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Bowl of Gjelina's Braised Tuscan Kale (Cavolo Nero)

Gjelina's Braised Tuscan Kale (Cavolo Nero)

Washed Coleman Family Farms kale with droplets of water.

A.O.C.s Long-Cooked Cavolo Nero (Black Kale)

Bowl of Spicy Pepper Soy Sauce.

Spicy Pepper Soy Sauce

Tomato Water Pita

Tomato Water Sourdough Pita

Tomatoes draining in cheesecloth.

Tomato Water

Plate of Oatmeal Date Cookies from the "Mother Grains" cookbook.

Oatmeal Date Cookies

Dried tomato skins in a bowl.

Tomato Salt

Cubed baked wheat gluten (seitan/mian jin) in a bowl.

Washed Flour Wheat Gluten (Seitan/Mian Jin)

Jars of preserved kumquats, key limes, and Meyer lemons.

Preserved Lemons, Limes, and Kumquats

Pot of vegetarian fish sauce ingredients including peppercorns, soy sauce, mushrooms, and shallots.

Vegetarian Fish Sauce

Airstream Pantry & Food Packing

Whole French Apple Cake

French Apple Cake

Plate of Scallion Oil Noodles

Scallion Oil Noodles

Loaf of Sourdough Bread

Where to Buy Local Flour (and Why)

Fresh Ginger Cake with Honey Whipped Cream & Candied Kumquats

Container of whole and sliced kumquats from the Santa Monica Farmers Market.

Candied Kumquats

Plate of Lilia's Mafaldine With Pink Peppercorns

Lilia's Mafaldine with Pink Peppercorns

Barbecue Sunchoke Chips

Stack of Sourdough Drop Biscuits

Last Minute Sourdough Biscuits

Jars of pickled Fresno chiles and banana peppers.

Quick Pickled Peppers

Sliced Sourdough Sicilian Pizza with Pepperoni

Sourdough Sicilian Pizza

bowl of Honey Roasted Applesauce surrounded by apples

Honey Roasted Applesauce

Pickled Onions & Garlic

Bowl of Smashed Cucumbers With Feta & Dill Pickle Dressing

Smashed Cucumbers With Feta & Dill Pickle Dressing

Perfect Pan Pizza pizzeria-style tomato sauce in a jar.

Pizza Sauce

A dish of Borracho (Drunken) Beans from Chef Josef Centeno's cookbook, Amá.

Borracho (Drunken) Beans

Naturally-leavened sourdough bread cut in half.

How to Make Naturally-leavened Sourdough Bread

Gjelina's Chickpea Stew in a bowl.

Gjelina's Chickpea Stew

San Marzano tomatoes in a Rösle food mill.

My Favorite Cooking Tools

Superiority Burger's Sloppy Dave

Superiority Burger's Sloppy Dave

30 Clove Pasta Sauce from Missy Robbins' cookbook, "Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner...Life".

30 Clove Pasta Sauce

Roasted Eggplant and Red Pepper Dip with Sourdough Pita

Roasted Eggplant and Red Pepper Dip

Eleven Madison Park's Granola

Eleven Madison Park's Granola

Bowl of Thai Spicy Pork & Basil

Thai Spicy Pork & Basil

sourdough naan/pita

Sourdough Naan (No Commercial Yeast)

Nettle, Garlic Confit, and Fried Egg Sourdough Pizza

Stinging Nettle, Garlic Confit, and Fried Egg Sourdough Pizza

Chimichurri Sauce

Chimichurri

Fresh Ricotta

Butternut Squash (Pumpkin) Bolognese

Stack of sourdough pancakes with banana slices.

Sourdough Pancakes

Naturally-leavened (sourdough) pizza with asparagus, speck, and a fried egg.

Naturally-leavened (Sourdough) Pizza Dough

Tartine's Zucchini and Orange Marmalade Tea Cake

Steak Tacos with Mojo de Ajo

Steak Tacos with Mojo de Ajo

Rosemary Infused Peperonata in a dish.

Rosemary Infused Peperonata

Jar of Gjelina's Spicy Sweet Pickles.

Gjelina's Spicy Sweet Pickles

Nancy Silverton's Overnight Whole Grain Sourdough Waffles

Overnight Sourdough Waffles

Chef Joe Carroll's Thick, Sweet , & Spicy Barbecue Sauce

Thick, Sweet, & Spicy BBQ Sauce

Sourdough starter overflowing in jar.

Dave Miller's Sourdough Starter Maintenance

Overhead picture of a pizza at Diavola in Geyserville, California.

Destination Pizza

Rustic Bean Stew

Kabocha, Olive Oil, and Bittersweet Chocolate Cake

Spicy Pork Stew with Butternut Squash and Roasted Tomatillo Salsa

Pan of Rosemary Olive Oil Madeleines

Rosemary Olive Oil Madeleines

Bowl of Tartine All Day's Tomato, Shelling Beans, and Cucumber Salad.

Tartine's Tomato, Shelling Beans, and Cucumber Salad

Violet Bakery banana bread

Violet Bakery's Banana Bread

Cooked garlic confit in a dish with thyme and a bay leaf.

Garlic Confit

Mound of pasta flour with egg yolks in the center.

Homemade Charcoal Wheat Pasta Dough

Little gem lettuce on the grill.

Grilled Little Gems with Scratch Blue Cheese Dressing, Cherry Tomatoes, and Bacon

Sycamore Kitchen's Chocolate Chip Rye Cookies

Straining almond milk into a jar.

How to Make and Store Almond Milk

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