The Modern Larder

From Anchovies to Yuzu, a Guide to Artful and Attainable Home Cooking
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The Modern Larder by Michelle McKenzie is an inspiring guide that celebrates the art of stocking your pantry with versatile ingredients. It explores creative ways to utilise these often-overlooked items, introducing fresh flavours and reinventing traditional pantry staples. The book aims to empower home cooks to enhance their culinary repertoire with approachable and innovative recipes.
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This book may appeal to you if you love exploring creative ways to use ingredients and want to elevate your cooking with innovative pantry ideas. It's perfect for those who enjoy delving into the potential of everyday kitchen staples to create exciting, flavourful dishes.

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The Modern Larder

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One ingredient can change the nature of a dish, elevating it from flat to transcendent—with 58 ingredient profiles and more than 260 recipes and variations.

Do you have a kitchen full of jars and pastes and flours you want to use more? From capers, crème fraîche, and fish sauce to date syrup, labneh, preserved lemon, and more, Michelle McKenzie offers a fresh perspective on magical pantry items that are often overlooked by home cooks.

With 58 ingredient profiles and more than 260 recipes and variations featuring those ingredients, learn to harness the power of your pantry to make dishes extraordinary. Undeniably inspiring yet also happily pragmatic, The Modern Larder will change your approach to cooking and elevate your everyday meals.

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The Modern Larder by Michelle McKenzie is praised for revolutionising pantry cooking by elevating familiar and underappreciated ingredients. The book is celebrated for its blend of inspiration and practicality, offering sophisticated yet accessible recipes that encourage exploration of culinary staples. With its insightful guidance and delightful recipes, it serves as a comprehensive resource for enhancing one's cooking repertoire.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781611805703

Publisher: Shambhala Publications Inc

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 28 September 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Roost Books

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 191.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 384

About the Author

MICHELLE MCKENZIE is a professional cook, culinary instructor, food writer, food stylist, and recipe developer. She is the author of Dandelion & Quince- Exploring the Wide World of Unusual Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs, nominated for both the James Beard and IACP Awards. Previously, she was the longtime program director and chef at 18 Reasons, a community cooking school in San Francisco. Michelle graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a degree in nutrition and a minor in biochemistry, giving her a deep understanding of food properties and their complex implications within the human body. She later graduated from The Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts, where she immersed herself in health-supportive cuisine prepared from whole, organic, and seasonal foods. Michelle has worked at some of the best restaurants in the country, has been featured on the Cooking Channel, and has been a contributor for websites such as Food52 and publications such as Sunset magazine.

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