Recipes

Pantry Basics

Casey’s Pie Crust (step-by-step tutorial)
Chopping Garlic (step-by-step tutorial)
Compound Butter
Grandma Ursula’s Pie Crust
Homemade Butter
Large vs. Extra Large Eggs
Maple-Cured Smoked Bacon
Pancetta
Pasta Dough (step-by-step tutorial)
Pizza Dough
Roasted Garlic
Salted vs. Unsalted Butter
Sopressata
Storebought Chicken Broth
Trussing a Chicken (step-by-step tutorial)
Vegetable Stock

Breads

Braided Swiss Bread
Dinner Rolls
Haitian Sweet Potato Bread
Italian Easter Bread
Quick Whole Wheat Bread

Breakfast

Anchovies on Toast
Buddy the Elf’s Spaghetti Pie
Cinnamon Sugar Toast
Cocoa Waffles
Cold-Brewed Coffee
Concord Grape Jam
Cranberry Spread
Eggs in Purgatory
Flour Bakery Pop-Tarts
Homemade Almond Milk
Homemade Energy Bars
Peanut Butter, Bacon, and Honey Sandwich
Warm Groats with Black Currants
Winter Oatmeal with Berries

Appetizers and Snacks

Babaganoush
Beet-Pickled Deviled Eggs
Bloody Mary Tomatoes
Broiler Nachos
Chickpea Fries
Crabmeat au Gratin
Crispy Salami and Chickpea Cocktail Mix
Deviled Eggs
Duck Jerky
Eggplant Fritta
Feta and Parsley Meatballs
Homemade Cheez Its
Homemade Cheez Whiz
Hummus
Lacto-Fermented Salsa
Lupini Beans
Pecorino Flatbread Crackers
Pickled Carrots
Pumpkin Hummus
Roasted Squash Seeds
Savory Parmesan Shortbread Rounds
Smoky-Sweet Almonds
Smoky Tomato Salsa
Spicy Thai Cashews
Spinach Dip
Stovetop Popcorn
Tomato Bruschetta
Velveeta, Ketchup, and Ritz Crackers

Salads

Fall Waldorf Salad
Fava Bean, Beet, Avocado, Radish, and Arugula Salad
Mediterranean Orzo Salad
Peach Caprese
Radicchio and Apple Salad with Roasted Cipollini and Garlic Dressing
Roasted Sunchoke Salad
Roman Gladiator Salad
So-Simple Tomato Salad
Warm Autumn Squash and Goat Cheese Salad
Wilted Escarole Salad with Anchovy Dressing

Soups

Chicken or Ham with Dumplings
Clam Chowder
Cold Borscht
Corn Chowder
Curried Potato and Cauliflower Soup
Lobster Stew
Miso Soup with Pork and Udon
Noodle Soup for the Flu-Ridden
Spanish Garlic Soup

Meat Mains

Alinea’s Pork Tenderloin
Anchovies and Sausage
Bacon-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin
Braised Quail with Mushrooms
Brined, Rubbed, and Grilled Pork Tenderloin
Brined, Roasted Turkey
Casa Mono’s Skirt Steak
Chicken Cutlets
Chicken Involtini
Chicken Parmigiana
Chicken Pot Pie
Chilaquiles
Cilantro, Black Bean and Lime Chili
Espressso-Encrusted Pork Roulade
Feta and Parsley Meatballs
Harry Potter’s Cornish Pasties
Herbed Burgers
Irish Stew
Jambalaya
Kale, Leek and Bacon Bread Pudding
Lamb Stew with Dried Plums from The Hunger Games
Lemongrass Pork
Marinated & Grilled Hot Dogs
Meatloaf
Nikujaga (Japanese meat and potatoes)
Pear, Bacon and Fontal Tartines
Porchetta
Pork and Sauerkraut
Spaghetti Pie
Spanish Mussels
Spicy Garlic Ginger Shrimp
Tiella with Calamari and Gaeta Olives

Veggie Mains

Albanian Pizza (tomato and onion pie)
Cheater’s Chili
Crispy Baked Tofu
Eggs in Purgatory (mostly meatless)
Falafel
Grilled Cheese Sandwiches
Grilled Ratatouille
Mediterranean Orzo Salad
Pumpkin Risotto
Rice and Beans
Risotto for Beginners
Zucchini and Eggs

Pasta and Noodles

Cavatelli with Broccoli Rabe and Sausage
Cilantro Pesto
Fennel Pesto
Garlic Scape Pesto
Homemade Fusilli
Italian Red Sauce
Mac and Cheese with Hot Dogs (for camping!)
Pasta al’olio
Pasta alla Norma
Pasta e Ceci
Pasta with Feta, Black Olives, and Tomatoes
Penne Vodka
Puttanesca Sauce
Raw Tomato Sauce with Chile Peppers
Sicilian Comfort Gravy
Spaghetti alla Vongole
Spaghetti Carbonara
Tuna Noodle Casserole

Sides

Anchovies and Greens
Baked Beans
Broiled Spinach with Parmesan and Cayenne
Caramelized Fennel with Goat Cheese
Cardoons with Preserved Lemon and Onions
Eggplant Fritta
Fennel-Potato Hash
Hanukah Latkes
Kohlrabi Slaw
Mashed Potatoes
Pickled Peaches
Primanti’s Coleslaw
Sleeping Bean Salad
Spicy Apple Chutney
Stewed Chickpeas
Sweet and Sour Kale with Beans
Thanksgiving Stuffing
Turkish Zucchini Fritters
Winter Greens and Mushrooms

Desserts

Bacon Chocolate Cupcakes
Caramel Sauce
Cherry Pie
Chocolate-Mint Thumbprints
Chocolate Salami
Daffodil Cake
Fried Dough
Fudge Brownies
Homemade Butterscotch Krimpets
Homemade Fig Newtons
Homemade Pinkberry
Homemade Pudding Pops
King Cake for Mardi Gras
Linzer Cookies
Lemon Curd
Lemon Ginger Shortbread S’mores
Marshmallow Fluff
Minni di Virgini, or St. Agatha’s Breasts
Ossi dei Morti
Peanut Butter-Chocolate Cakes
Peanut Butter-Chocolate Chip Cookies
Pickled Peaches
Polenta-Rosemary Pound Cake with Mascarpone Cream
Pumpkin Seed Toffee
Saffron Buns
Salty-Sweet Caramel Chocolate Pretzel Pie
Spoon Sweets
Strawberry Ice Cream with Balsamic Vinegar
Vanilla Ice Cream
Zeppole

Drinks

Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Amaretto Sour
Baltimore Egg Nogg
Beer Ice Cubes
Bloody Beer
The Bocce
Born to Rum
Brinley Gold Shipwreck Spiced Rum
Cold-Brewed Coffee
Dry Cider
Egg Cream
Glasgow Ginger
Hot Mulled Cider
Maine Root Pumpkin Pie Soda
Mint Lemonade Slushy
The New Fashioned
The Pickled Surfer
Rebujito
Red Wine Granita
Ripasso wine
Rhone wines
Root Beer Float
Salted Caramel Hot Cocoa
Vinho Verde Sangria
Wintergarden West Side