The Yearlong Pantry: Bright, Bold Vegetarian Recipes to Transform Everyday Staples

by Erin Alderson

Erin Alderson’s third cookbook is a vegetarian guide to grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds. Ingredient breakdowns with new cooking techniques and stunning recipes make The Yearlong Pantry both a timeless reference and a fun refresh for anyone looking to add new flourishes to pantry staples.  
 
Learn which grains to fry, pop, or leave to the rice cooker, how to turn different nuts into butters, creams, or salad crunchies, and which beans stand up well in hearty sauces or in pureed dips. Chapters, organized by ingredient, start with basic background, buying, storage, and cooking lessons with charts, then dive into recipes to showcase the yearlong pantry with seasonal vegetable swaps. Think Grilled Peaches with Hot-Honey Hazelnut Vinaigrette, Carrot Soup with Chile-Fried Spelt, and Charred Chimichurri Ayocote Beans over Whipped Ricotta. 
 
Whether it’s your first time cooking beans and you’re not sure whether to soak or when to add salt, or you’re a dry goods aficionado and know exactly which heirloom varieties of rice are your favorite, The Yearlong Pantry will guide you from pantry to plate with delicious results. 

Genres: Cookbooks, Nonfiction

240 pages, Hardcover

Published October 22, 2024

Reviews

[Sarah Hof · Rating 3 out of 5]

While the information was good and the recipes interesting, I really wish there had been any photo for every recipe included. There are photos for only about half of the recipes.

[Devora Z · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is an absolute treasure trove of information. More a textbook than a simple cookbook. I learned so much and while I likely won’t go as far as grinding my own flour on the regular, I will certainly be getting more creative and seeking out different grains as a result of this book.