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Oh. My. Word. I am totally in love with this book. Usually I get excited about books like this and then am disappointed. Not this time!

Oh. My. Word. I am totally in love with this book. Usually I get excited about books like this and then am disappointed. Not this time!

Urban Pantry: Tips & Recipes for a Thrifty, Sustainable & Seasonal Kitchen by Amy Pennington is published by my new favorite imprint, Skipstone Books.

For starters, it is written in a very down-to-earth style. I’m finding more and more that some of these types of books are written in a way that makes me feel guilty; this one just comes across as helpful!

I sat down and read this whole book in one sitting, marking some of my favorite recipes that I haven’t tried yet (but will, so stay tuned!). Just look at the table of contents:

1. stocking the pantry 17

2. kitchen economy 41

3. whole grains 55

4. beans & peas 69

5. cooking with eggs 85

6. nuts 99

7. milk & yogurt 115

8. small-batch preserving 131

9. the pantry garden

As you can see, just about all the basics are covered. It’s a great resource to help you organize your pantry in preparation for the start of CSA season.

The winner has been chosen and notified; I apologize that that it was mistakenly advertised as being open until the 31st when, in fact, Wednesday is the 30th.

You can win a copy of your own!

Ashley (my new best friend) has offered to send one of my readers a copy of Urban Pantry. You can even choose whether you’d prefer an ebook or a printed book. You can earn up to three entries.

  1. Comment below saying what pantry item you couldn’t live without.
  2. Sign up for the Skipstone Newsletter and come back here, leaving a comment that you did.
  3. “Like” Skipstone Books on FaceBook, and come back here, leaving me a comment that you did.

 

Good luck! Entries will be accepted until Wednesday, March 30, midnight EST. Contest open anywhere in the world but only those in the U.S. will be able to choose the printed format as their prize; others will receive the ebook.


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  1. Johanna

    The pantry item I cannot live without is beans. That and homemade stock in my freezer. With those two things, dinner can be made!

  5. Esther

    It’s hard to narrow it down, but definitely dried beans, homemade stock and bulk oats. Those are go to items around our home!

  8. Frances

    We are barely making it but our pantry is well stocked in beans, oats, and corn flour. I look at all those jars and I feel very rich in food! Looking forward to the CSA season too!

  10. Lydia

    The must have item in my pantry is fresh herbs!

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  13. Jamie Mehaffey

    The items in my pantry I cannot live without is organic brown rice and some sort of trail mix or nuts of any kind.

  14. Margaret Gabriele

    Olive oil. I use it to cook,for salad dressings and I also have beans at all times.

  15. Jamie Mehaffey

    I signed up for the Skipstone news letter and am excited for all the new info I will be getting!

  56. Shayla N

    I “liked” Skipstone Books on Facebook! The pantry item I absolutely cannot live without is natural maple syrup. It’s an ingredient that’s used in so many dishes including breakfast items and sauces for stir-frys!

  57. Janeen

    My current favorite pantry item is bread flour. I am using a bread machine, but will soon start using the bread in 5 minutes a day method.

  62. Jessica D

    I can’t live without crusty bread and canned san marzano tomatoes. Supper comes together rather quickly when these two are at hand.