Cooking For A Table That Keeps Changing Size
6 recipes·all scale to 12·nothing needs a stand mixer
Everything here was written to be doubled without becoming a different dish. That constraint turns out to rule out most baking and about half of what people think of as entertaining food.
In this issue
- 01
Beans, Chard and Burnt Butter
Serves 4·1 h 40 min·20 min hands-on
A pot that gets its depth from browned butter rather than stock.
- 02
A Very Long Roast Shoulder
Serves 8·6 h·15 min hands-on
Six hours at 140 °C and one decision, made at the start.
- 03
Bitter Leaves, Anchovy, Bread
Serves 6·25 min·25 min hands-on
The salad that goes with everything else in this issue.
- 04
Semolina Cake, Orange
Serves 10·1 h 10 min·20 min hands-on
Improves for two days, which is the whole point of it.
- 05
Braised Fennel, Cream, Dill
Serves 6·55 min·10 min hands-on
A side that behaves like a main if there is bread.
- 06
The Only Dressing
Makes 300 ml·10 min·keeps 2 weeks
Used in three of the five recipes above.