Scratch : Home Cooking for Everyone Made Simple, Fun, and Totally Delicious: A Cookbook

Maria Rodale was raised on real food. She doesn't think of eating homemade, from scratch meals as part of a trend or movement; it has always been her life.

Raised in a family of farmers, bakers, chefs, gardeners, and publishers, Maria is used to growing, cooking, reading and writing about, and eating organic, delicious food. And now, for the first time ever, she's sharing her tried -and true family recipes.

Scratch is full of comfort food recipes that aren't focused on any one healthy trend, but are instead innately healthy, because Maria inspires you to return to your kitchen and cook with real, organic food.

Recipes like Pasta Fagiole, Maria's Fried Chicken, and Lamb & Barley Soup will be crowd pleasers for sure, but Maria throws in some unique to the family recipes that are going to delight as well, such as her Pennsylvania Dutch Dandelion Salad with Bacon Dressing, Ardie's Pasties, and Homemade Hoppin' John (a black-eyed pea stew made with smoked turkey or ham).

Besides sharing her family's favourite recipes, Maria's book also gives readers a peek into her life as a Rodale, with personal family portraits and stories. Readers will love having this inside access to see how America's first organic family lives. And with this cookbook, readers can eat like the Rodale family every night of the week with delicious food to make at home, from scratch.

Naturally healthy, bacon included.