Title:	The Self-Reliant Kitchen: From-Scratch Sourdough Breads, Homemade Cheese, and Farm-to-Table Meals
	Author:	Michelle Mullennix
	Published:	October 1, 2024, Skyhorse
	No. of Pages:	224
	Cover Price:	$19.49 Hardcover, $19.99 Kindle

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One thing that is trending nowadays is the avoidance of preservatives and additives in our food and going back to the basics and making our own rather than relying on convenience foods. A perfect way to start this at home is to pick up an excellent cookbook that addresses going natural, The Self-Reliant Kitchen: From-Scratch Sourdough Breads, Homemade Cheese, and Farm-to-Table Meals, by food writer and recipe developer, Michelle Mullennix, who lives on a homestead in Arizona.

The first chapters cover an introduction to self-reliance in the kitchen, cooking tools, and ingredients, including the steps to making a sourdough starter and keeping it going. Then there are wonderful recipes. The recipes are written in the traditional manner with a list of ingredients followed by step-by-step instructions to insure that beginners and seasoned cooks can successfully make each recipe.

Another good thing about this cookbook is that most of the recipes include beautiful, professional photographs which make it possible for readers to see what their finished dish looks like. The book also includes well-written tips and explanations of how to make new things at home that most of us previously bought at the grocery store.
Anyone who wants to get away from all the crap found in most of the store-bought foods will definitely want to pick up this book. Not only are the dishes made from scratch more nutritious, but they taste better, too.

Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book.