A hefty volume that packs a real, simple punch. Delicious photos, simple know-how for home cooking.

I love cookbooks-I love them so much that I read them like novels! With that being said, however, it is very rare that I get a new cookbook and want to make every.single.recipe, but with Jill's new cookbook I do! It is a whole foods, cooking from scratch cookbook, minus the guilt inducing "you must be perfect, eat everything organic or else grow your own" mentality prevalent in many cookbooks of the same ilk. There is a plethora of information in the back of the book with tips and ideas to get y...

Jill Winger is a homesteading angel! I really enjoyed just how many recipes she mentioned that would actually be practical and fun to make, like the apple pie with the cheddar crust isn't gimmicky but is still pretty different. There's also a recipe list for some dishes I've wanted to make for a while, like biscuits and gravy, and there was even a list of pantry recipes like broth!! I would love to add this book to my collection!

This is my new favourite cookbook. Great for both the novice and experienced home cook wanting to cook from scratch. In addition to recipes the book gives lots of tips, advice, and reasons to switch to homegrown food and from scratch cooking without being preachy or condescending. Just be prepared to want a milk cow.

I love this cookbook! I love the simplicity of the recipes, the basic ingredients and the recipes on making basics like bacon, cheese, and biscuits.I’ve cooked quite a few of the recipes in this book (with lots more planned out!) and none have disappointed yet.Yes, some of them are more time consuming than the average American cook may be used to this day and age. But that’s to be expected with homemade cooking of this kind. Jill even makes you aware of that within the first few pages. But if yo...

I've made about ten recipes from this cookbook so far and they've all been a hit with my family of five (which so very rarely happens). There's more than just recipes to love about this book too. If you're interested at all in homesteading (growing and preparing your own food) there are lots of practical tips and instructions based on the author's experience.

So much more than a cook book! Amazing read for anybody disenchanted with the modern American lifestyle. Jill does a wonderful job teaching those who desire to return to their roots and cook good ole fashioned food.

If this were merely a cookbook, I wouldn't have read it. But it's more like a guide, holding my hand through the process of making better choices and learning new skills... something that is otherwise entirely overwhelming. The only recipe I've made so far is the pizza crust. Five stars from everyone in this household.

this lives on my counter in my kitchen now. her recipes are REAL food. REAL cooking with easy instructions. In this crazy world of dietary restrictions I loved this. plus we're ranchers so her lifestyle is just mine by default :)

All except a few of the recipes in this massive cookbook and homesteading book look either fabulous or worth a shot. There were only 1 or 2 which were a hard pass for us. I have already made the baked oatmeal which was simple, delicious and comforting! The perfect start to my work day today. I can't wait to try another recipe or method, and I almost want to go get me some chickens and a coop (but not quite).

Equal parts cookbook and information on how to live a homesteader life, this book has completely changed the way I will look at “country life.” My husband will be happy to know that I now want to move to the country with some chickens and cows in tow, while simultaneously baking homemade bread and canning pickles and the like. 4.5 out of 5 stars

Yep, I read this cookbook from start to finish. I follow Jill Winger’s Prairie Homestead blog and have many favorite especially her recipes for hamburger buns, biscuits, pie crust, and pumpkin pie starting with baking an entire pie pumpkin in the oven.

Normally I suggest people pick up 'the Joy of Cooking' if they only have ONE cookbook. This book might be a better alternative in that it walks you through a lot of cooking and living concepts that make eating well a less daunting task. Even if you live in an apartment or RV and don't have room for a potted basil on a sunny windowsill, this cookbook is worth having. My absolute favorite thing about this book, is that it is a book you can read. In fact it is a Good Read. Enjoy!

Good cookbook for newbies. I've been cooking for decades and have canned and made stock (now it's called bone broth and seems like a revelation to younger people.) If you only have the very basic understanding of how to cook then this is a great source. The food is basic but good and the photos are really fabulous, think a younger, thinner Ree Drummond. But if you have been cooking for years, there's not much new in this book.

Since I generally eat global cuisines, I started to think that I should become more grounded in the cooking of my own heritage and region. So I tried this cookbook with my pioneer homesteading ancestors in mind. This turned out to be a good reminder of why American cuisine is what it is — if you’re raising all of your food and butchering animals in a harsh climate far from a store while raising small children, your approach to food will be pragmatic. This is no doubt a great cookbook for people

This is probably my favorite practical and fun to read cookbook. No fancy never-heard-of ingredients, practical and healthy ways to feed your family the old fashioned way.

If you love full on home cooked meals, this cook book is a MUST for you. We've tried a lot of the recipes here and they're all family faves.

I didn't realize when I put this book on hold at the library that Joel Salatin wrote the foreward - that's all the endorsement I need to know this is a great book! Jill Winger and her husband decided when they were first married to buy a farm in Wyoming and start homesteading. At the time Winger was learning through trial and error, but she wants to pass on the knowledge she learned, especially about cooking, on so others can benefit from what she learned. There is SO MUCH great information in t...

A lot of cookbooks by well known folks have a palate I will never possess. Due to a serious health issue, there is much I can no longer eat, spicy is one category I cannot touch, fresh fruit and veggies, wheat, dairy, etc. I get to the point that I crave an actual meal that doesn't require ingredients I have never heard of or being nuked. So when I saw the cookbook and flipped through the pages, I was sold. Then a couple weeks after I checked out the book, my oven motherboard died. I had, had a

This is more than a cookbook. It is also a primer on how to homestead. Winger gives lots of advice on everything from gardening to raising your own meat and dairy. I loved the recipe for the Cheddar Herb Meatloaf. I can honestly say it was the best meatloaf I have eaten. I made it with the potato stacks and the mashed carrots and those were a mixed success. I think the potatoes could have been better if the cheese wasn't incorporated into the butter mixture but sprinkled on each layer. The carro...