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.

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 31, 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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