Eating From the Ground Up

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Book day
October 6, October 6, October 6. Here we are. Hello October 6!
I’ve been holding this day for so long, and now it’s just a good average Tuesday. I’m home with a sick kid, and tonight Joey and I are going to see The Martian to celebrate. That’s what I requested. Because really, it is a big day.
Today, The Homemade Kitchen hits shelves. Maybe it’s showing up in your mailbox, or maybe it’s appeared on the shelf at your library. However it makes it to you, I hope it finds a good comfortable place in your kitchen. Whatever kind of cook you are, I hope it meets you where you are and helps you get to where you want to be.
If you’re cooking or reading or even just paging through the book and you want to share, I’d love to hear about it. Tag any images with #thehomemadekitchen and I’ll see them right away, or feel free to get in touch through FB or my email.
And the events! They start this weekend, and I’ll be updating the list regularly. There’s a pretty complete list up there in the “classes and events” in the nav bar, but I wanted to post the first few here where they’re really easy to find.
SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY, Friday, October 9, 7:00: Preserved Lemon Demonstration and Book Signing, Healthy Living Market, Free! But sign up here
STOCKBRIDGE, MA, Saturday, October 10, 3:00: Book Signing, Berkshire Botanical Gardens Harvest Festival.
TROY, NY, Sunday, October 11, 1:00: From Scratch Club, Food Writing Class, 1:00, sign up here, Food swap and book signing, 3:00 sign up here
NEW YORK, NY, Tuesday, October 13, 7:00: “What we talk about when we talk about food” panel with Katie Workman, Shauna Ahern, and Jenny Rosenstrach, 92nd St. Y, New York Tx are here
GREAT BARRINGTON, MA, October 17, 2:00: signing, Berkshire Fermentation Festival, Great Barrington Fair Grounds.
WEST STOCKBRIDGE, MA October 18, 3:30, Book Launch Party, Six Depot Cafe.
Thank you, friends. Whether you’re just popping in here for the first time or you’ve been reading for years, I’m so happy you’re here.

Comments

  1. Ok I know I already emailed about the utter excitement of receiving my new book on the porch steps earlier today… But I was searching for a new apple pie recipe to take care of some of the one million apples that we were handed this season and stopped here on my quest. So I thought I would quickly add that I already have a big bowl of rye bread dough rising on the counter and we have the same Kamiks 🙂 (Also, I’ll definitely be making apple chips)
    Tanks again for another wonderful book!!

  2. I could not wait to get home on open my copy of your new book today…I just started paging through it and already see so many wonderful things to make! It is a beautiful book. Congratulations-you should be so proud!

  3. What a book!THoughtful and warm:)
    You know the feeling when someone asked you when your going to have another baby when you just had one?Well let’s just say I hope you have triplets when it comes to this writing cookbooks thing.You are getting sooo good at this,Reread pages to not get to the end.You totally kicked ass.

  4. I picked up the package containing the book off my porch on my way into the house after coming home from work yesterday and read it cover to cover as soon as I had a chance last night until (yawns today but worth it) late in the evening. Awesome job! It’s wonderful! A beautiful book with recipes that look great and good information for any new cook to try as well. I loved your personal stories with the recipes in your last book and am glad they had some continuation in this one. I’m armed with a list of ingredients for several recipes to purchase on my way home tonight and looking forward to sesame noodles for dinner!

  5. I have it! I have it!!!!! Love it! I was at home, sick in bed when it arrived. All I could do was open the box and look at the cover but it made me smile! I am feeling better now and am ready to dive into it. Thank you for creating a companion to Homemade Pantry. And I like the longer hair–very pretty!
    You need to extend your book tour to Roanoke VA!
    Congrats on the book. When’s the next one coming out??? haha

  6. Eagerly awaiting my copy, which should be arriving any minute now! And, if I may say, you look so lovely (those curls! that smile! that glow!) That book looks wonderful on you ☺️ Hoping to attend one of your events out here on the West Coast. Congratulations!

      • It did, it did! It arrived today (a Sunday!) and I have already sat down to devour it, really, I can’t help myself. My kiddos are ooohing and aaahhhing over it too…my 7 year old daughter loves the pictures, especially of your lovely daughters. This is only the second cookbook that’s ever brought a tear to my eye…your first book is the other. Really, it’s so full of warmth and love. Thanks so much and congratulations again!

  7. It arrived right on time and I have been stealing a few minutes here and there over the last few busy days to flip through the pages and read bits and pieces and drool over the photos. I keep stopping on the butternut squash and bacon pasta page! I just love reading YOUR words! It makes the book so personal. It’s warm and friendly and just so REAL. You are not some stuffy chef in a sterile environment; you are a wife and mom and daughter and sister and neighbor and just like the rest of us and that comes through in your writing and food. Thanks for holding our hands and guiding us and letting us know it’s ok to go about food in our own way. Congrats on the new book!

  8. My young daughter and I squealed with delight when the book arrived on the 6th. I’ve loved every page! You have put into words what I couldn’t and expressed how I feel about food and how I want to live with food in my life. No other book as done this for me. The Homemade Pantry and now The Homemade Kitchen will be in my heart and especially my kitchen forever! Thank You!

    • Oh Cristina- this means so much to me. Thank you for including me in your kitchen (and your heart!) I feel very lucky to be there. xo

  10. The book arrived, I read it cover to cover, getting ready to make cheese! Thank you for the inspiration and for encouraging a lifelong cook to be a beginner.

  11. The book is so beautiful, so you, so all of you! I’m so happy to have you, Joey and the girls in my kitchen all the time! And can you believe that I’ve never dried herbs????? Well, today I did, thanks to you! Much more to come. See you at the launch!

  12. I received your book in the mail – birthday present from my one of my greatest friends who knows me well. Made the muffins today (put apple, walnuts, and shredded coconut in them). They were AMAZING! Love the book, been cozying up to it nightly. We would love for you to come down to Richmond, VA – great food scene down here, amazing farms, and awesome coffee – and plenty of displaced New Englanders (I was born and raised in Narragansett, RI).
    Congratulations! And many thanks.

  13. Your book is gorgeous. I found your book and then I found your website. I love your book and I’m looking forward to getting to know you better.
    Your “living finishes” really spoke to me of the need to pay attention to the people in our families and prioritize making it work, and adding a little kindness and understanding to keep the relationships well oiled.
    bless you, I hope your book is a raving success.

  15. Thank you Alana, for once again making me feel like I could tackle ANYTHING in the kitchen! Yours are the only cookbooks I have read cover to cover.

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