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Recipes
Free recipes with everything needed to actually cook them.
Banana Bread
The use-up-the-black-bananas classic. Browning the butter takes it from good to the thing people ask about.
Beef Chili
A slow-flavored, fast-cooking chili — one pot, done in under an hour, and the leftovers are the point.
Coconut Chicken Curry
A mild, creamy weeknight curry that mostly looks after itself. Serve over rice with a squeeze of lime.
Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes
Tall, tender weekend pancakes with a slight tang from buttermilk. The batter comes together in minutes and the pancakes freeze well for weekday breakfasts.
Greek Salad
No lettuce, no apology. Big tomato wedges, cucumber, olives, and a slab of feta under a bright oregano dressing.
Minestrone
A vegetable soup that eats like a meal. Flexible about the vegetables; stubborn about the parmesan rind.
Miso Salmon Rice Bowl
Weeknight-speed dinner that doesn't taste like a compromise: glazed salmon over rice with quick-pickled cucumber.
Mujadara
Lentils and rice under a mountain of crispy fried onions. Humble, vegan, and quietly one of the best dishes in the library.
Overnight Oats
Five minutes of work tonight, breakfast waiting tomorrow. The ratio is the whole recipe — everything else is riffing.
Red Lentil Dahl
Cheap, fast, and better on day two. Red lentils collapse into a soft, spoonable stew without any help.
Shakshuka
Eggs poached in a smoky spiced tomato sauce — a one-pan breakfast or easy dinner. Good bread for scooping is non-negotiable.
Sheet-Pan Chicken and Potatoes
Lemon, garlic, and a hot oven do all the work. Everything cooks on one tray — the potatoes soak up the chicken juices.
Spaghetti Aglio e Olio
The original pantry pasta: garlic, oil, chili, and parsley. It succeeds or fails on patience — take the garlic slowly.