Friday Food
Recipes with sustainability angles, seasonal cooking, and food preservation.
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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