TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
PART 1. “Baker’s Toolkit”.
1. BREADS
2. BATTERS
3. CRACKERS
4. CRUSTS
5. DOUGHS
6. CAKES
7. COOKIES
8. CRUNCHY STUFF + TOPPINGS
9. CREAMY STUFF
10. CURDS
11. FROZEN STUFF
12. MERINGUE
13. PIE FILLING
14. PUDDINGS
15. SYRUPS
16. PICKLE LIQUIDS
PART 2. “Fruits and How I Prepare Them”.
1. APPLES______ producer profile: agatha achindu RAW savory: apple “salad” sweet: peanut butter apple stacks ROASTED savory: aa++ salad sweet: apple butterscotch pudding w/candied nuts POACHED savory: roast chicken w/rosemary-poached apples sweet: chilled poached apples + almond cookies STEWED savory: snow melt stew sweet: apple crepe cake w/sherry custard BAKED savory: one-pan sunday roast sweet: apples in pajamas PRESERVED.
2. APRICOTS______ RAW savory: shattering cheese + apricot salad sweet: apricots, rosemary sabayon + almond brutti ma buoni GRILLED savory: grilled chicken w/apricots, red onion + basil sweet: brittle-topped grilled apricots ROASTED savory: leg of lamb w/apricot bulgur, herbs + toum sweet: torrijas caramelizadas w/apricots POACHED savory: ginger-poached apricots over salmon, choi + chili oil sweet: rosé-poached apricots + earl grey semifreddo BAKED savory: apricot grilled cheese sandwich sweet: burnt apricot tarts PRESERVED.
3. BLUEBERRIES______ RAW savory: salad of oat groats, blueberries, chicories + buttermilk sweet: blueberry puffies BAKED savory: roast chicken over blueberries, cornbread + lemon sweet: blueberry spelt muffins ROASTED savory: venison (or lamb) w/parsnips + blueberry sauce sweet: blueberries + griddled cake PRESERVED.
4. CHERRIES______ producer profile: nikki rothwell RAW savory: brined cherries + salty snacks sweet: chocolate pudding w/coffee-soaked black cherries BAKED savory: cherry baked brie w/seedy crackers sweet: cherry pie GRILLED/ROASTED savory: buttermilk pork tenderloin + grilled cherry salad sweet: tart cherry syllabub + smashed almond brutti ma buoni PRESERVED.
5. DRUPELET BERRIES: raspberries, blackberries + mulberries ______ RAW savory: roasted carrots with raspberries, beet cream, chili oil + cacao nibs sweet: lemon soufflé w/blackberries + olive oil ROASTED savory: chicken liver mousse, roasted raspberries + oatcakes sweet: coconut tapioca pudding w/roasted mulberries + lime BAKED savory: baked ricotta w/black pepper raspberries + a big salad sweet: raspberry surprise crème brûlée PRESERVED.
6. GRAPES______ producer profile: michael + peter laing RAW savory: butter lettuce, grape, fennel, walnut + buttermilk salad sweet: grape salad over lime sorbet ROASTED savory: pan-roasted parsnips w/grape sauce + pecans sweet: rice pudding w/sherry-roasted grapes BAKED savory: ham + butter sandwiches sweet: grape custard pie PRESERVED.
7. GROUND CHERRIES (a.k.a. cape gooseberries) ______ RAW savory: red cabbage salad w/ground cherries, cilantro, pepitas + lime sweet: ground cherry floats ROASTED savory: cashew cauliflower w/ground cherry glaze + toum sweet: basque cheesecake w/roasted ground cherries + rosemary STEWED savory: super grilled cheese sandwiches w/ground cherry chutney sweet: biscuits w/ground cherry butter PRESERVED.
8. MELONS______ RAW savory: melon, cucumber + chickpea salad sweet: cantaloupe sundaes w/black pepper + olive oil GRILLED savory: grilled melon w/tahini, chili oil + sesame seeds sweet: grilled melon w/grape sherbet + candied fennel seeds PRESERVED.
9. NECTARINES + PEACHES______ producer profile: abby schilling RAW savory: spicy, sweet, salty summer salad sweet: peaches + cream w/ginger thins GRILLED savory: grilled peach + ricotta toasts sweet: cream scones w/grilled nectarine + goat cheese sabayon BAKED savory: coconut milk shrimp w/jalapeño-peach cornbread sweet: peach-berry cobbler w/whipped sour cream PRESERVED.
10. PEARS______ RAW savory: chicory salad w/shaved pears, walnuts + pecorino sweet: sliced pears w/salted caramel + crumbles POACHED savory: red wine–poached pears w/goat cheese sabayon, pumpernickel + pine nuts sweet: chilled poached pears + pecan sandies BAKED savory: pear, bacon + onion tart sweet: ginger honey’ cake w/pears + whipped sour cream PRESERVED.
11. PLUMS______ RAW savory: buckwheat salad w/plums, cauliflower, mustard dressing + arugula sweet: maple pudding cake topped w/sugared plums STEWED savory: stewed plums atop oatcakes w/ricotta sweet: plums for breakfast: stewed plums over rice porridge + pine nuts ROASTED savory: ginger-plum-glazed ribs w/rye spaetzle + greens sweet: blintzes w/roasted plums + hazelnuts BAKED savory: plum cream–baked pork shoulder w/turnip mash sweet: rum-plum clafoutis PRESERVED.
12. QUINCE______ producer profile: gene garthe BAKED savory: midwinter pork bakes sweet: crumble-topped quince STEWED savory: quince + lamb tagine sweet: cream-stewed quince w/oatcakes POACHED savory: sunday at the pub sweet: oeufs à la coing PRESERVED.
13. RHUBARB______ RAW savory: poached salmon w/rhubarb salad + pine nut relish sweet: parsnip panna cotta w/rhubarb, orange + olive oil relish POACHED savory: pork chops w/rye spaetzle, white wine–poached rhubarb + spinach sweet: rhubarb cream puffs BAKED savory: rhubarb one-pan chicken w/kale + poppy seed salad sweet: rhubarb upside-down cake w/whipped cream + salty nuts PRESERVED.
14. STRAWBERRIES______ producer profile: rosalinda guillen RAW savory: beet carpaccio w/strawberries, flowers + candied fennel seed sweet: strawberry sundaes: vanilla ice cream, pulsed strawberries + meringue ROASTED savory: lamb chops w/buckwheat + black pepper strawberries sweet: dutch baby w/sherry vinegar strawberries PRESERVED.
15. TART ROUND FRUITS: cranberries, currants, gooseberries, lingonberries + autumn olive ______ RAW savory: roasted carrots w/lentils, spinach + cranberry relish sweet: eton mess STEWED savory: squash claws w/stewed currants sweet: gooseberry fool w/tortas de aceite BAKED savory: winter casserole sweet: january cake PRESERVED.
Here I presented: Abra Berens, “Pulp: A Practical Guide to Cooking with Fruit”, 2023. This cookbook contains both “sweet” and “savory” recipes.
COMMENTS.
Fruits are “seasonal produce” and BELOW is a chart of when in the year, the fruit is in season. Selecting the time of recipe use allows for maximum quality of fruit ingredients.
“Purple produce”are ingredients often neglected by beginners to cookery. BELOW is a chart of some important “purple produce”.
