Meals
Everything in one place. Recipes are grouped into five categories:
- Breakfast — morning food, sweet or savory
- Baked Goods — breads, flatbreads, and scones
- Mains — dinner and lunch dishes
- Pantry — base ingredients and preparations worth making from scratch
- Treats — the occasional sweet thing
Breakfast
Section titled “Breakfast”| Recipe | |
|---|---|
| Crêpes | thin French-style crepes |
| German Pancakes (Dutch Baby) | oven-puffed pancake |
| German Pancakes (Dutch Baby ATK) | America’s Test Kitchen version |
| Oven-baked French Toast | baked, not pan-fried |
| Pain Perdu | classic French stovetop toast in vanilla custard |
| Pancakes | classic buttermilk-style |
| Pecan & Walnut Granola | crunchy, clumpy, nut-heavy granola |
| Steel-Cut Oatmeal | stovetop, properly done |
| Tamagoyaki | Japanese layered rolled omelette, seasoned with mirin and soy |
| Yeasted Waffles | overnight yeast batter |
Baked Goods
Section titled “Baked Goods”| Recipe | |
|---|---|
| Alexis Gabriel Sourdough Bread | long-ferment sourdough loaf |
| Cheesy Yeasted Biscuits | laminated cheddar angel biscuits, plus a protein-forward broccoli version |
| Classic English Scones | tall and flaky |
| Easy Sandwich Bread | ATK’s no-knead, no-shape loaf, done in under 2 hours |
| English Muffins | griddle-cooked, proofed on cornmeal, no oven needed |
| Everyday Sandwich Bread | whole wheat workhorse loaf |
| Flour Tortillas | soft, homemade |
| French Baguettes | crisp crust, open crumb |
| Fruit Scone | studded with dried fruit |
| Honey Oat Bread | same-day oat loaf, softened with butter and applesauce |
| Overnight 40% Whole Wheat Bread | Ken Forkish’s two-loaf straight dough, cold-proofed overnight |
| Pita | pillowy, pocketable |
| Rye Bread | hearty and dense |
| Shokupan (Japanese White Bread) | yudane milk bread baked in a lidded Pullman pan |
| Recipe | |
|---|---|
| Barszcz Chrzanowy | Polish horseradish white borscht with roasted sausage |
| 4-Ingredient Baked Chicken Meatballs | ground chicken, breadcrumbs, Parmesan, egg — done in 35 minutes |
| Pad See Ew | Thai wide rice noodles in dark soy |
| Pad Thai | the classic |
| Ricotta Gnocchi | lighter than potato, very pillowy |
| Ropa Vieja | Cuban shredded beef stew |
| New York-Style Pizza Dough | same-day NY dough, two rises, ready in 4.5 hours |
| Sous Vide Chicken Breast | perfectly juicy chicken breast, any thickness |
Pantry
Section titled “Pantry”| Recipe | |
|---|---|
| Black Beans | lazy whole-aromatic method, stovetop or Instant Pot |
| Buttery, Flaky Pie Crust | ChefSteps’ all-purpose pâte brisée, bread flour and cold everything |
| Chickpeas | pressure cooker or slow cooker, the hummus base |
| Classic Frangipane | almond cream for tarts and pastries, American or French |
| Tamarind Paste | homemade from seedless block, keeps for months |
| White Beans | Carla Lalli Music’s brothy method, pressure cooker |
Treats
Section titled “Treats”| Recipe | |
|---|---|
| Almond Butter Banana Bread | cardamom-scented banana bread with almond butter swirl |
| Apple Galette | free-form flat pie: ChefSteps apple cranberry, or apple frangipane on pâte brisée |
| Chocolate Chip Cookies | pastry flour and a cold rest for a fluffy, bakery-grade cookie |
| Cookie Cake | same ChefSteps dough pressed into a pan and baked as a single slab |
| Pączki (Polish Donuts) | light, airy fried donuts with the classic white ring |
| Rice Krispy Treats | |
| Skillet Apple Pie | double-crust cast-iron pie with bourbon-maple apples |