Alana Chernilla is the kind of woman who grows her own food and makes her own Pop Tarts. These traits along with her down-to-earth charm and straightforward recipes have endeared to readers of her blog, Eating from the Ground Up and her books, including the instant classic The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying and Start Making. In this episode, we discuss her follow-up book, The Homemade Kitchen (Clarkson Potter). Her books include all kinds of deeply useful, yet simple techniques. We also discuss her top 10 scraps worth saving.

Featured recipe: Dill popovers, a culinary nod to the late satirist Dorothy Parker. You'll find the recipe on the episode page.