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My Pantry: Homemade Ingredients That Make Simple Meals Your Own: A Cookbook Hardcover – September 15, 2015

by Alice Waters (Author), Fanny Singer (Author)
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In this collection of essays and recipes, Alice Waters showcases the simple building-block ingredients she uses to create gratifying, impromptu meals all year long.

In her most intimate and compelling cookbook yet, Alice invites readers to step not into the kitchen at Chez Panisse, but into her own, 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.
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ALICE WATERS is the executive chef, founder, and owner of Chez Panisse Restaurant and Café in Berkeley, California. She founded the Edible Schoolyard, is Vice President of Slow Food International, the recipient of three James Beard Awards, and the author of twelve books. Her most recent books are the bestsellers 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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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Clarkson Potter; First Edition (September 15, 2015)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 080418528X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0804185288
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.65 x 0.72 x 8.79 inches
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JK
5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite Alice Waters Book, Beautifully Written and Illustrated - Take Your Culinary Art to a Whole New Level!
Reviewed in the United States on November 8, 2015
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We are so lucky to have Alice Waters helping us navigate our food sources especially in an era of easy, convenient but highly processed foods. Want to take your culinary skills to a new level? Start with good ingredients and Ms. Waters will show you have to stock your pantry with just that. From homemade chicken broth to sauces to pickled vegetables to homemade cheese, your dishes will take on new depth. It doesn't mean that the process will be more complicated, just that you will start with better stuff.

The really big bonus of this book (it's not really a "cookbook") are Ms. Waters musings about how to pull the various ingredients in your panty together for a delicious, nutritious and rather quick meal. She is really teaching the reader the skill of combining a variety of things together for something tasty and that is the true art of cooking. Anyone can follow a recipe and achieve measured results, but to be able to stand in front of an open refrigerator and cupboard and know how to effortlessly pull a meal together, that takes practice, know-how and skill - all of which you can garner by applying Ms. Waters' knowledge beautifully detailed in this book. After reading this, you'll completely understand why Chez Panisse continues to be one of the most highly regarded restaurants for 40+ years.
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Suzanne Elizabeth Anderson
5.0 out of 5 stars but I love a bargain
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2015
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I picked up a copy of Alice Water's, MY PANTRY, on a whim.

And in fact, after it arrived, this unassuming little cookbook joined a stack of other new cookbooks for a month before I picked it up this weekend and actually cracked the spine and began to read it.

I was looking for a recipe that would allow me to use 3 beleagured eggplant that I'd rescued from the last-stop sale rack at my grocery store.

I've never been a big fan of eggplant, but I love a bargain.

When I opened the pages of MY PANTRY, I didn't really expect to find an eggplant recipe that would inspire me. But I was happily wrong as I turned the page and discovered Roasted Eggplant Caponata.

Below, I've included my interpretation of Alice Water's recipe, because quite honestly I didn't have all the ingredients....and I live by the cooking philosophy that we should work with what we have.

As the eggplant roasted in the oven, I sat down and began reading Alice Waters' newest cookbook and was instantly enchanted.
This little book is a peek inside a pioneering chef's personal kitchen and what makes it a place that inspires her and welcomes her home from long journeys.

I can't wait to try her recipes for making Tahini, Za'atar, yogurt, a variety of fresh cheeses, tomato, and duck leg confit.

There are not a ton of recipes in this slim volume. Just the essential basics that I am convinced will make me a better cook.

So here's my riff on the Eggplant Caponata .... it was stunningly delicious!

Ingredients and directions:

3 medium eggplants
2/3 cup olive oil
sea salt
Cut the eggplant into 1/2 inch cubes toss them with the olive oil and salt. The roast them for 30 minutes at 400F, stirring them every 15 minutes.

While the eggplant roast:
saute 1 cup of diced celery and onion (I used a frozen Mirepoix mix) gently until soft

Add into the saute:
the roasted eggplant
1 14oz can of fire roasted diced tomatoes
1/2 14oz can chopped black olives
good splash of red wine vinegar
Add nutmeg, salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes to taste.

Stir all together and cook at a medium low heat for 10 minutes.

Caponata can be served cold as an appetizer or heated with pasta.

It's delicious!

Alice Waters MY PANTRY is going to become a staple in my kitchen!
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Caroline
5.0 out of 5 stars Alice’s books
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2023
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All of Ms Water’s (Alice’s) books are great. I have most of them now. This one is particularly helpful. I live in Detroit, Michigan. Alice lives in California I have never met her. Her sister, however, has been in my circle of closest friends for over 40 years. If Alice is anything like her sister, she must be as great as her books
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good pantry staple
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2018
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I received an email alerting me that I could purchase the Kindle version of My Pantry by Alice Waters for only $2.99. I jumped at it. This is a slim volume (I'm assuming) because I read it and skimmed the recipes in that setting. I will revisit this book again and again if simply for the spice section with recipes for Za’atar, Cumin Salt, Chile-Lime Salt, and Niloufer’s Masala. I can't wait to try Fanny’s Superfood Granola (included in the whole grain section) which combines buckwheat groats, red quinoa, nuts, sesame seeds, chia seeds, sunflower seeds along with warming spices and honey.

I loved that Waters has a 10-liter oak barrel in her kitchen that she makes wine vinegar in. She dumps in all the leftover wine, no matter what color or region. She even dumps in sparkling wine. She also includes directions on making your own apple cider vinegar with peels and apple cores.

Other sections in My Pantry includes "Nuts," "Beans and Other Legumes," "Savory Preserves," "Preserved Fish and Meats," "Cheese," and "Sweet Preserves." I do have to say that I found some of her preserving instructions a bit suspect. I'm not sure I would actually can anything from this book but I would certainly make some to store in the refrigerator.
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Cissa
5.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational book of basic pantry essentials: how to make them and how to best use them.
Reviewed in the United States on December 1, 2015
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This book is so inspirational! I was reading it at night when I had insomnia, and it was all I could do to stay in bed and not get up and cook stuff!

The recipes and text are both very straightforward- not at ALL fussy!- but complete, and all of them have exciting variations both in making them and in ways to serve them. Almost all of them can be done with minimal kitchen equipment, and they're designed for lasting- I think the shortest-lived ones would last maybe a week, refrigerated, but much last far longer.

It's definitely worth reading all the text rather than just diving into the recipes. Waters's thoughtful context makes the recipes themselves even more exciting.

Very recommended indeed for cooks who like some straightforward DIY that allows us to bring unique flavors to even simple dishes, made with excellent ingredients.
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GLJ
5.0 out of 5 stars Practical and useful
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2021
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One of the cookbooks that has become a go to for me. So often I get a cookbook and find it a pleasure to read but seldom used when I'm actually cooking. This book is used (a lot)! I highly recommend it.
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Kathy
5.0 out of 5 stars Recipe book
Reviewed in Canada on February 24, 2024
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Arrived quickly & was exactly as advertised. It is a gift so cannot say if it is great or not but is what she wanted so am assuming it will be perfect
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yth4576
5.0 out of 5 stars Ein Muss
Reviewed in Germany on March 4, 2020
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Ein Muss. Wunderbare Tipps und Rezepte. Für jeden brauchbar. Optimal Geld sparen, weil man besser die Reserven optimiert
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Kerrdelune
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have Book!
Reviewed in Canada on December 9, 2017
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This is the only one of Alice's books I did not own, and it is a treasure trove of recipes and ideas to enrich one's pantry and culinary efforts. I go back to it often and always discover something I just have to make.
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Nuvola T.
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 21, 2016
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good but not as good as the others
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Elaine Rivet
5.0 out of 5 stars I find I'm using quite a few of the recipes and the writing is pure delight. This is a wise addition to any kitchen ...
Reviewed in Canada on October 22, 2015
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A treat for Alice Waters fans. I find I'm using quite a few of the recipes and the writing is pure delight. This is a wise addition to any kitchen for the ideas, recipes and sound advice for everyday and occasions alike.
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