Recipes

Pantry Basics

Casey’s Pie Crust (step-by-step tutorial)
Chopping Garlic (step-by-step tutorial)
Compound Butter
Hard-Boiled Eggs
Homemade Butter
Kosher Salt: The What, Why, and How
Large vs. Extra Large Eggs
Maple-Cured Smoked Bacon
No-Roll Tart Dough (Pâte Sucrée)
Pancetta
Pasta Dough (step-by-step tutorial)
Pizza Dough
Red Chile Enchilada Sauce
Roasted Garlic
Salted vs. Unsalted Butter
Sopressata
Steaks: Skirt, Flank, Hanger, and Flatiron
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
Pretzel 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
Sarabeth’s Corn Muffins
Warm Groats with Black Currants
Winter Oatmeal with Berries
World’s Fair Belgian Waffles

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
Fig, Date, and Mint Tapenade
Holiday Chex Mix
Homemade Cheez-Its
Homemade Cheez Whiz
Homemade Goldfish Crackers
Hot Corn Dip
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
Thai Curry Meatballs
Tomato Bruschetta
Velveeta, Ketchup, and Ritz Crackers

Salads

Caesar Dressing
Carrot-Miso Dressing
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
Sun-Dried Tomato Panzanella
Warm Autumn Squash and Goat Cheese Salad
Warm Lentil Salad with Roasted Jerusalem Artichokes
Wilted Escarole Salad with Anchovy Dressing

Soups

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

Meat Mains

Amish Chicken and Waffles
Anchovies and Sausage
Bacon-Wrapped Pork Tenderloin
Baked Miso Salmon
Braised Quail with Mushrooms
Brined, Rubbed, and Grilled Pork Tenderloin
Brined, Roasted Turkey
Johnny and Ponyboy’s Chicken BBQ Sandwiches from The Outsiders
Chicken Cutlets
Chicken Involtini
Chicken Paprikash
Chicken Parmigiana
Chicken Pot Pie
Chilaquiles
Cilantro, Black Bean and Lime Chili
Cotenne, or Pork Skin Braciole
Espressso-Encrusted Pork Roulade
Feta and Parsley Meatballs
Ham Salad
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
Pulled Pork with Honey Barbecue Sauce
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
Oscar Wilde’s Cucumber Sandwiches
Pumpkin Risotto
Rice and Beans
Risotto for Beginners
Spicy Peanut Noodles with Green Beans
Zucchini and Eggs

Pasta and Noodles

Butternut Squash Gnocchi with Ginger and Scallions
Cavatelli with Broccoli Rabe and Sausage
Cilantro Pesto
Fennel Pesto
Garlic Scape Pesto
Homemade Fusilli
Homemade Ravioli
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
Spaghetti with Bottarga
Tuna Noodle Casserole

Sides

Anchovies and Greens
Baked Beans
Bourbon-Duck Fat Roasted Potatoes with Green Beans
Broiled Spinach with Parmesan and Cayenne
Caramelized Fennel with Goat Cheese
Cardoons with Preserved Lemon and Onions
Coconut-Roasted Broccoli
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 Salty Roasted Brussels Sprouts
Sweet and Sour Kale with Beans
Thanksgiving Stuffing
Turkish Zucchini Fritters
Winter Greens and Mushrooms

Desserts

Bacon Chocolate Cupcakes
Caramel Sauce
Cherry Pie
Cherry-Cranberry-Pear Pie
Chocolate-Mint Thumbprints
Chocolate Salami
Citrus-White Chocolate-Cranberry Cheesecake in a Jar
Daffodil Cake
Five-Ingredient Butter Caramels
Fried Dough
Fudge Brownies
Groundnut Cakes
Homemade Butterscotch Krimpets
Homemade Candy Corn Oreos
Homemade Fig Newtons
Homemade Pinkberry
Homemade Pudding Pops
Icebox Cupcakes
King Cake for Mardi Gras
Linzer Cookies
Lemon Champagne Cake
Lemon Curd
Lemon Ginger Shortbread S’mores
Maple-Gingerbread Ice Cream Sandwiches
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
“Say No More, Mon Amour” Petit Fours
Sicilian Lemon Granita
Sno Cone Syrups: Cherry and Lemon-Lime
Spoon Sweets
Strawberry Ice Cream with Balsamic Vinegar
Vanilla Ice Cream
Veronica Marshmallows
Zeppole

Drinks

Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder
Amaretto Sour
Baltimore Egg Nogg
Beer Ice Cubes
The Bitter Gimlet
Bloody Beer
The Bocce
Born to Rum
The Boulevardier
Brinley Gold Shipwreck Spiced Rum
Buffy Punch!
The Campbell Creamsicle
Cold-Brewed Coffee
The Dirty Shirley
Dragon’s Breath Shot
Dry Cider
Egg Cream
Glasgow Ginger
The Good Cheer
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
Sea Salt-Lime Soda Syrup
Spruce Beer
Vinho Verde Sangria
Wintergarden West Side