The Resilient Kitchen

What would you eat if the shops were empty for a week?

Most of us assume that food will always be available. Supermarkets are well stocked, deliveries arrive daily and power cuts are usually brief. Yet recent years have shown how quickly supply chains can be disrupted by extreme weather, transport problems, rising costs and unexpected events.

The Resilient Kitchen is a practical, down-to-earth guide to food storage, preservation, cooking and self-reliance for ordinary households.

Rather than focusing on fear or worst-case scenarios, this book explores the traditional skills that helped previous generations cope with uncertainty and which remain just as valuable today.

Inside you'll discover:

• How to build a sensible food reserve without spending a fortune
• Which foods store well and which do not
• The truth about expiry dates and food rotation
• Traditional preservation methods, including drying, pickling and fermentation
• Forgotten pantry foods that deserve a second look
• Practical cooking ideas using long-life ingredients
• The basics of foraging, coastal foods and edible wild plants
• How gardening can supplement the family pantry
• Why community, trade and shared knowledge are often the greatest forms of resilience

Written with humour, historical anecdotes and plenty of practical advice, The Resilient Kitchen shows that resilience is not about preparing for the end of the world.

It is about ensuring that, whatever life throws at you, there is always something for dinner.