Friday Food

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

Homemade Greek Yogurt
May 29, 2026

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
May 22, 2026

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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A multigrain bread loaf from the bread machine, sliced to show the hearty whole grain interior
May 15, 2026

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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A golden French bread loaf on a cutting board, sliced to show the soft open interior
May 8, 2026

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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A rhubarb coffee cake with cinnamon streusel topping in a baking pan
May 1, 2026

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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A bowl of creamy oatmeal loaded with diced fresh apple chunks dusted with cinnamon sugar
April 24, 2026
Breakfast & Brunch

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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A white oval baking dish of hot artichoke dip with a golden-brown bubbling cheese top, with a serving spoon
April 17, 2026
Appetizers & Dips

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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A thick fudgy brownie square dusted with powdered sugar on a white plate with a fork
April 10, 2026
Desserts

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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Sliced cheesecake with fluffy white cream topping and visible raspberry pieces in the pale yellow filling, on a green cutting board
April 3, 2026
Desserts

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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Three chocolate-coated peanut butter balls on a colorful plate, two broken open to show the creamy peanut butter and Rice Krispie center
March 27, 2026
Desserts

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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Twelve sealed Ball mason jars of amber bone broth cooling on a red kitchen cloth
March 20, 2026
Soups & Broths · Preserving & Canning

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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A 9Ă—13 pan of Mexican casserole with pulled pork, black beans, and rice topped with melted shredded cheese, partially served
March 13, 2026
Main Dishes

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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A decorative folk-art bowl of Korean beef in rich dark sauce over white rice, topped with sesame seeds
March 6, 2026
Main Dishes

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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A white bowl of creamy red Thai curry with chicken, green bell peppers, and bamboo shoots, with a spoon
February 27, 2026
Main Dishes

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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Twelve golden-brown banana chocolate chip muffins cooling in a dark muffin tin
February 20, 2026
Breakfast & Brunch

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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