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Make Do With What You Have by Kardea Brown

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Make Do With What You Have

100 Delicious New Recipes From Favorite Old-school Meals

Kardea Brown

HarperCollins · Print & ebook · November 11, 2025

Reading lane: Southern Cooking

The New York Times bestselling author of The Way Home returns with over 100 fabulous recipes—delicious updates of her favorite childhood meals.

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Who It's For

Home cooks seeking affordable meals made from simple kitchen staples.

Book Details

Authors
Kardea Brown
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published
November 11, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Southern Cooking · Midwestern Cooking
Reading lane
Southern Cooking

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Publisher Categories

  • Southern Cooking

  • Soul Food & Southern Cooking

  • Comfort Food

About This Book

The New York Times bestselling author of The Way Home returns with over 100 fabulous recipes—delicious updates of her favorite childhood meals. From Kardea Brown: Growing up in a household with a single parent taught me how to make use of things we already had. She made gourmet meals with simple kitchen staples. I invite readers to do the same with my twist on Old School Classic recipes. Kardea Brown is back with this practical and flavorful cookbook everyone needs . Offerin...

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The New York Times bestselling author of The Way Home returns with over 100 fabulous recipes—delicious updates of her favorite childhood meals. From Kardea Brown: Growing up in a household with a single parent taught me how to make use of things we already had. She made gourmet meals with simple kitchen staples. I invite readers to do the same with my twist on Old School Classic recipes. Kardea Brown is back with this practical and flavorful cookbook everyone needs . Offering crowd and palate pleasing dishes from morning to noon, and night. SAMPLES Breakfast Break the fast with Geechee Egg Rice, Sausage and Grits and On the Run Breakfast Sandwiches. Lunch Dig into Turkey Burgers, Tuna Melts, and Ramen Chicken Noddle Soup. Dinner Welcome friends and family home with filling, mouthwatering dishes like Grilled “Poke” Chops, Chicken Mafe and “The Poor Man’s Meal”. Desserts Sweeten meals with delights such as Ma’s goodie bars, Warm Sticky Apple Pudding and Lemon Snowball Cookies. Filled with inviting and tasty food that won’t break the bank, illustrated with over 100 color photos, Make Do with What You Have allows you to enjoy great meals every day.

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