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| Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, from Gift it from Scratch by Katie Lapcevic |
Kathie is always a treasure trove of new ideas, practical solutions, and endless creativity. This new book of hers, offered as an e-book, is no different. It focuses on food gifts made from scratch and offers so many ideas with each recipe. She gives suggestions for assembling care packages and gifts thoughtfully, and how to pair items to personalize them. Variations are offered to tweak recipes according to available ingredients and personal tastes. And the scope of recipe categories offers something for everyone -- breads, both yeasted and quick types, heartier comfort foods, cookies, cakes, muffins, snacks and crackers, and so much more!
I'm enthusiastic about this book because each recipe is not only well-tested, but is a standby in Kathie's own kitchen. This carries a lot of weight with me, as I prefer much-loved recipes with a history and proven track record. Gift it from Scratch delivers. I also appreciate that the recipes call for ingredients that can be easily found right in the pantry. I'm inclined to cook something with ingredients close at hand. I feel like I just inherited a treasured family heirloom, and I can't wait to bake my way through the book.
I began with the family recipe Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, a classic. They were very good, and the instructions flexible enough for me to have some of them my way, soft and chewy, and for my husband to have the others his way, crunchy. I managed to get one photo. You'll have to take my word for it, they were great. There is no evidence left of that first batch! ha
This little book will be a catalyst for inspiration when tailoring meaningful, memorable gifts. Making something with our own two hands transforms ordinary ingredients into something more than the sum of their parts. It's the difference between grabbing fast food on the go and coming home to a house warm with delicious kitchen smells and the comfort of a hearty welcome. Baking homemade gifts extends that home-style kitchen welcome far beyond the boundaries of our own four walls. Kathie offers suggestions about affordable gift items to pair with the baked goods to personalize gifts or tailor them to specific occasions or life events. I found the possibilities endless, and I'll be adopting some of these myself.
So what are you waiting for?? Get your own copy. Mine is already initiated with a few spills from actually using it! Also the author of the blog Two Frog Home, Kathie is familiar to many homesteading and other bloggers and blog readers. Her book is a fantastic resource, and would make a delightful gift itself to pair with some of the wonderful baked creations you'll find in it. Congratulations to Kathie for opening her kitchen to us!
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