Cutting Loose From Factory Food

There's just no downside to preparing your own food! Imagine the pantry filled with homemade preserves, home canned fruits and vegetables, and smoked meats. Having trouble imagining? Don't know where to start with your canning project? It's easy to forget that those of us running around wrecking the world today are the first generations that don't know how to do these things.

Have no fear! Karen Solomon is here to the rescue. Here new book, Can It, Bottle It, Smoke It, and Other Kitchen Projects, is filled with easy to follow instructions that will get you canning and smoking in no time.

Some of the tastiest recipes and walkthroughs:

• Canning jams and vegetables
• Pickling
• Making pizza dough and bagels
• Roasting your own coffee beans
• Making almond, rice, and coconut milk

Can It, Bottle It, Smoke It: And Other Kitchen Projects will be available in stores on July 5th. It can be pre-ordered from Indie Bound and other major booksellers.