Make the Bread, Buy the Butter Book Review

I broke my own rule and grabbed the book right after I got back from the library before reading the books that I had already at home!  UGH!

I really wanted to read this since I found it on the library website and I have been waiting ages in the cue.  There are currently 21 copies in the local library system and a waiting list of 22 people who are waiting for Make the Bread, Buy the Butter: What You Should and Shouldn't Cook from Scratch -- Over 120 Recipes for the Best Homemade Foods by Jennifer Reese.  So if you are interested, get in line (or hope that your library system doesn't have the demand that ours does)   :)

I recommend this book/cookbook for the stories alone!  It is a page turner to see what great story the author is going to share next.  From raising her own chickens and goats to eating Turkish Delight at a small local store.  I have never thought about raising chickens or getting a goat to save money so I guess you don't have to be too worried that I am getting too many ideas from these books. 

However, I did find a ton of recipes that I want to try (38 to be exact).  From bagels to donuts which I have never tried and new recipes for fried chicken and tortillas.  This also reminded me to add to my list that I want to make pasta (it has been on my list forever but I need a pasta rolly thing...  Do you have one Ann??)!  I can't wait to try a few of the easier ones soon (saving pasta for a little farther down the line).  I will let you know when I test some of the recipes so that you can see the results!

Check out her blog at tipsybaker.com and see if you like her writing style because her book is just like the blog, just more of it (Lynn check out the story about the Hunger Games....  I couldn't read it for fear of finding out more about the book still in my pile to read but I am sure you will appreciate it)! 

I hope that you get this at your local library or bookstore and see if you like some of the recipes.  Let me know which ones make your list :)