Table of Contents
Part I Evolution of a Working Class Foodie
Chapter 1 My Quest to Eat Well on a Tight Budget 1
Chapter 2 How to Be a Working Class Foodie 5
How to Shop Like a Working Class Foodie 5
How to Cook Like a Working Class Foodie 12
Being a Working Class Foodie Is a Lifestyle 14
Sample Day as a Working Class Foodie 14
Chapter 3 Your Pantry 17
Cooking from the Pantry 17
Basics of the Pantry 18
How to Stock a Pantry for $60 to $80 25
How to Stock a Pantry for $80 to $ 100 26
Chapter 4 How to Use This Book 29
$8 per Person 29
Part II Recipes
Chapter 5 Basics: Cooking from the Pantry 33
Stocks
Basic Vegetable Stock 34
Meat Stock 35
Jar It!: Sauces, Dressings, Condiments, and Pestos
Basic Tomato Sauce 37
Bolognese Sauce 39
Basic Vinaigrette 41
Ketchup 42
Mayonnaise 43
Peanut Butter 45
Indonesian-Style Peanut Sauce 46
Basic Grains
Polenta 47
Basic Risotto 50
Basic Pasta Dough 51
Baking Basics
Basic Whole Wheat/White Blend Bread 54
Pâte Brisée (All-Butter Pie Crust) for Sweet and Savory Dishes 56
Spoiler Alert: Two Seemingly Random Recipes Using Food with a Short Shelf Life
Herb Butter 58
Homemade Ricotta 59
Chapter 6 Appetizers and Snacks 61
Roasted Broccoli 61
Surprisingly Vegan "Caesar Salad" Kale Chips 63
Lemon-Pepper-Poppy Beet Chips 64
Sesame Sichuan Snap Peas 65
Chicken and Bacon Pâté 66
White Bean and Bacon Dip 68
Roasted Onion Dip 70
Chapter 7 Sides, Soups, and Salads 73
Grammy's Stuffing 73
Zucchini Pancakes with Seasoned Ricotta 75
Brendan's Israeli Couscous 78
New Potatoes with Butter and Herbs 82
Carl's Latkes 83
Spicy Sweet Potato "Fries" with Maple Butter 86
Salads
Butter Lettuce and Radishes with Lemon-Poppy Yogurt Dressing 88
Green Beans and Hazelnuts with Tarragon-Cider Vinaigrette 91
Cucumber, Jicama, and Seaweed in Sesame Oil 93
Spicy Watermelon and Feta Salad 94
Thirty-Second Tomato Salad 96
Tricolor Summer Salad 97
Kale and Quinoa with Roasted Tomatoes 98
Roasted Carrot Salad 101
Grilled Radicchio with Kumquats 103
Soups and Stews
Chilled Cucumber Soup 106
Gazpacho 107
Roasted Tomato Soup 110
Roasted Red Pepper and Corn Soup with Cilantro-Lime Cream 111
Borscht 114
Grandma Shirley's Mushroom Barley Soup 116
French Onion Soup 120
Spiced Squash Soup 122
Collard, White Bean, and Kielbasa Soup 126
Escarole, Black Bean, and Chorizo Soup 127
Curried Spinach, Lentil, and Sweet Potato Soup 128
Early Fall Chickpea Stew 130
Chapter 8 Main Dishes 133
Breakfast
Granola 133
Traditional Cheese Blintzes 135
Pumpkin Waffles 137
Eggs en Cocotte with Tomato and Shallot 139
Pizzas and a Calzone
Margherita Pizza from Scratch 142
Cherry Tomato and Burrata Pizza 147
Fresh Kale and Tomato Calzone 148
Pasta
Sweet Potato Gnocchi 150
Ricotta Ravioli in Brown Butter with Sage 152
Beet Ravioli in Lemon Butter 155
Pappardelle with Lamb Ragu 157
Almost Completely Homemade Lasagna with Bolognese 159
Feta, Red Onion, and Tomato Pasta Salad (Or How I Spent an Un-Air-Conditioned Summer in New York) 161
Polenta, Grits, and Risotto
Polenta with Mushroom Ragu and a Poached Egg 162
Max's Cheddar Shrimp V Grits 165
Grits and Sausage in Tomato Sauce 167
Asparagus Risotto with Lemon 168
Roasted Root Vegetable Risotto 170
Pancetta, Squash, and Shallot Risotto 172
Vegetables and Meats
Rustic Ratatouille 175
Lamb Shanks 178
Indonesian Chicken Wings with Peanut Noodles and Spicy Sesame Slaw 181
Golabki (Polish-style Stuffed Cabbage) 185
Brendan's Moroccan-Spiced Lamb Meatballs 188
Tzimmes (Short Ribs and Fruit) 192
Our Mom's Brisket 195
Maple-Mustard Roasted Pork 199
Spice-Rubbed Pork Tenderloin 203
Cider-Brined Pork Chops 204
Roast Chicken and Vegetables with Mustard Jus 206
Whole Roasted Trout with Potatoes, Tomatoes, and Lemon 210
Mussels with Ale and Garlic 212
Spice-Rubbed Salmon 213
Chinese-style Leek and Pork Dumplings (Jiaozi) 215
Between Crusts
Veggie Burgers 218
Sweet Potato and Corn Empanadas with Chipotle Dipping Sauce 220
The-Sandwich that Tastes like Summer 223
Apple, Gouda, and Spinach Quesadilla 224
Butternut Squash and Mushroom Tart 226
Mustard Greens, Apple, and Cheddar Quiche 229
Thanksgiving Leftover Pot Pies 231
Chapter 9 Desserts 235
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies 236
Jumble Berry Pie 238
Toaster Pastries 240
Apple Cake 244
Southern Fruit Cobbler 245
Cranberry Dark Chocolate Oatmeal Lace Cookies 248
Honey-Cornmeal Cookies 250
Sea Salt-Honey Caramels 251
Bibliography 253
Resources for Working Class Foodies 259
Acknowledgments 263
Index 265
