homestyle kitchen: simple recipes from the past

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

Julia Rutland is a Washington, DC-area writer, recipe developer, and master gardener whose work appears regularly in publications and websites such as Southern Living magazine, Coastal Living magazine, and Weight Watchers books. She is the author of Discover Dinnertime, The Campfire Foodie Cookbook, On a Stick Cookbook, Blueberries, Squash, Apples, Foil Pack Dinners, and more. Julia lives in the DC wine country town of Hillsboro, Virginia, with her husband, two daughters, and many furred and feathered friends.