Peanut Sauce
reliable deliciousness in six liquid adjectives
For years and years, I thought peanut sauce was made with two ingredients. For years and years, I made miserable peanut sauce.
Welcometo the kitchen
Which kitchen? Any kitchen. When you’re comfortable in Kitchen Minimal, you’ll make delicious things happen wherever you are, with whatever’s on hand.
Brunch in the oven before your cabin companions have brushed their teeth. Anniversary-saving breakfast in bed from a last-minute scrounge through the pantry. Dinner for a dozen, from a foreign farmers market, on a hostel hotplate.
With the right master recipes—and intuition you’ll develop once you let go of culinary coddling—you will do all this and more. Before long you might find yourself getting much warmer welcomes to many more kitchens. In the meantime, welcome to mine.
The Cookbookall the recipes, by topic
Soups & Stews
Minestrone
Italian vegetable soup, perfectly proportioned & passably pronounced
A System of Chili
universal methodology for spicy stew in any style
How’ta Chowdah
clam, corn, fish, and beyond, in one rule and six equal parts
Batters
Clafoutis
the peasant's pancake
How to Fritter
while away almost any food (but not all that much time)
Adult Beverages
Homemade Vermouth
'secret recipe' means 'try this at home'
Cocktail: Sours
The simple formula for infinite cocktails
Cocktail: Fizz
a sour spin-off for a range of seasons
Energy Bars
Durable Energy Density
energy bars part 1 · in search of the perfect bar
Engineered Fuel-Food
energy bars part 2 · a framework for better bars
Pepe’s Tri Bars
energy bars part 3 · simple, reliable, nutritional perfection
Banana-Bound Bars
energy bars part 4 · rugged and adaptable, sans animal
Fruit-Glued Bars
energy bars part 5 · absolute simplicity without the expense
Soups & Stews
Minestrone
Italian vegetable soup, perfectly proportioned & passably pronounced
A System of Chili
universal methodology for spicy stew in any style
How’ta Chowdah
clam, corn, fish, and beyond, in one rule and six equal parts
Batters
Clafoutis
the peasant's pancake
How to Fritter
while away almost any food (but not all that much time)
Adult Beverages
Homemade Vermouth
'secret recipe' means 'try this at home'
Cocktail: Sours
The simple formula for infinite cocktails
Cocktail: Fizz
a sour spin-off for a range of seasons
Energy Bars
Durable Energy Density
energy bars part 1 · in search of the perfect bar
Engineered Fuel-Food
energy bars part 2 · a framework for better bars
Pepe’s Tri Bars
energy bars part 3 · simple, reliable, nutritional perfection
Banana-Bound Bars
energy bars part 4 · rugged and adaptable, sans animal
Fruit-Glued Bars
energy bars part 5 · absolute simplicity without the expense
The Pantrywhat to stock
Implementstools to use
Du Jourfresh from the chef
Fruit-Glued Bars
energy bars part 5 · absolute simplicity without the expense
Four parts into a five-part series on energy bars, we’ve covered nearly every need. What more could we ask of an energy bar?
Minestrone
Italian vegetable soup, perfectly proportioned & passably pronounced
Pronounce the classic Italian soup with a silent “e”. Cook it reliably with four sets of three.