Like me, Danielle Kartes realizes that food is the great connector--a
conduit to bring people together around the table and create new
memories.--Rachael Ray, for Rustic Joyful Food: My Heart's Table
As seen on The Kelly Clarkson Show, Rachael Ray Show, and Hallmark
Home & Family
What makes a meal special? Certainly not the best cutlery, the most
expensive ingredients, or the latest trends in cooking. It's about the
people who made them for you and how they loved you.
Danielle Kartes grew up poor, though it never felt that way to her. She
was privy to much as a child, but it wasn't until having her own
children that she fully understood the effort made by her mother to
their family comfortable during times of financial hardship. There was
always food on their table and it was always delicious. Whether it was
veggies from the family garden or hamburger soup, Danielle learned from
her mother not just to cook but to feed people.
There is a food Renaissance beginning. People are taking greater care in
cooking again, figuring out how to eat better and how to get back to
those days of slow-cooked, homegrown food while balancing a career and
family. Rustic Joyful Food is about life and Generations is about the
past that will always touch our present and continue to shape our
future.
The recipes in this book are simple and delicious, they are food for the
heart. They are meant to remind you how special family time is and how
important memories made around food truly are. Inside you'll find:
- Grandma Gloria's Oven-Fried Chicken Legs
- Mom's Swiss Steak
- Old-Scool Cracker Crumb Nuggets and Sauces
- Company Chicken (for when you have company!)
- Real Baked Potato Soup (cheesy potato goodness!)
- Curried Carrot Soup (sometimes, you need to step out!)
- Aunty Pat's Dilly Potatoes (like nostalgia and home)
- Off-the-Cob Street Corn with Chipotle and Feta (a new classic)
- Italian Sodas
- Egg Coffee
- Grandma Hawkins's Applesauce Bundt Cake
- Honey Butter Biscuit Strawberry Shortcake
- Mug Cakes, a.k.a. The Emotional Support Treat
- Sticky Toffee Pudding
This cookbook, full of comfort food, is not meant to be taken word for
word. Just like life, they are meant to be messy and beautifully your
own. It is meant to feed your soul and nourish your heart. Break the
binding, scribble in your own changes, and may this cookbook bring life
and love to your home for generations to come.
This soulful cookbook is perfect for fans of Once Upon A Chef,
Half-Baked Harvest, Smitten Kitchen, Melissa Clark, Allison Roman,
Valerie Bertinelli, the Barefoot Contessa and other simple, delicious
cookbooks for the everyday cook.
