Crackers & Dips ─ 60 Recipes for Homemade Snacks

This is the DIY guide to making homemade crackers, with 52 formulas for crisp snacks and the luscious dips to eat them with, all celebrated with 25 playful photographs. Portland, Oregon-based food writer and baker Ivy Manning capitalizes on the pure flavors of whole grains, real butter, cheese, fresh spices, and no preservatives in her formulas for crunchy, sweet, and savory treats, all made to pair with a chapter's worth of creamy, gooey dips, and schmears. Recipes and tips are for bakers of all skill levels and tastes, with formulas for vegan, gluten-free, and whole-grain crisps. This adorable book is timed perfectly for the cracker-making trend and makes the ideal gift for the baker or entertainer who takes pride in making everything from scratch.

Ivy Manning is a food writer and weekly columnist for the Oregonian. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

Jenifer Altman is a photographer and writer. Her books include Instant Love andGem and Stone. She lives in Brooklyn, New York, and Asheville, North Carolina.