Homestyle Recipe Book

Vegetarian

Baked Mac and Cheese

Elbow pasta in a rich three-cheese sauce, baked until bubbling.

50 min Easy

Desserts

Banana Bread

A moist, dense loaf built on very ripe, spotty bananas.

1 hr 25 min Easy

Mains

Beef Stroganoff

Seared beef and mushrooms in a creamy paprika-flecked sauce, over noodles.

40 min Medium

Drinks

Borhani (Bangladeshi Spiced Yogurt Drink)

A tangy, mustard-spiked yogurt drink that's inseparable from Kacchi Biryani in Old Dhaka.

45 min Medium

Mains

Butter Chicken (Murgh Makhani)

Charred tandoori-style chicken simmered in a rich tomato-butter-cream sauce.

3 hr Medium

Vegetarian

Chinese Vegetable Fried Rice (Su Chao Fan)

Day-old rice stir-fried with egg and vegetables in a screaming-hot wok.

20 min Easy

Desserts

Chocolate Brownies

Dense, fudgy squares with a crackly top.

1 hr Easy

Desserts

Classic Apple Pie

Spiced apples baked in a flaky double crust until bubbling.

2 hr 5 min Hard

Appetizers

Classic Bruschetta

Grilled bread rubbed with garlic and piled with fresh tomatoes and basil.

30 min Easy

Appetizers

Classic Hummus

Creamy chickpea and tahini dip, blended smooth in minutes.

10 min Easy

Breakfast

Classic Pancakes

Fluffy stovetop pancakes with crisp edges and a tender crumb.

30 min Easy

Breakfast

Classic Shakshuka

Eggs poached in a spiced tomato and pepper sauce, one skillet start to finish.

35 min Easy

Desserts

Classic Tiramisu

Coffee-soaked ladyfingers layered with a mascarpone cream, no baking required.

4 hr 30 min Medium

Vegetarian

Crispy Falafel

Herbed chickpea patties, fried until deeply golden and crisp.

1 hr 5 min Medium

Breakfast

French Omelette (Omelette au Fromage)

Small, soft curds rolled into an oval, French bistro style -- no browning, no folding in half.

8 min Medium

Appetizers

Fresh Guacamole

Mashed avocado brightened with lime, onion, and cilantro.

15 min Easy

Drinks

Fresh Lemonade

Squeezed lemons balanced with sugar syrup and cold water.

15 min Easy

Vegetarian

Greek Village Salad (Horiatiki)

Crisp vegetables and briny feta tossed in a simple oregano vinaigrette.

15 min Easy

Mains

Kala Bhuna

Beef slow-cooked in mustard oil and spices until deeply dark and glossy.

3 hr 10 min Hard

Mains

Lasagne alla Bolognese

Emilia-Romagna's own layered pasta, built on a slow-simmered ragù and besciamella.

3 hr 50 min Hard

Breakfast

Liège Waffles (Gaufres de Liège)

A yeasted, pearl-sugar dough waffle with a crackly caramelized crust -- the real Belgian waffle.

2 hr 45 min Hard

Drinks

Mango Lassi

Ripe mango blended with yogurt into a cold, creamy drink.

5 min Easy

Drinks

Mixed Berry Smoothie

Frozen berries blended thick with yogurt and a touch of honey.

5 min Easy

Vegetarian

Mushroom Risotto (Risotto ai Funghi)

Arborio rice stirred slowly with stock until creamy, folded with mushrooms.

50 min Medium

Desserts

New York Cheesecake

Dense, creamy cheesecake baked over a buttery graham crust.

9 hr 40 min Hard

Breakfast

Pain Perdu (French Toast)

Day-old brioche soaked in a simple custard and pan-fried until golden.

25 min Easy

Appetizers

Pan-Fried Dumplings (Guotie)

Pork and cabbage dumplings, steamed then crisped in the pan.

55 min Medium

Breakfast

Panta Bhat (Fermented Rice with Fried Ilish)

Overnight-soaked rice with fried hilsa, raw onion, and green chili -- Bengal's oldest breakfast.

8 hr 30 min Easy

Vegetarian

Shirazi Salad (Salad-e Shirazi)

Finely diced cucumber, tomato, and onion with dried mint and lime -- Persia's everyday salad.

25 min Easy

Appetizers

Som Tam (Thai Green Papaya Salad)

Shredded unripe papaya pounded with chilies, lime, and fish sauce in a mortar and pestle.

20 min Medium

Mains

Spaghetti al Pomodoro

San Marzano tomatoes and fresh basil, simmered into the simplest of all Italian pasta sauces.

35 min Easy

Mains

Spaghetti Carbonara

Pasta tossed in a silky egg and pecorino sauce with crisp guanciale.

25 min Medium

Drinks

Spanish Hot Chocolate (Chocolate a la Taza)

Thick, pudding-like drinking chocolate made for dipping churros.

15 min Medium

Vegetarian

Tabbouleh (Lebanese Parsley Salad)

A parsley salad with a little bulgur, not a bulgur salad with a little parsley.

50 min Medium

Drinks

Vietnamese Iced Coffee (Cà Phê Sữa Đá)

Dark-roast coffee dripped straight over sweetened condensed milk, then poured over ice.

7 min Easy

Appetizers

Vietnamese Spring Rolls (Chả Giò Chay)

Crisp fried rolls packed with wood ear mushroom, glass noodles, and vegetables.

55 min Medium