American Recipes

Rhubarb Muffins

A simple recipe for rhubarb muffins with sour cream. I add nuts, but they're optional. This is a great master recipe for muffins.

Charcuterie

Green Onion Sausage

An easy-to-make sausage that highlights whatever green onions you have handy. A perfect spring grilling link.

Foraging

Simple Dandelion Greens

A simple, Italian-inspired dandelion greens recipe you can use as a master recipe whenever you want to cook tender greens, wild or farmed.

German

Squash Spaetzle

How to make spaetzle dumplings with winter squash or pumpkins. Also spelled spatzle, these are easy to make and versatile in the kitchen.

Mushrooms

Mushroom Spinach Frittata

An easy Italian cross between an omelet and a quiche, this frittata is stuffed with wild mushrooms and wild spinach.

Pasta, Risotto, Gnocchi

Buckwheat Pasta

This is blecs, a homemade buckwheat pasta from Fruili, in northern Italy. It's a mix of wheat and buckwheat flour, served with cured meat, onions and herbs.

Fish

Pan Seared Grouper

Simple pan seared grouper or other white fish, served with a hearts of palm salad and key lime browned butter sauce. It's an ode to Florida.

German

Shupfnudeln

How to make German shupfnudlen, also spelled schupfnudeln. They are basically German gnocchi dumplings, great with caramelized onions.

Scandinavian

Tjalknol, Frost Bump Venison

Tjalknol is a way of cooking meat, usually venison, from frozen. It's known as 'frost bump' and involves slow cooking then brining. You eat the meat cold.

Recipe

Tajarin Pasta

How to make the famous tajarin, an egg yolk pasta dough from northern Italy. This is a rich, vibrant dough versatile in the kitchen.

French

Chicken Consomme

How to make chicken consomme, a classic, clear French soup. You can use all sorts of other poultry, too, like pheasant, turkey or quail.

Recipe

Rye Sourdough

A rye sourdough recipe that makes a hearty loaf with caraway seeds. Great for sandwiches!