Description

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Create wholesome meals that bring people together, with more than 150 timeless recipes complemented by gorgeous photographs.

In this modern age of hustle and bustle, it can be challenging to spend quality time with your loved ones. Yet nothing brings families together like beautifully prepared dishes. Hearty flavors--like a steaming bowl of chicken soup on a rainy day, a big side of creamy macaroni and cheese, or fresh-from-the-oven cookies--elicit memories of special moments around the table.

Homestyle Kitchen, by Julia Rutland, showcases meals that have brought comfort to friends and families over generations. Home cooks will find a range of hearty, from-scratch recipes--including appetizers, main dishes, desserts, and more--that draw on simple goodness, fresh ingredients, and love. Plus, the author is a professional writer, recipe developer, recipe tester, food stylist, and television/media demonstrator, so you can be certain that every dish offers the quality your loved ones deserve.

Inside you'll find:

• 154 recipes--tested and tasted by the author
  
• Breakfast, breads, main courses, sides, and more
  
• Vegetarian options
  
• Full-color photographs

About the Author

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Julia Rutland has 25 years of experience in the food, publishing, travel, and marketing industries. She is the author of a dozen cookbooks, including The Campfire Foodie Cookbook, Apples, Blueberries, Eggs, Honey, Squash, Tomatoes, Foil Pack Dinners, 101 Lasagnas, and The Christmas Movie Cookbook. Before moving to the Washington, D.C., area and developing her own business, Julia worked at Coastal Living magazine as senior food editor, with Wimmer Cookbooks as a sales and marketing consultant, and in the test kitchens of Southern Living magazine. Julia has deep knowledge of cooking principles, is passionate about consumer education, and is skilled in savvy story packaging. She is a member of Les Dames d'Escoffier, an international philanthropic organization of women leaders in the fields of food, fine beverage, and hospitality. Julia is also a trained volunteer with the Virginia Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners program in Loudoun County. Julia lives in the D.C. wine-country town of Hillsboro, Virginia, with her husband, two daughters, and many furred and feathered friends.