Ratio Recipes

2-1 High-Hat Buttermilk Biscuits

This recipe uses an easy-to-remember 1-2 formula—1 tablespoon sugar; 1 teaspoon each baking powder, baking soda and kosher salt; one stick of butter; 1 cup of buttermilk (though you may not need the entire amount); and 2 cups all-purpose flour. Do kee

By Chris KimballJanuary 2, 2026

Crisp-Skinned Chicken Thighs with 1-1-1 Sauce

In Japan, we learned a 1-1-1 formula for making tare (pronounced tah-reh), the salty-sweet soy-centric sauce used to season dishes of all sorts, from grilled foods to soup broths. With a base of equal parts shoyu (soy sauce), sake and mirin, ingredien

By Courtney HillOctober 27, 2025

Scalloped Potatoes

This recipe for scalloped potatoes is designed to be easily scaled up to serve as many as 12 (see below). The ingredients are basic, but the finished dish is rich and elegant enough for a holiday spread. Be sure to use Yukon Gold potatoes, which have

By Courtney HillSeptember 20, 2024

1-2-3 Frosting

American-style buttercream, made by beating butter with powdered sugar and a little milk, is one of the easiest frostings to make, but it tends to be cloyingly sweet, with a noticeable granularity from the sugar. This 1-2-3 formula—1 cup cream, 2 stic

By Rose HattabaughFebruary 9, 2024

1-2-3-4 Yogurt Cake

In France, gâteau au yaourt is a cake that uses an entire container of yogurt then cleverly employs the empty container as the measuring cup for the flour, sugar and oil. It’s easy to throw together and a perfect recipe to make with children. If you’v

By Milk StreetOctober 5, 2023