The kitchen ecosystem : integrating recipes to create delicious meals
(Book)

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The kitchen ecosystem starts with cooking the freshest ingredients you can find and, while you're at the stove (and have your pots out), preserving and harnessing leftover components to use in future dishes. Bones, shells, and stems create stocks; the extra juices from canning fruits make granitas and syrups; and marinades and pickling liquids flavor just about everything. The smalls steps of maintaining an array of "supporting ingredients" actually save time when it comes to putting together dinner. All you have to do is choose the main ingredient, like a chicken or some beets, and you can rustle up a meal. - Back cover