Mini Dutch babies baked in a muffin tin. Even when they fizzle out, they’re still so cute and lovable.

Curry pumpkin soup from a kabocha squash that grew out of my compost heap.

Classic Dutch baby pancake, easy enough for an unsupervised child to make.

The Moosewood Cookbook’s cauliflower and cheese pie with shredded potato crust tastes better with bacon. Just sayin.’

Ukrainian borscht with pancetta and juniper berries – Volga German inflections on a Slavic classic.

Nettle-mushroom pie with pine nuts. This easy and delicious pie is worth picking nettles. It’s worth going gloveless, even.

Tomato soup with home-canned heirloom tomatoes and pancetta croutons. Chase the last winter chill and say hello to longer days.

Crispy prosciutto and perfect poached egg on toasted batard. Breakfast in under 10 minutes.

“More tomato soup” is a perfectly decent New Year resolution.

Four Asian mushrooms (shiitake, maitake, enoki and anzutake) and Brillat-Savarin triple-cream brie make the best risotto.

Vanilla-lavender lemon curd. Serve with biscuits, scones, or a spoon. With Bittman-style recipe.

Butcher and can your own tuna – it’s easy! …after a little practice, anyway.

Tuna croquettes made from home-canned albacore.

Blueberry-yogurt coffee cake with crunchy almond topping.

Spaghetti al tonno con limone: not your mother’s tuna-noodle casserole!

Can your surplus now – avoid the grasshopper’s fate!

Miso-glazed pork chop with corn-maitake Calrosotto. You can make an “-otto” out of anything!

What do you do when your arugula and garlic plants suddenly go to flower?

In-N-Out’s Animal Style at home, but upgrade the ingredients with grass-fed beef and grainy buns.

When you don’t have bread for a roast beef sandwich, have bibimbap instead.

Tender pot roast on a weeknight? Heck yeah! Pressure cooker for the win.

Danish pancakes (ebelskivers) with blueberries and orange zest. St. Paddy’s is but once a year, but breakfast is DAILY.