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55 recipes and 19 cookbooks
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Soft, melty Cosmic Crisp apples under a thick crumble topping that's crunchy, chewy, and full of big clusters. Made start to finish in one 12" cast iron skillet. The apples are softened on the stove before baking; keep the heat at medium or higher, because apples held at low heat firm up. To keep the spice light, leave out the cardamom or cut the cinnamon to ½ tsp. Rewarm leftovers at 350°F for about 15 minutes, and don't store them in the cast iron.
Serves 8
One-saucepan walnut cake soaked in lemon-honey syrup; better the next day. Scaled to ~0.7x from the original 9x13 version for a 9x9 pan (same batter depth, so bake time is about the same).
16 squares
Chickpea, eggplant, mushroom and fig tagine with saffron and cinnamon. Adapted from "Haradrim Tagine" in Recipes from the World of Tolkien by Robert Tuesley Anderson (Thunder Bay Press, 2020), p. 134. Changes from the original: cremini instead of button mushrooms and seared separately before going in; olive oil for the aromatics and avocado oil for the eggplant rather than sunflower throughout; saffron bloomed in warm stock; eggplant salted first; pearl couscous toasted in butter instead of the fine couscous the book steams and bakes. Vegetarian.
Serves 4
Joshua Weissman's quick & easy aglio e olio — restaurant-worthy garlic-and-olive-oil pasta in about 15 minutes. Note: parsley can be swapped for basil in a pinch — use ~⅔ the amount, tear/chiffonade it, and stir in off the heat right before serving so it doesn't bruise or lose its perfume.
Serves 4
A bright, simple mango salsa built for nachos. Use ripe yellow mangos (Ataulfo/Champagne) — they're sweeter, softer, and less fibrous than the big red-green kind. Dice everything small so it scoops cleanly onto a chip, and drain off excess juice before topping so the nachos stay crisp.
~2 cups
My go-to pizza dough for a home oven maxing at 500°F with a baking steel. Tuned for bread flour (NOT soft-wheat 00 — that goes slack without 800°F heat). Slightly lower hydration for easy launching, plus oil and a little sugar to help browning that a hot oven would otherwise do for free.
5 personal or 3 large
High-hydration dough tuned for 00 flour and a screaming-hot pizza oven (800°F+). Not for a home oven — for that, see the 500°F steel version. Soft-wheat 00 + this heat profile is the right pairing; in a home oven it goes slack.
5 personal or 3 large
A creamy risotto built on arborio rice, sautéed mushrooms, and apple cider, finished with parmesan and green onion.
Serves 4
A great cinnamon bun recipe, designed to be like Cinnabon 😋
12 rolls
Orange and delicious!
6 cups
Like pita, but bigger and yummier and without a pocket!
12 laffas
2 hours from beginning to end, these are super easy!
4 baguettes
Japanese milk bread + challah = 🤤
2 normal loaves or 1 giant loaf
Delicious northern Indian spice mix
Colorful, moist, and festive red velvet cupcakes.
16 cupcakes
A rich and flavorful Japenese ramen. If you like sesame, this is for you!
2 bowls (about 1.5 cups broth/bowl)
Ramen Eggs (Ajitsuke Tamago or Ajitama) are delicious as a topping for ramen or enjoyed as a snack. Read on to learn how to make these flav…
4 ramen eggs
Delicious at-home naan, with just a cast iron skillet and your oven! No tandoor required.
8 medium sized naans
With a mortar and pestle!
The perfect fall treat!
24 normal sized muffins
Like chocolate chip cookies, but better and easier!
A hearty and delicious "peasants dish". Tbh, yummier than confit byaldi, although that's definitely prettier. Lighter than Sam's version.
enough to feed 4 people
A hearty and delicious "peasants dish". Tbh, yummier than confit byaldi, although that's definitely prettier. More dense and tomato forward.
8 servings
WHO NEEDS NEW FUCKIN YORK "IT'S THE WATER" MY ASSSSSSS
12 bagels
Mix 50/50 with milk and heat to make a delicious, warming beverage! Or pour over a shot of espresso to create a dirty chai 😋
1 quart of concentrate
Savory and crave-worthy, this Garlic Herb Pull-Apart Bread is the perfect dish for a gathering.
1 loaf
My go-to Challah recipe
2 normal loaves or 1 large loaf
These buns, which are part brioche, part Japanese milk bread, are the best. Originally by Joshua Weissman.
6 buns
The ultimate paste indulgence.
4 standard servings
All Purpose Pasta Dough
Drizzle it on everything!!!
The simplest (presentable) mac & cheese possible.
6 servings
A go-to pancake recipe
6 pitas
Who doesn't live a nice, soft, warm, yummy pretzel?
Serves 8
Delicious creamy lemony goodness!
Literally "cheese and pepper", this minimalist cacio e pepe recipe is like a stripped-down mac and cheese.
Because who doesn’t love cornbread?
Serves 12
Adapted from Jack Bishop's 'The Complete Italian Vegetarian Cookbook'
Serves 4
Based on my simple sauce recipe, this one has a much richer flavor.
This is the simplest that a sauce could possibly get - nothing but tomatoes blended with spices and oil.
Delicious and perfectly creamy cheese!
Chocolate Crinkle Cookies are a key component of every holiday cookie tray. Fudgy on the inside with a crispy, powdered sugar outer later, …
Delicious, eggy goodness in a challah.
A nice, rich, tomato sauce recipe. Can be tossed in a blender if you prefer your sauce smoother, or left as is for a nice texture.
Delicious Indian chickpea/tomato dish (chana masala) with pan-fried bread (bhatura). Feeds 2-3 people.
Made with chickpeas, spices, and herbs, falafel is perfect for a quick and delicious lunch.
Ratatouille, but ✨fancy✨
Serves 4
Yummy crunchy, caramely, butter toffee snack!
A delicious sweet+salty snack. Very easy to eat it all in one sitting, so be careful!
My go-to bread recipe.
Serves 2
This isn’t a very sweet or eggy challah, but is instead light and fluffy and generously enriched with oil.
Super duper creamy tahina-y hummus.
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