Preparation Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 45 minutes Total Time: 1 hour Difficulty: Easy Servings: 4 Cuisine: American Course: Appetizer or Main Course Ingredients 2 pounds pork belly, skin removed if desired, cut into 1-inch cubes 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon onion powder…

Prep Time: 15 minutes Cook Time: 40 minutes Total Time: 55 minutes Servings: 6 Difficulty: Easy Ingredients For the Soup 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon butter 1 medium onion, diced 2 carrots, diced 2 celery stalks, diced 3 cloves garlic, minced 10 ounces (about 300 g) cremini or button mushrooms, sliced 2 tablespoons all-purpose…

Prep Time: 15 minutes Marinating Time: 15–30 minutes Total Time: 30–45 minutes Servings: 4 Difficulty: Easy Ingredients For the Salad 2 large English cucumbers or 4 Persian cucumbers 1 teaspoon salt 2 green onions, thinly sliced 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro (optional) For the Dressing 2 tablespoons rice vinegar 1…

Prep Time: 20 minutes Cook Time: 5 minutes (for toasting walnuts) Chill Time: 30 minutes (optional) Total Time: 25–55 minutes Servings: 6 Difficulty: Easy Ingredients For the Salad 2 crisp apples (such as Honeycrisp, Gala, or Granny Smith), cored and diced 2 cups seedless red grapes, halved 1½ cups celery, thinly sliced ¾ cup walnuts,…

Preparation Time: 10 minutes Soaking Time: 30–60 minutes (optional) Wash Time: 45–60 minutes Drying Time: 45–60 minutes (machine drying) or several hours (air drying) Total Time: Approximately 2–3 hours Difficulty: Easy Supplies You’ll Need White cotton washcloths or towels Laundry detergent Oxygen-based laundry booster (color-safe oxygen bleach) Baking soda Distilled white vinegar Warm or hot…

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Steeping Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes Servings: 4 cups Difficulty: Easy Ingredients 4 cups water 1 cup fresh basil leaves, lightly packed 2-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 2 tablespoons honey or maple syrup (optional) Lemon slices, for…

Prep Time: 20 minutes Chill Time: 1 hour Bake Time: 10 minutes per batch Decorating Time: 30 minutes Total Time: About 2 hours Servings: 24 cookies Difficulty: Easy to Intermediate Ingredients For the Sugar Cookies 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder ½ teaspoon salt 1 cup unsalted butter, softened 1 cup granulated sugar…

Prep Time: 10 minutes Blend/Juice Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes Servings: 4 glasses Difficulty: Easy Ingredients 2 cups fresh pineapple chunks 2 ripe mangoes, peeled and diced 3 oranges, peeled 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice 1-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled 1 teaspoon fresh turmeric, grated (or ½ teaspoon ground turmeric) 1 cup cold…

Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 10 minutes Total Time: 15 minutes Servings: 4 Difficulty: Easy Ingredients 2 (15-ounce) cans sweet corn, drained 2 tablespoons unsalted butter 1 tablespoon olive oil 2 cloves garlic, minced ½ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon black pepper ½ teaspoon paprika ½ teaspoon dried parsley ¼ teaspoon onion powder 1 teaspoon…

Prep Time: 20 minutes Fermentation Time: 7–14 days Total Time: 7–14 days Difficulty: Easy Yield: 1 quart jar Cuisine: Fermented Foods Method: Lacto-Fermentation Ingredients 2 cups peeled garlic cloves 3 medium limes, thoroughly washed and sliced into thin rounds or wedges 2 cups filtered, non-chlorinated water 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon fine sea salt (approximately…