Stephen Brown

shelf-stable gnocchi • grape tomatoes, halved • thinly sliced red onion • butter • gochujang sauce • sherry vinegar • honey • garlic, minced

packed nasturtium leaves • nasturtium flowers • garlic cloves, crushed and diced • pine nuts or walnut pieces, toasted • finely grated hard cheese like parmesan • good olive oil

Vinaigrette - 3:1 parts olive oil to lemon juice, spoon mustard • Fresh mixed salad greens • arugula, endive, etc. • Sliced tomatoes • Sliced red onion • Sliced radishes • Sliced red bell pepper • Sliced small (red?) potatoes • tuna in oil • Salt, pepper, spices (I'm using a dry harissa type blend)

shishito peppers • Olive oil • Palmful of water • Coarse salt

Crusty bread, I make my own baguettes • Roasted red peppers, Belgian endive, mixed greens, red onion • Mayonnaise mixed with hot smoked paprika • Thinly sliced turkey cutlets

large eggs • jalapeño • shitake mushrooms • Broccolini • Small tomato • Grated manchego cheese • Olive oil, salt, pepper • water or even better white wine

large chicken breasts, bone in, skin on, cut in half crosswise • ripe fresh tomatoes, cut in 1-2 inch chunks • large red bell pepper, cut in 1/2 inch strips • large red onion, halved, and sliced thin • large garlic cloves, peeled and coarsely chopped • thyme (or dried if you must) • hot smoked paprika • coarsely chopped parsley • dry white wine • olive oil, salt, black pepper

colorful bell peppers, sliced and roasted under the broiler • yellow onions, 1/4-1/2" dice • garlic, peeled and sliced or coarsely chopped • bay leaves (I use 2 California bay laurel from my mom's tree) • jalapeños, diced and roasted or charred in pan • canned whole Roma tomatoes or in a pinch diced • espilette pepper flakes (but I often substitute aleppo) • salt, maybe less • olive oil... yes you heard me! • ground black pepper • hot smoked paprika... Spanish or Hungarian • dry red wine •

orechiette pasta • rapini (I substitute broccoli or baby broccoli) • spicy jalapeño chicken sausage instead of pancetta • Shitake mushrooms to add extra umami since we don't have pork • Olive oil, salt, pepper, dash of white wine

Spaghetti • Water • tuna in oil • Several cloves of garlic, sliced • tomato pieces • jalapeno, diced • Extra virgin olive oil • Vinho verde