Warm, filling, cold weather food
ready in about an hour and 10 minutes;
serves 4
You might need to buy:
- unsalted butter
- paprika
- salt
- medium-wide egg noodles
- Freshly ground black pepper
- sour cream
You might need to buy:
- non iodized salt
- sugar
- vinegar
- several pounds of pickling cukes. 2 pounds makes about 3 pints and requires the brine below. Scale up the brine as needed.
- hot peppers
- peppercorns
“These croutons bring all the boys to the yard”
ready in about 40 minutes;
serves 8
You might need to buy:
- olive oil
- About 2 cups crusty day-old bread in 3/4 inch cubes
- kosher salt
- ground black pepper
- lemon juice
- dijon mustard
- Worcestershire sauce
- large eggs
Prepare the basil!
ready in about 30 minutes
You might need to buy:
- packed basil leaves
- pine nuts
- fresh parmesan / reggiano
- olive oil
You know what they say about borsch: “BEETS SOUP!”
ready in about 220 minutes;
serves 8
You might need to buy:
- water
- celery
- pared sliced carrots
- salt
- Bay leaf
- miso OR 1 splash soy sauce
- - 5 tbsp cider vinegar
- sugar
A sure sign of summer. Don’t even bother making this if tomatoes are not in season
ready in about 20 minutes
You might need to buy:
- garlic
- minced green pepper
- chopped onion
- olive oil
- lemon juice
- salt
- tabasco
- V-8
- chopped parsley
- black pepper to taste
- minced jalapeno to taste
Holy god yes OM NOM NOM
You might need to buy:
- mustard seeds
- cumin seeds
- ground turmeric
- crushed garlic
- white vinegar
- granulated sugar
- salt
- garlic cloves
What IS that SMELL?
You might need to buy:
- Big stone crock
- Plate that fits pretty neatly in the top of that crock.
- Cabbage
- Cheesecloth.
A bright spot of yellow in a row of dull green canning jars
You might need to buy:
- chopped green pepper
- chopped sweet red pepper
- chopped onion
- chopped celery
- sugar
- mustard seeds
- salt
- celery seeds
- ground turmeric
- vinegar
- water
Sneaky way to get okra into your diet
You might need to buy:
- Celery leaves
- Garlic
- Dill heads and stems
- water
- white vinegar
- salt