Recipes

Cooking what you have, simply and without waste.

The recipes here don't call for hard-to-find ingredients or chef techniques. They start with what the garden gives, what's in the pantry, what's in season. Readable, testable, repeatable. That's all we ask of them.

Right now in the kitchen

September — last harvests and the return of slow cooking

This month's tasks

End-of-summer jams Ratatouille Mirabelle plum tart Canned tomatoes Squash soup Fig chutney Vegetable pickles Apple compote

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How to Make Homemade Ginger Beer with a Ginger Bug

The ginger starter step by step, bottling without breakages, and lemon and apple variations.

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Purslane: Why This "Weed" Deserves a Place on the Plate

A potato salad with raw purslane, and what this plant really brings: omega-3, vitamins, and the precautions worth knowing.

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What to Do with Leftover Roast Meat? An Old-Fashioned Capilotade

An old-fashioned way to use up leftover roast meat: a wine-and-herb sauce, gently reheated rather than reboiled.

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Two Old-Fashioned Provençal Eggplant Recipes

Oven-baked stuffed eggplant and a slow-simmered ragout: two old Provençal recipes, tomato, garlic and parsley.

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Green Tomato Pickles: Saving the Last Tomatoes of the Season

Salting, spiced vinegar, a very short cook: the traditional recipe for a sharp condiment that keeps all year.

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Greek-Style Artichokes

A forgotten old-fashioned recipe, deeply fragrant, with lemon, baby onions, garlic and herbs. Served cold or at room temperature.

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The Old Bread Trick for Softer, Milder Brussels Sprouts

A ball of bread simmered right in the cooking water: the old-fashioned trick that might just win everyone over to Brussels sprouts.

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This Vivid Red Kefir Was Designed by an Algorithm

Researchers used software to design a water kefir with beetroot, red ginger and cinnamon, rich in antioxidant pigments.

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Egg Salad

Hard-boiled eggs, gherkins, capers, shallots and homemade mayonnaise. Simple, satisfying, with a potato variation.

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Homemade Mint Syrup

Why homemade mint syrup isn't green — and what that tells you about its quality. Simple recipe, keeps several months.

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Coconut Water Kefir

A light, fruity fermented drink, milder than traditional kefir. With an option of a second fermentation with tropical fruits.

Cooking what you have, simply and without waste.

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