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.
13 recipes
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
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
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
Sunday Table
Cabbage Rolls
Blanched leaves, a beef and rice filling, and a long covered bake in tomato.
2 hours
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
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
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
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
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