Recipe JungleThe kitchen of JD

Volume I · 25 dishes

A chef’s notebook, not a catalogue.

25 recipes John Drummond actually cooks — the long ferments, the slow braises, the sauces worth making from scratch — each one written down the way he made it, notes and all.

Open the notebook Pizza Dough (Long Ferment)

Volume 01 · 7 dishes

Slow & generous

Deep pans, long Sundays, and the dishes that reward being left alone.

01French · 3 hrOpen recipe Duck CassouletA Cassoulet (pronounced ka.su.le) is a dish originating from the south of France which is a rich, slow-cooked casserole, most often made with duck.02Italian · 10 hrOpen recipe Maiale al Latte03French · 1 hrOpen recipe Basic Sourdough04Italian · 1 hrOpen recipe Roasted Tomato Soup05Croatian · 1 hrOpen recipe Croatian Potato Salad06Italian · 1 h 25 mOpen recipe Ribollita07French · 1 h 50 mOpen recipe Tourte Champenoise

Volume 02 · 4 dishes

Dough & fire

Fermentation, blistered crusts, and the patient pleasure of starting from flour.

08ItalianOpen recipe Pizza Dough (Long Ferment)Every great pizza starts with the dough—and with a little patience, you can make something truly special. This long ferment pizza dough is incredibly simple to prepare, b…09Italian · 1 h 40 mOpen recipe Sourdough Pizza Dough10Italian · 20 minOpen recipe Pizza Marinara11ItalianOpen recipe Pizza Dough

Volume 03 · 9 dishes

The table

A midweek pasta, skewers over coals, a jus worth the bones, and two things to pour.

12Italian · 40 minOpen recipe Asiago Chicken PastaThe unmistakable flavour of Asiago cheese brings this pasta to life. Quick and easy, and guaranteed not disappoint.13FilipinoOpen recipe Filipino Pork Skewers14Portuguese · 1 h 50 mOpen recipe Frango Piri-Piri15Mexican · 4 h 30 mOpen recipe Cochinita Pibil16Spanish · 25 minOpen recipe Clams in Wine-Forward Broth17Chinese · 3 h 25 mOpen recipe Cantonese Wonton Soup Broth18French · 30 minOpen recipe Red Wine Jus19Drink · 30 minOpen recipe Tonic Syrup20Spanish · 20 minOpen recipe Spanish Sangria

Volume 04 · 5 dishes

The pizza list

JD's own favourites, each one written up properly from the notes he kept — one shared sauce, one shared dough, five different arguments.

21Italian · 25 minOpen recipe Pizza MargheritaThe one that tells you whether your dough is any good. Three toppings, nowhere to hide.22Italian · 25 minOpen recipe Pizza Napoli23Italian · 25 minOpen recipe Pecorino, Pear & Prosciutto di Parma24Italian · 25 minOpen recipe Pizza Pugliese25Italian · 40 minOpen recipe Vinos — Sicilian Cheese Bread

Chased down elsewhere

Dishes worth bringing home.

Eaten somewhere else, written up from the table, then cooked again here until they were right.

By kitchen

Where the cooking comes from.

Five kitchens and a drinks trolley. The ones holding a single dish are marked as new rather than counted — a tile that says “1 recipe” only advertises what is missing.

Italian13French4Spanish2ChineseNewCroatianNewDrinkNewFilipinoNewMexicanNewPortugueseNew

In JD’s words

“Like anything I taste when I’m out and about I thought I could do better, and I believe I have achieved that with this recipe. This is one of the few dishes I have made that contains no salt or pepper — it’s simply not required.”On the duck cassoulet
“Croatian’s know how to knock up a good potato salad.”On the potato salad
“This is a good time for a wine or 2 :-)”Mid-method, the long ferment