SnacksTiropita (Greek Cheese Pie)
Feta and ricotta between layers of filo brushed with butter, one sheet at a time. The work is repetitive and the payoff is a top that shatters.
1 hr 15 minServes 8Medium
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SidesBeer-Battered Onion Rings
Cold beer, a lumpy batter and oil that never drops below 180°C. The bubbles in the beer are doing structural work, so mix it at the last possible moment.
40 minServes 4Medium
SidesButtery Mashed Potatoes
Started in cold water, dried in the pan, and finished with warm milk. Gluey mash is not a potato problem — it is a temperature and a technique problem.
35 minServes 6Easy
BreakfastCrispy Hash Browns
Grated, rinsed, and then wrung out far harder than feels polite. Every drop of water you leave in is a drop of crispness you will not get.
35 minServes 4Easy
PastaPrawn Alfredo
The American cream version rather than the Roman original, and none the worse for it. The prawns come out of the pan before the sauce goes in.
30 minServes 4Easy
MainsMaryland Crab Cakes
Barely enough binder to hold them together, and an hour in the fridge doing the rest. A crab cake you can taste the breadcrumbs in has already failed.
45 minServes 4Medium