Kale Caesar Salad
olive oil
lemon juice
capers
garlic
kale
parmesan
mayonnaise
red wine vinegar
Katharine Hepburn’s Brownies
½ cup cocoa
½ cup butter (1 stick)
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
¼ cup flour
1 cup chopped or broken-up walnuts or pecans
1 teaspoon vanilla
Lemony Pasta Salad With Crisped Capers
12 oz. medium pasta (such as gemelli or fusilli)
1 tsp. diamond crystal or ½ tsp. morton kosher salt, plus more
½ cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
3 tbsp. pine nuts
4 tbsp. drained capers, divided
1 large onion, thinly sliced
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
2 tbsp. double-concentrated tomato paste
½ tsp. crushed red pepper flakes, plus more for serving
1 bunch parsley, leaves and tender stems coarsely chopped
½ cup castelvetrano olives, pitted, smashed, halved
½ cup chopped oil-packed sun-dried tomatoes
2–3 tsp. finely grated lemon zest
Lemony Pasta With Braised White Beans
salt
1 pound short pasta, such as shells or orecchiette
½ cup plus 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, more for drizzling
1 cup diced cherry or other ripe tomatoes
¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper, plus more as needed
2 large shallots, thinly sliced
6 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
1 lemon, zest finely grated
2 (15.5-ounce) cans white beans, rinsed and drained
1½ cups chopped parsley or arugula leaves and tender stems
Lemony Pasta With Chickpeas And Parsley
kosher salt, as needed
8 ounces regular or whole-wheat fusilli or other short, sturdy pasta
2 cups cooked chickpeas, home-cooked or canned
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for drizzling
2 garlic cloves, smashed and peeled
½ onion, diced
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves
pinch of red pepper flakes, plus more as needed
1 ½ cups chickpea cooking liquid (from a homemade pot; do not use the liquid from the can), vegetable stock or water
3 cups fresh parsley leaves (from 1 large bunch)
⅔ cup grated parmigiano-reggiano, plus more for serving
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
finely grated zest of 1/2 lemon
Lentil Soup With Sausage, Chard And Garlic
1/2 cup olive oil, divided
2 large links (about 8 ounces) of sweet italian sausage [see note]
1 medium onion, diced
2 celery ribs, sliced or diced
2 medium carrots, peeled and sliced into half-moons or diced
4 cloves garlic, sliced (reserve half for later in recipe)
kosher salt
a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
1 cup brown lentils, sorted and rinsed
2 bay leaves
1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes
6 cups water
freshly ground black pepper
3 to 4 cups shredded or thinly ribboned swiss chard leaves or kale
Lush Vanilla Berry Pudding
2 large egg yolks
½ cup (100 g) sugar
⅓ cup (37 g) cornstarch
2¼ cups whole milk, divided
2 tsp. diamond crystal or 1 tsp. morton kosher salt, divided
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cut into 1" pieces, room temperature
1 tbsp. vanilla bean paste or extract
2 cups chilled heavy cream
⅓ cup strawberry or other berry jam
18 oz. mixed fresh berries (such as raspberries, blackberries, and/or blueberries), halved if large
Marinated Olives With Citrus
1 small navel orange, quartered, thinly sliced
8 large garlic cloves, lightly crushed
2 bay leaves
¾ cup extra-virgin olive oil
6 sprigs thyme
2 tbsp. sherry vinegar or red wine vinegar
1 tbsp. black peppercorns, crushed
1 tbsp. coriander seeds, crushed
Mr. Washington's Cherry Pie
one prepared double pie crust or your favorite recipe
5 to 6 cups (1125g to 1350g) sour cherries, packed in water or individually quick frozen
3/4 cup (149g) granulated sugar
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon, optional
1/4 cup (43g) quick-cooking tapioca or 1/2 cup (99g) king arthur pie filling enhancer
1 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 teaspoon salt
Naked Tomato Sauce
3 pound plum tomatoes
3/4 teaspoon coarse salt
1 large clove garlic, thinly sliced
pinch of red pepper flakes
small handful basil leaves, most left whole, a few slivered for garnish
1/4 cup olive oil
12 ounces (3/4 pound) dried spaghetti
1 tablespoon unsalted butter, or maybe two if nobody is looking