Trailer Park Comfort Food: Hearty Meals, Humble Kitchens, and the Food That Raised Us Harvest Book

Trailer Park Comfort Food: Hearty Meals, Humble Kitchens, and the Food That Raised Us is a love letter to the single-wides, double-wides, and run-down rentals where the best food didn’t come from money—it came from making do.Raised in a trailer park and doing a little better now, the author looks back with pride at the meals that got everyone through: rent-week skillet dinners, end-of-the-month stretchers, slow-cooker Sundays, and sweet, sticky desserts in foil pans that showed up to every potluck and funeral lunch. This isn’t a “poverty cosplay” book. It’s written from the inside—from someone who lived it, loved it, and still cooks this way because it tastes like home.Inside, you’ll find 56 recipes built for real life, including:Rent-week suppers and “there’s-more-month-than-money” stretch mealsOne-pan skillet dinners and cheat-code casserolesPotluck legends, taco salads, and folding-table favoritesBreakfast-for-dinner plates, late-night snacks, and syrup-soaked bakesSlow-cooker roasts, stews, taco chili, and shredded sandwich fillersDump cakes, dirt pudding, freezer pies, fluff “salads,” and cereal barsEvery recipe is written for small kitchens, tight budgets, and tired cooks who still want food that feels like someone cares. You’ll see honest ingredients—store-brand soups, boxed mixes, canned veggies, frozen hash browns—and plenty of “Single-Wide Suggestions” showing you how to swap, stretch, or skip ingredients when the pantry doesn’t match the page.If you’ve ever:Watched the power bill and the grocery bill competeFed a crowd from one 9×13 and a slow cookerBeen proud of the way you can turn “nothing” into dinner…this book is for you.Readers who loved the down-to-earth practicality of Dry Mix Magic, the regional soul of Pittsburgh’s Pierogi & Primanti, the resourceful cooking in Alaskan Native Cookbook: 50 Sustainable…, the shelf-stable comfort of Mason Jar Meals: Long-Lasting Pantry, or the rich, special-occasion flavors of Duck, Done Right: 50 Ways to Savor the… will feel right at home in these pages.Pull up a wobbly folding chair, grab a chipped plate, and dig into the food that raised us—trailer park comfort food that still hits the spot, no matter where you live now.