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Notes on Brown Butter
Weigh your flour; cups are a guess with good intentions. We tested the recipe six times and the fourth was the winner. Rest the meat, rest the dough, and rest the cook. Details Toasting spices takes a minute and changes everything. Salt early, taste often, and trust your nose before the timer. Rest the meat,…
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Fermented Hot Sauce, Simplified
Rest the meat, rest the dough, and rest the cook. Toasting spices takes a minute and changes everything. Acid at the end wakes up a dish that tastes flat. Details Toasting spices takes a minute and changes everything. Acid at the end wakes up a dish that tastes flat. Rest the meat, rest the dough,…
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Lentil Soup for Busy Weeks
Rest the meat, rest the dough, and rest the cook. A hot pan and a little patience beat any fancy gadget. Toasting spices takes a minute and changes everything. Lessons Brown butter makes ordinary cookies taste like a decision. Write down what you changed, or you will never repeat the good batch. Fermentation is mostly…
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The Only Brown Butter Guide You Need
Fermentation is mostly waiting and occasionally smelling things. Weigh your flour; cups are a guess with good intentions. The crust browned evenly once we moved the rack lower. A small example Weigh your flour; cups are a guess with good intentions. A hot pan and a little patience beat any fancy gadget. Leftovers improved overnight,…
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Everything I Got Wrong About Weeknight Pasta
Salt early, taste often, and trust your nose before the timer. Toasting spices takes a minute and changes everything. Seasonal vegetables need less help because they already taste of something. The short version A hot pan and a little patience beat any fancy gadget. Toasting spices takes a minute and changes everything. Good olive oil…
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My Ongoing Experiment with Dumplings
The crust browned evenly once we moved the rack lower. Write down what you changed, or you will never repeat the good batch. Good olive oil is a seasoning, not just a cooking fat. Lessons A hot pan and a little patience beat any fancy gadget. Good olive oil is a seasoning, not just a…
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Notes on Lentil Soup
Fermentation is mostly waiting and occasionally smelling things. Acid at the end wakes up a dish that tastes flat. Salt early, taste often, and trust your nose before the timer. Trade-offs The crust browned evenly once we moved the rack lower. Salt early, taste often, and trust your nose before the timer. Acid at the…
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Pickles, Simplified
Weigh your flour; cups are a guess with good intentions. The crust browned evenly once we moved the rack lower. Leftovers improved overnight, as soups and stews always do. A small example Salt early, taste often, and trust your nose before the timer. Write down what you changed, or you will never repeat the good…
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The Only Pour-Over Coffee Guide You Need
Weigh your flour; cups are a guess with good intentions. The crust browned evenly once we moved the rack lower. Toasting spices takes a minute and changes everything. What didn’t Leftovers improved overnight, as soups and stews always do. We tested the recipe six times and the fourth was the winner. Salt early, taste often,…
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Everything I Got Wrong About Dumplings
Toasting spices takes a minute and changes everything. We tested the recipe six times and the fourth was the winner. Good olive oil is a seasoning, not just a cooking fat. Context Seasonal vegetables need less help because they already taste of something. Leftovers improved overnight, as soups and stews always do. Salt early, taste…
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My Ongoing Experiment with Spice Blends
The crust browned evenly once we moved the rack lower. A hot pan and a little patience beat any fancy gadget. Good olive oil is a seasoning, not just a cooking fat. The short version We tested the recipe six times and the fourth was the winner. Seasonal vegetables need less help because they already…
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Everything I Got Wrong About Lentil Soup
The dough was sticky, which turned out to be exactly right. The crust browned evenly once we moved the rack lower. Toasting spices takes a minute and changes everything. Trade-offs Fermentation is mostly waiting and occasionally smelling things. Weigh your flour; cups are a guess with good intentions. The dough was sticky, which turned out…