwith the good news that you shouldnât try to make everything yourself.