Sunday Table
Sunday Roast Chicken with Garden Herbs
A bird, a pan of vegetables, and enough quiet to let the house smell like peace.
About 1 hour 40 minutes
The kitchen
Recipes for a real week
Amounts you can scale, notes from a careful kitchen, and a short word of Scripture at the table. Sheet-pan suppers, roasted vegetables, and the Instant Pot are filed with the rest.
178 recipes
Morning
Honey Oat Morning Muffins
A tender breakfast that uses the honey jar instead of a bag of sugar, and keeps for hurried school mornings.
40 minutes
Sourdough
A Simple Sourdough Country Loaf
Flour, water, salt, and a living starter. The schedule is long. The hands-on time is short.
About 24 hours, mostly waiting
Garden
Late Tomatoes with Basil and Olive Oil
When the garden is loud with fruit, the kindest recipe is almost no recipe at all.
15 minutes
Sweet
Apple Galette with a Butter Crust
A free-form tart for the first cool week. Imperfect edges are the point.
1 hour 20 minutes
Pantry
Slow Bone Broth for the Pantry
A pot that works while you do other faithful, ordinary things. Freeze it. Give a jar away.
12 to 24 hours, mostly unattended
Weeknight
Skillet Green Beans and Potatoes
One pan, garden beans or market beans, and supper that does not ask you to perform.
40 minutes
Weeknight
Lentil and Herb Stew
A pot that stretches, welcomes a guest, and costs less than the bread you serve beside it.
55 minutes
Bread
Soft Honey Milk Rolls
The roll you want on the Sunday table, and the one a child can learn to shape.
2 hours 30 minutes
Pantry
Refrigerator Dill Pickles
A first preserving project that stays in the icebox, where it belongs, and is ready tomorrow.
20 minutes, plus a day of waiting
Sweet
Cinnamon Pear Crisp
Pears that are a day past pretty, an oat crumble, and a dish that feeds a table without a pie plate.
1 hour
Sourdough
Feeding a Sourdough Starter
How to begin a jar, how to know it is ready, and how to keep it alive between baking days.
5 minutes a feeding
Sourdough
Olive Oil Sourdough Focaccia
A wet dough, a deep dimple, and enough oil that the crumb stays tender the day it is baked.
About 18 hours, mostly waiting
Sourdough
Soft Sourdough Sandwich Loaf
A pan loaf with a tender crumb, for toast and lunches, risen on a starter instead of a packet of yeast.
About 12 hours
Sourdough
Sourdough Pizza Dough
Two or three pies from one bowl, fermented slowly, baked as hot as your oven will go.
About 24 hours
Sourdough
Sourdough English Muffins
Griddled, not baked, and split with a fork so the butter has somewhere to go.
About 10 hours
Sourdough
Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls
An enriched dough that waits most of the day, then fills the house in the last half hour.
About 12 hours
Sourdough
Sourdough Discard Pancakes
The jar’s extra, turned into breakfast. Unfed starter is welcome here.
25 minutes
Sourdough
Rosemary Discard Crackers
A thin, salty bake for the jar you would otherwise hesitate over. They keep in a tin.
40 minutes
Sheet Pan
Honey Soy Sheet-Pan Chicken Thighs
A dark, sticky glaze that goes on near the end, so the honey browns instead of burning, with broccoli on the same pan.
About 1 hour
Sheet Pan
Greek Sheet-Pan Chicken Thighs
Lemon, oregano, potatoes, and olives. The feta goes on after the oven, so it stays creamy.
About 1 hour
Sheet Pan
Mediterranean Sheet-Pan Chicken Thighs
Fennel, orange, green olives, and chickpeas. A different pan from the Greek one: no potato, no feta.
About 1 hour
Sheet Pan
Paprika Sheet-Pan Chicken Thighs
Garlic, sweet paprika, potatoes, and onion. No glaze. A plain savory pan for a weeknight that does not need a sauce.
About 1 hour
Sheet Pan
Mustard and Cabbage Sheet-Pan Chicken
Dijon, thyme, and cabbage wedges roasted cut side down until the edges go sweet and brown.
About 1 hour
Sheet Pan
Roasted Root Vegetables
Carrots, parsnips, and onion, hot enough to brown, with room on the pan so they roast instead of steam.
45 minutes
Sheet Pan
Roasted Broccoli and Cauliflower
A hotter oven and a shorter time, so the florets char at the edges and stay green in the middle.
30 minutes
Sheet Pan
Roasted Cabbage Wedges
One cabbage, cut into wedges and roasted cut side down until the face is brown and the inside is sweet.
40 minutes
Sheet Pan
Roasted Summer Vegetables
Zucchini, peppers, and onion on a hot pan, long enough to blister and not so long that they collapse.
35 minutes
Instant Pot
Instant Pot Pot Roast
A chuck roast, onion, and carrots, cooked under pressure until a fork goes through without arguing.
About 2 hours, mostly hands-off
Instant Pot
Instant Pot Beef Stew
Cubes of chuck, carrot, and potato in a tomato broth. A shorter cook than the whole roast, because the pieces are small.
About 1 hour 15 minutes
Instant Pot
Instant Pot Whole Chicken
A four-pound bird, seasoned and cooked on a cup of broth. The meat is done in about half an hour. The skin crisps under the broiler if you want it.
About 1 hour
Instant Pot
Instant Pot Chicken and Rice
Rinsed white rice, broth, and boneless thighs on top. One pot, and the chicken finishes in the steam above the rice.
40 minutes
Instant Pot
Instant Pot Tomato Penne
The pasta cooks in the sauce, sitting on top of the liquid so it does not scorch on the bottom.
30 minutes
Instant Pot
Instant Pot Beef and Macaroni
Ground beef, tomato, and elbows in one pot. A plain family supper, seasoned honestly and not buried in cheese.
35 minutes
Instant Pot
Instant Pot Chicken Congee
鸡肉粥. Rice cooked with ginger and chicken until the grains burst into a white porridge. Salt it at the end.
About 1 hour 15 minutes
Morning
Stovetop Chicken Congee
The same 鸡肉粥, tended on the stove: a low simmer, a heavy pot, and enough stirring that the bottom never scorches.
About 1 hour 45 minutes
Instant Pot
Instant Pot Lamb Chops
Salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, and rosemary. A short pressure, then a thermometer, so the chops stay tender.
30 minutes
Instant Pot
Instant Pot Lamb Shoulder
A bone-in shoulder with the same simple rub, cooked until a fork pulls it apart. This is the long cook the chops should not have.
About 2 hours, mostly hands-off
Instant Pot
Instant Pot Beef Shanks
Cross-cut shanks, seared, then cooked under pressure until the marrow softens and a fork slides in. Longer than stew meat, because the shank is full of sinew.
About 1 hour 45 minutes, mostly hands-off
Instant Pot
Instant Pot Osso Buco
Beef shanks in tomato, with carrot and celery, finished with parsley, lemon zest, and a little raw garlic. The tomatoes stay on top of the meat so the pot does not scorch.
About 1 hour 45 minutes, mostly hands-off
Instant Pot
Instant Pot Soy-Braised Beef Shank
A boneless shank, blanched, then braised with soy, ginger, and star anise until it slices clean. No sesame oil. The meat rests in the sauce before you cut it.
About 2 hours, mostly hands-off
Instant Pot
Instant Pot Beef Shank Soup
Shanks cooked until the meat leaves the bone, then potatoes added for a short second cook so they stay in pieces. A clear bowl, not a thick stew.
About 2 hours
Fish
Cantonese Steamed Fish
清蒸鱼. A whole fish, ginger, and scallion, steamed only until it flakes. The hot oil goes on at the end.
30 minutes
Fish
Salt and Pepper Fish
椒盐鱼. A thin crust, a fast fry in avocado oil, then garlic, scallion, and a salt fried with pepper.
35 minutes
Fish
Black Bean Steamed Fish
豉汁蒸鱼. Fermented black beans, garlic, and ginger, steamed over fillets. A weeknight fish that still tastes like a Chinese kitchen.
25 minutes
Japanese
Chicken Katsu with Katsu Sauce
A panko crust, fried in avocado oil, with a homemade tonkatsu sauce and a pile of raw cabbage. The sauce is part of the recipe.
45 minutes
Japanese
Chicken Katsu Curry
Japanese curry, sweet from onions and apple, with the cutlet set on rice. A butter roux, not a boxed block.
About 1 hour 15 minutes
Japanese
Teriyaki Sauce
Soy, mirin, sake, and sugar, simmered until a spoon comes out glossy. This is the tare. It is not a bottled glaze.
15 minutes
Japanese
Japanese Beef Teriyaki
Thin beef, seared hot, then tossed with the tare for one minute so it shines and does not stew.
30 minutes
Japanese
Chicken Teriyaki
The Pacific Northwest shop plate. Boneless thighs, no skin, sliced over a mound of rice, with a sweet garlic-and-ginger sauce ladled on.
45 minutes, plus marinating
Care
Plain Tallow
Rendered beef tallow, whipped and nothing else. This is the fat for faces and for children. No scent.
20 minutes, plus rendering if the tallow is not already clean
Care
Whipped Tallow Butter
The softer body butter. Tallow loosened with olive oil, still unscented, for arms, legs, and winter shins.
20 minutes
Care
Lavender Tallow Butter
The same whipped tallow and olive oil, with a small amount of lavender essential oil. An adult jar. Not the family one.
20 minutes
Care
Firm Tallow Balm
Beeswax makes a balm that stays put. Hands, heels, and cuticles, especially when the house is dry.
25 minutes
Care
Tallow Eye Balm
A grain of fat and wax for the skin around the eye. Nothing aromatic. Nothing that should ever go in the eye.
15 minutes
Care
Tallow Soap Bars
One lye formula, four bars' worth of scent: plain, frankincense, myrrh, or both. The weights are for this oil list only.
About 1 hour of work, then 4 to 6 weeks to cure
Care
Lavender Tallow Soap
The same tallow bar, scented with lavender instead of frankincense or myrrh. The lye weight does not change.
About 1 hour of work, then 4 to 6 weeks to cure
Care
Laundry Soap
Grated plain soap, washing soda, and baking soda. No borax, no fragrance, no optical brightener.
15 minutes
Care
Laundry Boosters
Three adds for the wash: oxygen for dingy whites, extra washing soda for hard water, and baking soda or vinegar for odor.
A minute at the machine
Care
Dish Soap
Plain soap and a little washing soda, dissolved in water. It cleans a sink of dishes. It will not behave like a bottled detergent.
15 minutes
Care
Dishwasher Soap
Washing soda, citric acid, and coarse salt, kept dry. No chlorine. One tablespoon in the cup.
10 minutes
Morning
Cast-Iron Buttermilk Biscuits
Cold butter, a hot skillet, and a fold instead of a fuss. The farmhouse breakfast that gravy was invented for.
35 minutes
Morning
Sausage Gravy
Pepper, milk, and the fat the sausage renders. Butter fills in if the pan runs short. No oil.
25 minutes
Sunday Table
Chicken and Dumplings
A pot of chicken and vegetables, then soft dumplings dropped on top and left alone under the lid.
About 1 hour 30 minutes
Sunday Table
Butter-Crust Chicken Pot Pie
Chicken, carrots, and peas in a milk gravy, under a crust made of butter and flour. One dish for the table.
About 1 hour 30 minutes
Bread
Skillet Cornbread
A hot iron pan, melted butter, and a honey batter. The wedge that goes with soup and beans.
35 minutes
Weeknight
Farmhouse Potato Soup
Potatoes, onion, butter, and milk. Some of the potatoes mashed back in, so the soup is thick without a packet.
45 minutes
Sourdough
Sourdough Chocolate Chip Cookies
Discard in a butter cookie. Chill the dough or it spreads into a puddle. Sugar is in this one, because a cookie is a cookie.
40 minutes, plus chilling
Care
Frankincense Face Oil
Jojoba, a few drops of frankincense, and vitamin E. A night oil for an adult face. Not the eye balm, and not a promise about wrinkles.
5 minutes
Care
Shea and Tallow Body Butter
Shea, tallow, and olive oil, whipped, with frankincense and lavender stirred in after it cools. An adult body jar.
25 minutes
Care
Lotion Bars
Coconut oil, shea, and beeswax, poured into a mold. You rub the bar on dry skin. It is a salve that keeps its shape.
20 minutes, plus cooling
Care
Tallow Lip Balm
Tallow, beeswax, and olive oil in a small tin. Unscented, because lips get licked. A scented tin is a separate choice.
15 minutes
Care
Honey Face Mask
Raw honey and a spoon of oil, on the face for ten minutes. One use. A single drop of tea tree is optional, and only for an adult.
15 minutes
Care
Sugar Body Scrub
Sugar and coconut oil, with a little lavender. For the body, in the shower. The floor gets slippery.
10 minutes
Sourdough
Sourdough Bagels
A stiff dough, a short boil, and a hot oven. The chew comes from the boil, not from extra flour.
About 12 hours
Sourdough
Sourdough Dinner Rolls
An enriched dough that rises while the rest of supper is underway, then bakes in one pan.
About 10 hours
Sourdough
Sourdough Discard Biscuits
Cold butter, unfed starter, and a hot oven. The discard stands in for part of the liquid.
40 minutes
Sourdough
Sourdough Discard Waffles
A thin batter from the extra starter. Cook them until the steam slows, or the center stays doughy.
30 minutes
Sourdough
Sourdough Banana Bread
Very ripe bananas, a scoop of discard, and butter. Honey browns fast, so tent the loaf if the top gets dark.
1 hour 20 minutes
Sourdough
Sourdough Pie Crust
Cold butter and cold discard, rested before it is rolled. Enough for a double crust.
20 minutes, plus 1 hour of chilling
Sourdough
Sourdough Tortillas
Soft flour tortillas from discard, olive oil, and a dry skillet. They should bend, not crack.
45 minutes
Sourdough
Sourdough Soft Pretzels
A short bath in baking-soda water, then a hot oven. This is not a lye bath, and it is not for drinking.
About 8 hours
Sourdough
Sourdough Coffee Cake
Discard, sour cream, and a butter streusel. The crumb on top is brown sugar, because honey will not make a crumb.
1 hour
Sourdough
Sourdough Blueberry Muffins
Discard in the batter, berries tossed in a little flour so they do not all sink.
40 minutes
Sourdough
Sourdough Discard Brownies
A fudgy pan, with a little discard for tang. Pull them while a crumb still clings to the tester.
45 minutes
Sourdough
Sourdough Naan
A soft dough cooked in a hot cast-iron skillet and finished with butter. The bubbles are the sign it was hot enough.
About 6 hours
Sourdough
Sourdough Hamburger Buns
Soft enriched buns for the sloppy joes. Bake them through. A pretty top can hide a doughy middle.
About 10 hours
Sourdough
Sourdough Cinnamon Swirl Bread
A pan loaf with a honey-cinnamon ribbon. Pinch the ends so the filling stays inside.
About 12 hours
Sourdough
Sourdough Pita
A hot oven and a soft dough. If they do not puff, the oven was not hot enough, or the rounds were too thick.
About 8 hours
Sourdough
Sourdough Donuts
An enriched dough, fried in tallow, tossed in cinnamon sugar. Stay with the pot.
About 10 hours
Sourdough
Sourdough Breadsticks
A soft dough, baked on olive oil, finished with butter and salt.
About 8 hours
Sourdough
Sourdough Discard Scones
Cold butter, a little discard, and a light hand. Overworking makes a biscuit that wishes it were a scone, and fails at both.
40 minutes
Sunday Table
Dutch Oven Pot Roast
A chuck roast, seared, then left alone in a low oven until a fork goes in without an argument.
3 hours 45 minutes
Weeknight
Farmhouse Meatloaf
Ground beef, oats, and milk, glazed at the end. The center has to reach 160°F.
1 hour 20 minutes
Sunday Table
Dutch Oven Beef Stew
Chuck, seared, then simmered. The potatoes go in late so they stay in pieces.
2 hours 45 minutes
Sunday Table
Chicken Noodle Soup
A whole chicken simmered for the broth, then fresh egg noodles at the end so they do not turn to paste.
2 hours
Pantry
Homemade Egg Noodles
Flour, eggs, and a rest. Roll them thin, dry them a little, and boil them only until they are tender.
50 minutes
Weeknight
Beef Stroganoff
Strips of beef, mushrooms, and sour cream stirred in off the heat so it does not curdle.
45 minutes
Weeknight
Shepherd's Pie
A savory beef filling under a real mashed-potato lid, browned in the oven.
1 hour 15 minutes
Weeknight
Stuffed Bell Peppers
The beef is browned first, so the peppers do not sit in a watery pan of half-cooked meat.
1 hour
Sunday Table
Cabbage Rolls
Blanched leaves, a beef and rice filling, and a long covered bake in tomato.
2 hours
Weeknight
Beef Chili
Browned beef, tomatoes, and beans, simmered until the broth turns into a sauce. No oil but the fat from the meat.
1 hour 20 minutes
Sunday Table
From-Scratch Baked Beans
Dried navy beans, soaked, simmered until they soften, then baked with salt pork, honey, and tomato.
Overnight soak, then about 5 hours
Sunday Table
Cast-Iron Fried Chicken
A buttermilk soak, a flour dredge, and tallow held near 340°F. The bone has to reach 165°F.
1 hour, plus a soak
Weeknight
Chicken Fried Steak
Thin beef, fried in tallow, with a pepper gravy from the fat left in the skillet.
45 minutes
Weeknight
Cast-Iron Pork Chops
Thick bone-in chops, seared in butter, finished to 145°F and rested. Apples go in the same pan.
30 minutes
Sunday Table
Baked Ham
A fully cooked ham, heated through to 140°F, with the honey glaze only at the end so it does not burn.
About 2 hours
Weeknight
Scalloped Potatoes and Ham
Thin potatoes in a butter-and-milk sauce, with ham. No canned soup.
1 hour 30 minutes
Sunday Table
Ham and Bean Soup
Soaked beans and a ham bone, simmered until the beans are creamy. Salt at the end.
Overnight soak, then about 2 and a half hours
Weeknight
Farmhouse Tomato Soup
Onion in butter, tomatoes, and broth. Cream goes in off the boil, or not at all.
40 minutes
Weeknight
Corn Chowder
Bacon, potato, and corn in milk. The milk is heated. It is not boiled hard.
45 minutes
Weeknight
Chicken and Rice Casserole
Rice, broth, and bone-in or boneless thighs in one dish. It is done when the rice is tender and the chicken is 165°F.
1 hour 20 minutes
Weeknight
Sloppy Joes
Beef, onion, tomato, and a little honey, simmered until it sits on a bun instead of running off.
35 minutes
Weeknight
Meatballs and Tomato Sauce
Beef, oats, and milk, simmered in tomatoes until the center of a meatball is 160°F.
50 minutes
Weeknight
Mashed Potatoes
Russets, drained until the steam slows, then butter and warm milk. A masher, not a fast mixer.
40 minutes
Weeknight
Skillet Green Beans
Bacon, a little water, and a lid, until the beans are tender and still green.
25 minutes
Weeknight
Honey Butter Carrots
Coins of carrot, cooked in a little water, then glazed in butter and honey until they shine.
20 minutes
Weeknight
Creamed Corn
Corn, butter, a little flour, and milk. The sauce should coat the kernels, not drown them.
25 minutes
Garden
Vinegar Coleslaw
Cabbage, carrot, vinegar, and olive oil. No mayonnaise, so there is no seed oil hiding in the dressing.
25 minutes
Garden
Cucumber Salad
Sliced cucumbers and onion in vinegar and honey, rested until they taste pickled and still crisp.
25 minutes
Weeknight
Baked Macaroni and Cheese
A butter roux, milk, and cheddar. The cheese goes in off the boil so it melts instead of turning grainy.
45 minutes
Sunday Table
Cornbread Dressing
Dry cornbread, onion, celery, sage, and broth. Eggs go in, so the center has to reach 165°F.
1 hour 15 minutes
Weeknight
Buttered Peas
Peas heated through in butter and salt. They are done when they are hot, not when they are gray.
10 minutes
Sunday Table
Collard Greens
Bacon, onion, and a long gentle simmer. Collards are done when the stem is tender, not when the clock says so.
1 hour 15 minutes
Morning
Buttermilk Pancakes
A thick batter, barely mixed, cooked until the bubbles set. Pressing them with the spatula makes them tough.
30 minutes
Morning
French Toast
Egg and milk, soaked into bread that can stand up to it, cooked in butter until the center is hot.
25 minutes
Morning
Breakfast Casserole
Bread, cooked sausage, eggs, and milk, baked until the center is 165°F.
1 hour 10 minutes
Morning
Cast-Iron Hash Browns
Grated potato, squeezed dry, then left alone in hot fat until a crust forms.
30 minutes
Morning
Eggs in a Basket
A hole in a slice of bread, an egg cooked in butter until the white is set. The yolk is yours to finish.
15 minutes
Sweet
Butter Pie Crust
Cold butter, ice water, and a rest. Enough for a double-crust pie. This one has no starter in it.
20 minutes, plus 1 hour of chilling
Sweet
Apple Pie
Tart and sweet apples, enough flour to thicken the juice, and a long rest after baking so the slice holds.
1 hour 40 minutes, plus cooling
Sweet
Peach Cobbler
Juicy peaches under a buttermilk biscuit topping. The center of the topping has to be cooked, not just golden.
1 hour
Sweet
Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin, eggs, cream, and spice in a butter crust. It is done when the center still wobbles in a small circle.
1 hour 30 minutes, plus cooling
Sweet
Butter Brownies
Butter, cocoa, and sugar. Pull them when a moist crumb clings to the tester, then let them cool before you cut.
45 minutes
Chinese
White Cut Chicken
A whole chicken poached, not fried, then shocked in ice so the meat stays juicy. The ginger and scallion are woken with a little hot avocado oil, not a bowl of it, and not sesame oil.
1 hour
Chinese
Soy Sauce Chicken
Thighs and drumsticks simmered in soy, ginger, and honey, then rested in the pot. No fryer, and no oil.
50 minutes
Chinese
Honey Char Siu
Pork shoulder, roasted, with soy, honey, garlic, and five-spice. No red dye, no hoisin, and no seed oil. It will be browner than a shop window, and that is honest.
50 minutes, plus at least 4 hours of marinating
Chinese
Tomato and Egg
Soft eggs and tomatoes in one skillet. A tablespoon of avocado oil for the whole pan.
20 minutes
Chinese
Cantonese Steamed Eggs
Eggs loosened with broth, strained, and steamed over a quiet simmer until they are just set. A spoon of hot avocado oil at the end, not sesame oil.
25 minutes
Chinese
Garlic Gai Lan
Chinese broccoli, blanched until it is bright, then tossed with garlic and oyster sauce. One tablespoon of avocado oil.
15 minutes
Chinese
Garlic Baby Bok Choy
Halved baby bok choy, blanched, then finished with garlic. The same quiet method as the gai lan, and the same small amount of oil.
15 minutes
Chinese
Steamed Pork Patty
Ground pork, water chestnut, and ginger, steamed on a plate until the center is 160°F. No frying.
35 minutes
Chinese
Black Pepper Beef
Thin beef, a hot pan, and enough pepper that you can taste it. One tablespoon of avocado oil, in two quick batches so the meat sears.
25 minutes
Chinese
Beef and Broccoli
Broccoli blanched so it stays green, beef seared in a spoon of avocado oil, and a thin oyster-sauce coat. Not a thick brown gravy.
30 minutes
Chinese
Cantonese Tomato Beef
Beef seared, then folded with onion and tomato. Honey only if the tomatoes need it. One tablespoon of avocado oil.
25 minutes
Chinese
Egg Fried Rice
Cold rice, eggs, and two tablespoons of avocado oil. Soy is a seasoning, not a dye. No sesame oil.
20 minutes
Chinese
Steamed Ginger Shiitake Chicken
Thighs steamed with soaked shiitake and ginger. The mushroom water becomes the sauce. No fry, and no sesame oil.
45 minutes
Chinese
Hot and Sour Soup
Broth, mushroom, tofu, vinegar, and white pepper, with an egg trailed in at the end. Thick enough to see, not thick enough to stand a spoon. No oil.
25 minutes
Chinese
Egg Drop Soup
Broth, ginger, and eggs poured into a slow stir so they set in threads. A light body from a little cornstarch. No oil.
15 minutes
Chinese
Ginger Scallion Tofu
Warm silken tofu, soy, a pile of ginger and scallion, and one tablespoon of hot avocado oil poured over so it sizzles. No sesame oil.
15 minutes
Chinese
Winter Melon Soup
A clear pot. Winter melon simmered until it turns translucent, with ginger and a little pork or chicken added at the end so the meat stays tender. No oil.
40 minutes
Chinese
Bitter Melon with Beef
The melon is salted and rinsed so the bitterness softens, then cooked briefly with beef and fermented black beans. It should still taste bitter. That is the vegetable.
30 minutes
Chinese
Steamed Black Bean Ribs
Riblets with rinsed fermented black beans, garlic, and ginger, steamed until they are tender. Not fried first.
1 hour
Chinese
Chicken and Mushroom Clay Pot Rice
Rice cooked in a heavy pot with marinated chicken and soaked shiitake on top. A spoon of avocado oil and soy at the end for a little crust, not a ladle of oil. No Chinese sausage in this pot.
45 minutes
Sourdough
Sourdough Garlic Knots
A soft dough tied into knots, then brushed with butter and garlic after the oven. Olive oil is in the dough. The butter stays for the finish.
About 10 hours
Sourdough
Sourdough Challah
An egg dough, braided in three strands. No seeds on top. An egg wash is what makes the crust shine.
About 12 hours
Sourdough
Sourdough Baguettes
A lean dough, shaped long, baked hot. The crackle is steam and a sharp score, not oil.
About 14 hours
Sourdough
Sourdough Ciabatta
A wet dough. You do not knead it into a ball. You fold it, then cut floury rectangles.
About 14 hours
Sourdough
Sourdough Monkey Bread
Small pieces of enriched dough, tumbled in butter, honey, and cinnamon, baked in a bundt so they pull apart.
About 12 hours
Sourdough
Sourdough Cinnamon Raisin Loaf
Raisins and cinnamon mixed through the dough, not rolled into a ribbon. A different loaf from the swirl bread.
About 12 hours
Sourdough
Sourdough Discard Pasta
Flour, eggs, and unfed starter, rolled thin and cut into ribbons. It cooks in a few minutes.
1 hour 30 minutes
Sourdough
Sourdough Hot Cross Buns
A spiced dough with raisins, baked in a cluster. The cross is flour and water, piped on before the oven, not icing.
About 12 hours
Sourdough
Sourdough Apple Fritters
A thick discard dough with chunks of apple, fried in a shallow skillet of beef tallow. Not a deep vat of oil.
45 minutes
Sourdough
Sourdough Drop Dumplings
A soft biscuit dough, spooned onto simmering chicken broth. The discard is the liquid. The baking powder is what lifts them.
40 minutes
Sourdough
Sourdough Discard Cornbread
A skillet bread for soup night. The discard is the tang. The butter in the pan is what browns the edge.
40 minutes
Sourdough
Sourdough Discard Crepes
A thin batter, rested, cooked in butter. The first one is the cook’s. It tells you if the pan is hot enough.
40 minutes
Sourdough
Sourdough Discard Dutch Baby
Eggs, a little discard, and a hot buttered skillet. It puffs in the oven and sinks when you cut it. That is what it is supposed to do.
35 minutes
Sourdough
Sourdough Discard Snickerdoodles
A butter cookie rolled in cinnamon sugar. The sugar is what makes the cracked top. Chill the dough or it spreads.
50 minutes, plus chilling
Sourdough
Sourdough Discard Gingerbread
A dark square cake, molasses and butter, with discard stirred in. It should be damp in the middle, not wet.
50 minutes
Sourdough
Sourdough Discard Cheddar Crackers
Sharp cheese, cold butter, and discard, rolled thin. These are not the plain rosemary crackers. The cheese is in the dough.
45 minutes
Sourdough
Sourdough Discard Apple Cake
Chopped apple folded into a butter batter. The fruit should show on the cut face, not hide under a smooth crust.
1 hour
Sourdough
Sourdough Discard Chocolate Cake
One cocoa layer, butter and honey, no frosting. A snack cake. The discard keeps it tender.
50 minutes
Sourdough
Sourdough Discard Granola
Oats stirred with discard, honey, and butter, baked until dry. Pecans, not a seed oil.
50 minutes
Sourdough
Sourdough Discard Popovers
A thin batter in a hot buttered cup. They should be tall and hollow. Open the oven too soon and they collapse.
45 minutes
Pantry
Sprouted Oat Groats
Whole oat groats, a jar, and two or three days. Rolled oats will not do this. They were already steamed.
2 to 3 days, plus drying
Morning
Sprouted Oat Porridge
Dried sprouted groats simmered until the center of a grain is tender. Butter at the end. Not a bowl of flakes.
40 minutes
Morning
Sprouted Oat Flour Pancakes
A tender pancake from sprouted oat flour, eggs, and milk. It will not rise like wheat. The pan should not be raging hot.
30 minutes
Morning
Sprouted Oat Honey Muffins
Twelve plain muffins from sprouted oat flour, honey, and butter. No liners. The butter on the tin is the crust.
35 minutes