Groundworks
Kitchen Cookbook
A collection of recipes gathered from kitchens, websites, family, and the occasional late-night scroll — organized by season, built to be used.
Squash, rosemary, parmesan — the start of fall on the counter.
Recipes are organized by when their ingredients are at their best and when the dish feels right. Tags help you scan for what you're after without flipping through every page.
This is Drew Keske's working cookbook — the recipes he actually cooks, kept in one place instead of scattered across bookmarks, screenshots, and text messages from family. 83 of them so far, 45 written out in full here and the rest linked back to where they came from.
It's for anyone who cooks from what's around: home cooks, market shoppers, people putting together a weeknight dinner from a share box. Everything is filed by season, because that's how the ingredients show up.
It exists because a recipe you can't find is a recipe you don't cook. Nothing here is precious — it's a living document, added to whenever something is worth making twice.
Fall
Squash on the counter, soup on the stove. The kitchen starts earning its keep again.
Sausage, Potato, and Spinach Soup
In the bookButternut Squash Pasta with Bacon and Parmesan
Fall Turkey Chili
Pumpkin Mac and Cheese
In the bookPumpkin Pasta
Pumpkin Bread Pudding
In the bookCranberry Bread
In the bookCreamy Butternut Squash and Coconut Noodle Soup
Creamy Lasagna Soup
In the bookPersimmons and Burrata
In the bookWild Mushroom Risotto
In the bookCurry Shrimp and Sweet Potato
Soy-Glazed Mushroom Rice Bowl
Chicken Tinga
In the bookSpicy Mushroom and Tofu Mazemen
Wolfgang Puck's Chicken Potpie
Broccoli, Barley and Cannellini Bean Soup
Chicken and White Bean Stew
Creamy Tuscan Chicken
Japanese Ground Beef Curry
Winter
Longer projects, deeper flavors. Saturday recipes — and the quick ones for when you don't.
Ragù alla Bolognese
In the bookBest Spaghetti all’Assassina
In the bookDan Dan Noodles
Thai Chicken Meatball Soup
Best Lobster Mac and Cheese
In the bookLobster Pasta Bisque
In the bookCaramelized Onion Pasta
In the bookSausage Rice Casserole
In the bookCreamy Chili Crisp Pasta
In the bookVodka Sauce Carbonara
In the bookRadicchio Jam Rigatoni
In the bookCauliflower Carbonara
In the bookDave Chang’s Chili Crunch Carbonara
In the bookTrader Joe’s Dumpling Bake
In the bookBest Marry Me Skillet Salmon
In the bookCreamy Mushroom Pasta
In the bookChicken Schnitzel With Cucumber Salad
Spicy Marmalade Chicken and Sweet Potatoes
One-Pot French Onion Rigatoni
One-Pot Cheesy Orecchiette With Cabbage and Paprika
Seared Sweet Potatoes With Chermoula
Tofu and Sweet Potato Peanut Butter Curry
Jake and Maggie Gyllenhaal's Banana Bread
Bistro-Style Croque Monsieur
In the bookSpring
Lighter, brighter, greener. The window stays open while something simmers.
Creamy Lemon Pasta with Asparagus
In the bookSpring Pasta with Peppered Peas
In the bookMaple-Mustard Sheet-Pan Salmon
In the bookSalmon with Sizzled Nut Salsa
In the bookSmashed Broccoli Pasta
Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Kimchi and Scallions
In the book20 Minute Honey Mustard Salmon
In the bookCrispy Honey Parmesan Chicken Cutlets
In the bookCreamy Tuscan Salmon
In the bookBreakfast Biscuit Sandwiches
In the bookKimchi Grilled Cheese
In the bookEasy Hollandaise Sauce
In the book“Antipasto” Pasta with Sausage, Artichoke Hearts, and Sun-Dried Tomatoes
In the bookCrispy Chicken Katsu Noodle Bowls
In the bookOne-Pan Dumplings With Greens
Chickpeas al Limone With Burrata
Spinach Egg Bites
Chicken and Pesto Rice With Peas
Silken Tofu-Miso Dressing
Summer
Heat outside, less heat inside. Quick, bright, not a lot of oven time.