Recipe Collection

A collection of recipes I’ve written about over the years, organized by category. Each recipe links to a detailed post with full instructions and often a story behind the dish.

Pasta & Gnocchi 🍝

• Sweet Potato Gnocchi - A cyclist’s comfort food, perfect for batch cooking and post-ride recovery
• Gordon Ramsay-Style Bolognese - A quick and flavorful take on the classic sauce
• Beef Short Rib Ragu - A rich, slow-cooked Italian classic
• Spargelzeit: German White Asparagus Pasta - A classic spring dish featuring Germany’s beloved white asparagus in a delicate cream sauce

Soups & Stews 🥣

• Finnish Salmon Soup (Lohikeitto) - A comforting Nordic classic with fresh salmon and dill
• Celery Soup - A simple yet surprisingly delicious soup that elevates celery from background ingredient to star of the show

Sauces & Condiments 🌶️

• Salsa de Cacahuate - A complex Mexican peanut salsa perfect for tacos
• Fermented Hot Sauce - A foolproof method for making lacto-fermented hot sauce at home with just peppers, salt, and time
• Napa Cabbage Kimchi (Mak Kimchi) - A straightforward recipe for classic Korean fermented napa cabbage.
• Peruvian Green Sauce (Aji Verde): The Most Addicting Sauce Ever? - A ridiculously easy and flavorful recipe for Peruvian green sauce (Aji Verde). Creamy, spicy, herby - you’ll want to put this on everything.
• Homemade Ginger Syrup (Your Shortcut to Amazing Ginger Ale) - Whip up a batch of spicy, sweet homemade ginger syrup. Perfect for making your own killer ginger ale or adding a kick to cocktails and tea.
• Simple Dijon Vinaigrette: The Only Dressing You Need - A versatile, foolproof vinaigrette that elevates any salad with minimal effort and cleanup

Cocktails & Spirits 🍸

• Homemade Limoncello - A bright, citrusy Italian digestif perfect for summer evenings
• Homemade Pastis - A simplified recipe for the classic French anise-flavored spirit
• Homemade Melloncello (Cantaloupe Liqueur) - Capture the taste of summer with this easy recipe for homemade Melloncello, a sweet and fragrant cantaloupe liqueur perfect for sipping chilled.
• Banana Old Fashioned: A Surprisingly Good Twist - Don’t knock it till you try it! A recipe for a Banana Old Fashioned, using that dusty bottle of banana liqueur for a subtle, fruity depth.

Mains & Sides 🍽️

• Mother’s Day Colcannon and Coq au Vin - Classic Irish and French comfort dishes
• Favorite Side Dishes - A collection of go-to side dish recipes
• Chicken Sausage - Fresh homemade sausage
• Shakshuka and Huevos Rancheros - Two classic egg dishes: Middle Eastern Shakshuka and Mexican Huevos Rancheros
• Chile Colorado Recipe - Traditional Mexican pork stew in red chile sauce
• Simple Summer Succotash - A quick and classic recipe for succotash, perfect as a side dish.
• Filipino Chicken Adobo - A simple yet flavorful recipe for classic Filipino chicken adobo.
• Classic Salmon Croquettes - Easy and delicious salmon patties, perfect for a quick weeknight meal.
• Honey Sriracha Brussels Sprouts - Crispy Brussels sprouts caramelized in bacon fat and finished with a sweet-spicy glaze

Breads & Tortillas 🥖

• Traditional Flour Tortillas - Authentic Mexican-style tortillas made with lard
• No-Knead Beer Bread - A rustic bread using beer for extra depth and flavor
• 72-Hour Fermented Pizza Dough - Long-fermented Neapolitan-style pizza dough
• Authentic Corn Tortillas - Traditional Mexican corn tortillas from masa harina