1 cup all-purpose, unbleached flour 1 cup fi ...

1 (½ cup) salt, plus more to taste 4 ga ...

6 ramekins (4-ounce size) 6 strips parchment ...

1 cup dried black-eyed peas ¼ lb. slab ...

~ Pastry for a 9-inch single-crust pie, such as Sour Cream Pastry Pi ...

8 Medjool dates ~ Juice of half a lemon ...

2 large red or green kohlrabi bulbs 1 large c ...

1½ cups white-wine vinegar ½ cup d ...

1 cup ripe honeydew melon chunks (about ¼ melon) ...

½ cup fresh blueberries ~ Zest of ½ ...

¼ cup tea leaves (any type) 4 cups boil ...

4 cups water ½ cup Thai tea leaves ...

Syrup 2 cups water 1½ cup ...

Syrup ~ Grated zest of 2 lemons 2 ...

8 large egg whites, at room temperature if possible ...

Tacos 2 medium-sized potatoes ½ ...

3 oz. salt pork or thick slab bacon, diced 1 ...

Shortbread crust 2¼ cups plus 2 tablespoons all-p ...

1 single pie crust ( Mark Bittman’s, for example), pre-baked ...

5 large garlic cloves, sliced 15 allspice ber ...

Wrapping 1 package (8 ounces) dried corn husks ...

2 lb. (about 5 cups) fresh or frozen nixtamal corn, well rinsed, or ...

2 cups (about 10 ounces) Maseca corn masa 1⅓ ...

2 English cucumbers 8 oz. mascarpone ...