Friday Food
Recipes with sustainability angles, seasonal cooking, and food preservation.
Homemade Raspberry Jam
Capture peak raspberry season in a jar—eight half-pints of summer sunshine that will outlast the snow.
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Homemade Strawberry Jam
The first thing I ever canned—and the reason my family hasn't bought store jam since.
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Homemade Greek Yogurt
Thicker than anything you can buy at the store—because we strain it longer. One gallon of milk, a spoonful of starter, and overnight patience.
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Sourdough Discard Cinnamon Twists
Turn that jar of unfed sourdough starter into 24 cinnamon-sugar twists that taste like a bakery and cost almost nothing.
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Multigrain Bread (Bread Machine)
Our favorite bread machine recipe—hearty, wholesome whole grain bread with oatmeal, bran, and wheat gluten. Press the button, walk away, and come back to a loaf worth eating.
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French Bread (Bread Machine)
Bakery-quality French bread at home—your bread machine handles the kneading and rising, you do the shaping and baking. A crispy crust, soft interior, and total hands-on time of about 15 minutes.
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Rhubarb Coffee Cake
A Mother's Day classic from Grandma Norma's recipe box--soft cake, tart rhubarb, and a generous cinnamon streusel topping. Plant rhubarb once, bake this cake for the next 20 years.
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Fluffy Apple Cinnamon Egg White Oatmeal
High-protein oatmeal that actually keeps you full—egg whites whisked in at the end create real volume and staying power. Two breakfasts from seven minutes of cooking.
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Hot Artichoke Dip
The party appetizer that always gets finished first—cream cheese, parmesan, mozzarella, and artichoke hearts baked until golden and bubbly. Naturally gluten-free.
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Seely Brownies
Fudgy, rum-spiked brownies topped with milk chocolate chips—the potluck staple that always disappears first. Better than a box mix, just as fast.
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The Jeanius Cheesecake
Raspberry white chocolate cheesecake on a Lorna Doone shortbread crust—Jean's signature dessert that beats Claim Jumper at a fraction of the cost.
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Grandma Norma's Peanut Butter Balls
80-100 chocolate-dipped peanut butter Rice Krispie treats in one batch—the holiday cookie that makes homemade gifts obvious winners over store-bought every time.
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Homemade Bone Broth
Rich, flavorful broth from bones you were going to throw away. Better than store-bought, costs nothing but time, and stores for months frozen or pressure-canned.
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Mexican Casserole
All the flavor of a burrito in a single 9×13 pan—rice, protein, beans, salsa, and melted cheese. Batch cooks to 8-10 servings, naturally gluten-free, freezes beautifully.
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Instant Pot Korean Beef
Melt-in-your-mouth Korean beef from the Instant Pot—10 minutes prep, 15 minutes pressure cooking, restaurant flavor at $3.33 per serving.
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Mom's Thai Curry
Restaurant-quality Thai curry at home—Maesri curry paste, coconut milk, and lime leaves. Ready in 35 minutes, zero takeout packaging, and better than delivery.
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Grandma Seely's Banana Muffins
Turn those brown bananas into breakfast gold. Works gluten-free, freezes perfectly, and rescues produce most households throw away.
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