Make the Bread, Buy the Butter

Posted on 12 December 2017 by Jennifer Reese

When Jennifer Reese lost her job, she was overcome by an impulse common among the recently unemployed to economize by doing for herself what she had previously paid for She had never before considered making her own peanut butter and pita bread, let alone curing her own prosciutto or raising turkeys And though it sounded logical that doing it yourself would cost less, she had her doubts So Reese began a series of kitchen related experiments, taking into account the competing demands of everyday contemporary American family life as she answers some timely questions When is homemade better Cheaper Are backyard eggs a ethical choice than store bought Will grinding and stuffing your own sausage ruin your week Is it possible to make an edible maraschino cherry Some of Reese s discoveries will surprise you Although you should make your hot dog buns, guacamole, and yogurt, you should probably buy your hamburger buns, potato chips, and rice pudding Tired Buy your mayonnaise Inspired Make it With its fresh voice and delightful humor, Make the Bread, Buy the Butter gives 120 recipes with eminently practical yet deliciously fun Make or buy recommendations Reese is relentlessly entertaining as she relates her food and animal husbandry adventures, which amuse and perplex as well as nourish and sustain her family 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 Here s the full picture of what is involved in a truly homemade life with the good news that you shouldn t try to make everything yourself and how to get the most out of your time in the kitchen. Free Read Make the Bread, Buy the Butter [ by ] Jennifer Reese [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr I can proclaim with absolute certainty this is the most enjoyable cookbook I will probably never use I have no plans to make my own cream cheese I will not be fermenting my own kimchi, curing my own meat, or even rendering my own lard ButThis is easily one of the most entertaining books I have read this year.The author is FUNNY Her saucy writing style, willingness to try anything, and dogged devotion to exhausting research reminds me of Mary Roach I giggled when she bought a skin on pork I can proclaim with absolute certainty this is the most enjoyable cookbook I will probably never use I have no plans to make my own cream cheese I will not be fermenting my own kimchi, curing my own meat, or even rendering my own lard ButThis is easily one of the most entertaining books I have read this year.The author is FUNNY Her saucy writing style, willingness to try anything, and dogged devotion to exhausting research reminds me of Mary Roach I giggled when she bought a skin on pork belly from a Chinese market that was covered with big, fleshy nipples I snorted over her tale of making homemade hot dogs I snickered merrily while reading about her attempts at keeping and raising chickens and goats big successes , ducks and turkeys eh, not so much The book is basically an exploration into whether it is better to buy a product, or make it yourself, and Reese includes Hassle ratings that range from Easy to Truly a pain in the ass. My favorite was You will want to bludgeon yourself with...Did I find this book useful Maybe I now am encouraged to try baking bread, making yogurt, making hummus, and beef jerky, based on her book I will report back after spending a Saturday doing these things and we will see But I got really tired of the tone after she started trying to raise livestock So a minor digression There is an alarming persona at work in our culture The tone in Julie and Julia and now in Make the Bread, Buy the Butter is one of women who decide that they are going Did I find this book useful Maybe I now am encouraged to try baking bread, making yogurt, making hummus, and beef jerky, based on her book I will report back after spending a Saturday doing these things and we will see But I got really tired of the tone after she started trying to raise livestock So a minor digression There is an alarming persona at work in our culture The tone in Julie and Julia and now in Make the Bread, Buy the Butter is one of women who decide that they are going to embrace the domestic arts, and then, sit aghast as things go awry It s the same tone as Dooce It s the same tone in The Bloggess It s this odd, cardboard HELPLESSNESS, where they appear to be doing something that s not easy for them for the FIRST TIME EV...When I lost my job, I started cooking beans from dry but that s about as far as I got going down the road to discovering which recipes I could use my newly found time to make And when I heard about this book, I kept recommending it to people I knew who made preserves Finally I realized I was recommending it because I was interested, so I sat down and read it Just when I was thinking we might have to give up the dog in favor of chickens and goats, Reese writes, It seems a tragic waste to shap When I lost my job, I started cooking beans from dry but that s about as far as I got going down the road to discovering which recipes I could use my n...I read this book as much as you can read what is essentially a cook book with a lot of fascinating and hilarious introductions and clarification.Finding herself without a job, Reese decided to try making a whole lot of stuff that we typically buy at the grocery store bread and butter, as the title suggests, along with a whole slew of other items like cheese, corn dogs, cured meats, salad dressing, jams, etc Based on the cost, taste, and work involved, this book contains her recommendations o I read this book as much as you can read what is ess...My take Jennifer Reese is a girl after my own heart I had a similar experience only I didn t write a book about it and I forgot to get the chickens Mostly because I have an aversion to eating animals I grow, even if it is only eggs Don t even get me started on growing up on a farm and eating the cows that wandered through the field Vegetarianism is so under rated.So Reese experiments with what can be made at home and what can not It is hilarious and right on I agree with her on so many le My take Jennifer Reese is a girl after my own heart I had a similar experience only I didn t write a book about it and I forgot to get the chickens Mostly because I have an aversion to eating animals I grow, even if it is only eggs Don t even get me started on growing up on a farm and eating the cows that wandered through the field Vegetarianism is so under rated.So Reese experiments with what can be made at home and what can not It is hilarious and right on I agree with her on so many levels On the title alone, I stopped buying Rhodes rolls over 5 years ago I can whip up rolls and 5 different artisan breads for pennies thanks to hard economic times I did, however, have so...This book is a mixed bag For the positive, the story telling is humorous and easy to follow, and the format is well done what is the cost of making it versus buying it, what is the hassle, and what is the quality difference For the negative, when I want to make something from home, it is because I want to make something artisan, not because I want a homemade pop tart This complaint isreflective of me and my tastes than the recipies of the author, but if you would rather make a pain ch This book is a mixed bag For the positive, the story telling is humorous and easy to follow, and the for... A few caveats before we get started, Reese writes in the introduction First, although, like most people, I think about money, I ve always been able to clothe my children and pay the mortgage and if I couldn t whether I bought or made creme fraiche or bread, to use a less absurd example would make no difference It is frivolous and deluded to think it would I just wanted to address and answer some middle class home economics questions that nagged my Michael Pollan reading, price checking, ove A few caveats before we get started, Reese writes in the introduction First, although, like most people, I think about money, I ve always been able to clothe my children and pay the mortgage and if I couldn t whether I bought or made creme fraiche or bread, to use a less absurd example would make no difference It is frivolous and deluded to think it would I just wanted to address and answer some middle class home economics questions that nagged my Michael Pollan reading, price c...Intriguing premise, sharp witted writing Haven t tried any of the recipes yet One thing I didn t like is how California centric the book is The nearest See s Candies is hundreds of miles from me, plus I can t grow lemons in my backyard, so I rea...This book is fantastic and everyone who enjoys cooking needs to get their hands on this book What is best made homemade and what is best bought at the store Well she sums it up in easy to understand writing adding a bit of humor along the way Currently I have my homemade yogurt draining on the counter How fun is that Who knew ...I kind of love to read cookbooks anyways, but this one was particularly enjoyable I enjoy the mental challenge of wondering how to make things from scratch, though I ll never attempt anything to the level this author did She rates each recipe by cost and hassle, and I value the hassle she w...

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12 December 2017

Jennifer Reese