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The Pantry

Cashew "Cheese" Sauce
Silky vegan cheese sauce from soaked cashews + nutritional yeast. Pour over pasta, nachos, veg.
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Instant Pot Rice & Grains
Perfect white rice, brown rice, and quinoa in the Instant Pot — the ratios to memorize.
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★Pesto alla Genovese
The real basil pesto — basil, two cheeses, pine nuts, good oil. Keep it cold to stay bright green.
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Rice Pilaf
Savory pantry pilaf — rice in seasoned broth with dried veg and pine nuts. Hands-off, vegan, GF.
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Yellow Rice
Sunny turmeric rice side — dried onion, garlic, a pinch of turmeric. Hands-off, vegan, GF.
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Basic Black Beans
Tender black beans from dry, no soaking — the building block for tacos, bowls, and soups. Vegan, GF.
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Mexican Rice & Black Beans
Hearty rice-and-beans side — rice in spiced tomato broth, folded with black beans. Vegan, GF.
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Refried Black Beans
Creamy refried black beans from dry — pressure-cooked soft, blended smooth in the pot. Vegan, GF.
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Southern Skillet Cornbread
Crackly-crusted buttermilk skillet cornbread — savory, not sweet.
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No-Knead Everyday Bread
Crusty no-knead loaf — stir, rise slow, bake in a hot covered pot. Dough keeps in the fridge.
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Overnight Focaccia
High-hydration no-knead focaccia — crisp oily bottom, airy crumb, an easy overnight rise.
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The Weeknight Kitchen

"Cold Open" Tomato Soup
Bright San Marzano tomato soup, blended smooth, finished with lime. Good hot or chilled. Vegan, GF.
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"Hydrogen Bomb" Chili
Fast vegan chili on TVP and a splash of red wine — 5-minute pressure cook, as hot as you dare.
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"Nick-Of-Time" Noodle Soup
Pantry noodle soup — a from-scratch-tasting broth with little filini noodles. Tofu or chicken.
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"Red Dawn" Red Lentil (Masoor) Dal
Quick golden red-lentil dal — bloomed spices, soft and comforting, in under an hour. Vegan.
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Brown-Butter Roasted Nectarines
Butter, brown sugar, 20 minutes in the oven.
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Chicken Thigh Marinade
Sweet-savory soy-garlic-herb marinade for chicken thighs — then grill or oven-bake. Easy weeknight dinner.
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French Dip Sandwiches
15-minute French dip — warm pre-cooked sirloin in a quick au jus, pile on a toasted roll.
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Goat Cheese & Lemon Pasta
Bright lemon pasta on melted goat cheese — lighter and sharper than a cream sauce. ~20 min.
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Roasted Cherries with Balsamic
Improves almost anything it touches.
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"Blackest of the Black" Black Bean Soup
No-soak dry black beans pressure-cooked with ancho and cumin, then blended. Vegan, GF.
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"Hurried Herbs" Vegetable Barley Soup
Herb-packed pantry soup — dried veg and chewy pearled barley, dump-and-go. Vegan.
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"Quick and Crispy" Chick Peas with Pasta
Rosemary-garlic crisped chickpeas on pasta cooked in the same pot. One pot, vegan, fast.
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"Runnin' Like A Chicken" Chicken Chili
Big-batch black bean chili with a vegan “chick’n” backbone. Quick pressure cook, lots of toppings.
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"Speedy" Spinach & Lentil Stew
One-pot pantry stew — green lentils, brown rice, tomato, and spinach. Shelf-stable and vegan.
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Beef Stroganoff
Mushroom-and-sour-cream sauce over egg noodles, with pre-cooked sirloin folded in at the end.
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Butter Chicken
Silky tomato-spice butter chicken, pantry-fast with canned chicken.
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Chana Dal
Creamy split chana dal — bloomed spices and tomato, pressure-cooked. Vegan and protein-packed.
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Chana Masala
Chickpeas in a bloomed-spice tomato sauce — vegan and protein-packed.
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★Chicken Piccata
Cutlets in a glossy lemon-caper butter sauce.
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Curried Mung Bean Soup
Cozy curried mung bean soup — no soak, pantry-friendly, pressure-cooked soft. Vegan, GF.
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Easy Chicken Tikka Masala
The shortcut version — cooked (rotisserie) chicken in a quick spiced tomato-cream sauce. One pan, ~35 min.
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Fettucine al Limone
Marcella's silky lemon-cream fettuccine — five-minute sauce, four lemons' zest.
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Instant Pot Risotto
Creamy risotto, no stirring — toast, deglaze, pressure-cook. Base + lemon/mushroom/Milanese variations.
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Mediterranean Orzo Salad
Lemony orzo with sun-dried tomatoes, olives, chickpeas, and herbs.
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Quick Cherry Pan Sauce
Cherries, for duck, pork, or lamb.
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Red Lentil Soup
Creamy spiced red lentil soup, finished with lemon — vegan, one pot.
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Steak Fajitas
Hard-charred peppers and onions with warm sliced sirloin, lime, and tortillas.
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Vivace! Vegan Spaghetti Bolognese
One-pot vegan spaghetti — TVP bolognese with the pasta cooked right in the sauce. Vegan.
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"Charge Ahead" Chowder with Potatoes, Corn and Wild Rice
Creamy dairy-free chowder — potatoes, corn, wild rice in coconut-milk broth. One pot.
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The Workshop

Cherry Clafoutis
Cherries in a custardy batter, one dish.
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Pizza Dough
Make-ahead pizza dough — mix days ahead, ferment cold for flavor. The Workshop dough lesson.
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Morel Cream Sauce over Seared Chicken
A silky morel pan sauce over chicken.
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Homemade Pasta Dough
Tender egg pasta the no-knead way — weigh the wet in the mixer bowl, let the hook knead, roll, and cut.
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The Showroom

Cherries Jubilee
The flambé showpiece — fast, dramatic.
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Chicken Tikka Masala
Yogurt-marinated, charred chicken in a spiced tomato-cream sauce.
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Cherry Galette
The cherry version of the free-form tart.
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Rustic Nectarine Galette
Free-form summer fruit tart.
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Southern Chicken & Dumplings
From-scratch Southern chicken & dumplings — homemade stock, flat rolled dumplings, velvety broth.
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Bolognese Meat Sauce
Marcella Hazan's classic ragù — milk-simmered, three hours low, deeply sweet.
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Pot Roast
Browned chuck roast braised with wine, herbs, and vegetables into a Sunday centerpiece.
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The Sweet Parlor

Cherry Sauce for Ice Cream
A glossy 15-minute sauce, warm over cold ice cream.
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"Bunker" Brownies
Fudgy vegan brownies from shelf-stable ingredients — coconut oil, egg replacer, cocoa frosting.
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Instant Pot Cheesecake
Small, creamy, crack-free cheesecake — the Instant Pot's steam is a built-in water bath.
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