butternut squash soup with apple

But-a-Nut Soup

But-a-Nut Soup

But-a-Nut Soup, excerpted from THIS WILL MAKE IT TASTE GOOD by Vivian Howard. Copyright © 2020 by Vivian Howard. Photographs by Baxter Miller.

THIS WILL MAKE IT TASTE GOOD by Vivian Howard. Copyright © 2020 by Vivian Howard.

Vivian Howard’s first cookbook chronicling the food of Eastern North Carolina, Deep Run Roots, was named one of the best of the year by 18 national publications, including the New York Times, USA Today, Bon Appetit, and Eater, and won an unprecedented four IACP awards, including Cookbook of the Year. Now, Vivian returns with an essential work of home-cooking genius that makes simple food exciting and accessible, no matter your skill level in the kitchen.

Each chapter of This Will Make It Taste Good is built on a flavour hero—a simple but powerful recipe like her briny green sauce, spiced nuts, fruit preserves, deeply caramelized onions, and spicy pickled tomatoes. Like a belt that lends you a waist when you’re feeling baggy, these flavour heroes brighten, deepen, and define your food.

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