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My pantry : homemade ingredients that make simple meals your own / Alice Waters ; with Fanny Singer ; illustrations by Fanny Singer.

by Waters, Alice.

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Pam Krauss Books, [2015]

143 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 136-137) and index.

Spice mixtures and condiments -- Za'atar -- Cumin salt -- Chile lime salt -- Niloufer's masala -- Nico's pork seasoning -- Espelette hot sauce -- Red wine vinegar -- Apple peel cider vinegar -- Tahini -- Nuts -- Slow-roasted nuts with sage leaves -- Almond paste -- Noyau extract -- Almond milk -- Chocolate nut bark -- Beans and other legumes -- Beans cooked over the fire -- White bean crostini -- Hummus with preserved lemon -- Lentil soup -- Savory preserves -- Tomato confit -- Roasted tomato sauce -- Roasted eggplant caponata -- Nana's chile -- All-purpose pickling brine -- Pickled young ginger -- Pickled sweet peppers -- Pickled wild mushrooms -- Quick garlicky dill pickles -- Zucchini pickles -- Salt-preserved kumquats -- Dried fig leaves -- Whole grains -- Corn tortillas -- Multigrain porridge -- Fanny's superfood granola -- The many uses of cooked brown rice -- Brown rice and herb salad -- Buckwheat buttermilk crêpes -- Oat pancakes -- Whole-wheat flatbreads -- Pita bread -- Preserved fish and meat -- Sardines escabeche -- Salted fish -- Brandade -- Marinated anchovies -- Gravlax -- Tuna confit -- Rendering fat: lard, duck fat, and ghee -- Duck leg confit -- Beef broth -- Chicken stock -- Cheese -- Making fresh cheese -- Farmer's cheese -- Ricotta -- Chèvre -- Yogurt -- Labneh -- Crème fraiche -- Sweet preserves -- Raspberry syrup -- Candied rose petals or mint leaves -- Quince and apple paste -- Candied citrus peel -- Panforte -- Crab apple jelly -- Mary Jo's brandied cherries -- Preserved apricots in syrup -- Mia's vin d'orange -- Vin de pêche (peach leaf apéritif) -- Vanilla extract -- Lovage syrup.

In this sweet, petite collection of essays and recipes, Alice Waters showcases the simple building-block ingredients she uses to create gratifying, impromptu meals all year long. She invites readers to step into her kitchen, sharing how she shops, stores, and prepares the pantry staples and preserves that form the core of her daily meals. Ranging from essentials like homemade chicken stock, red wine vinegar, and tomato sauce to the unique artisanal provisions that embody Alice's unadorned yet delightful cooking style, she shows how she injects even simple meals with nuanced flavor and seasonal touches year-round. From fresh cheeses to quick pickles to sweets and spirits, these often-used ingredients are, as she explains, the key to kitchen spontaneity when combined with simple grains, vegetables, and other staple items. With charming pen-and-ink illustrations by her daughter, Fanny and Alice's warm, inviting tone, the latest book from our most influential proponent of simple, organic cooking ensures a gracious, healthy meal is always within reach. Alice Waters is the owner of Chez Panisse Restaurant and Café in Berkeley, California. She is Vice President of Slow Food International, and is the author of twelve books, including The Art of Simple Food II, 40 Years of Chez Panisse, and In the Green Kitchen. She lives in Berkeley, California.

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