Rich & Sweet
by Bia Rich
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Recipes, stories & kitchen wisdom from Bia Rich

Large roasted meat joint with charred crust and pink interior resting on a rack, warm kitchen background
Close-up plate with sliced meat, roasted potatoes, caramelized onions and gravy, warm brown tones
Bowl of sautéed kale with corn kernels and caramelized onions, dark green and yellow tones

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Meet Bia Rich
Cook, gardener, storyteller

Bia Rich spent 20 years in the NYC restaurant business before moving to the countryside of North Carolina. Now she cooks, gardens, and shares the recipes she loves — drawing on restaurant experience, family canning traditions, and a belief that too much of a good thing can be wonderful.

Hearty bowl of vegetable soup with rustic bread, deep green and earthy brown tones Soups & Breads
Plate with sliced meat, roasted potatoes, and caramelized onions with gravy Entrees
Bowl of sautéed kale with corn and caramelized onions Sides & Sauces

Blog

  1. Bia's Maple Old Fashioned: A Slow Cocktail for Australian EveningsThe Old Fashioned taught me more about patience than any kitchen station ever did. Twenty years behind a New York City bar put me elbow to elbow with thousands…
  2. How to make fluffy buttermilk pancakes from scratchWeekend mornings across Australia have a particular rhythm, and a tall stack of pancakes has quietly earned its place in the ritual. In Sydney, Melbourne, and…
  3. A Chilled Cucumber and Dill Soup for Hot Summer EveningsWhen the mercury climbs past thirty-five degrees in Adelaide or Sydney and the backyard turns into a sun-trap, a bowl of something cold and herbal feels like a…
  4. How to season cast iron pans for non-stick cookingThe cracked camp oven passed down from a grandmother in rural Queensland still makes the best damper in the country, and that is not nostalgia talking. It is…
  5. A Bourbon and Brown Sugar Glazed Ham with Cloves and OrangeIn Australian kitchens, the scent of a glazed ham roasting often signals the start of a celebration. Whether it's a Christmas gathering in Sydney, an Easter…
  6. How to temper chocolate for a glossy finish on cakes and candiesChocolate work feels a bit like a quiet magic trick. One minute you have a bowl of melted, ordinary-looking chocolate, and the next, with the right temperature…
  7. Smoky Black Bean and Corn Salsa with Lime and CilantroWhen the afternoon sun stretches long over the backyard and someone fires up the barbie, I reach for a bowl that wakes everything around it up. This smoky…
  8. Bia's Method for Perfectly Caramelizing Onions Every TimeCaramelized onions have a quiet kind of magic. Sharp, papery bulbs become soft, jammy ribbons tinted the colour of deep amber, with a sweetness that tastes as…
  9. Roasted Beet and Goat Cheese Salad with Candied WalnutsThere's a moment in late summer when a plate of roasted beets feels like the entire garden has been distilled into a single dish. The deep magenta slices,…
  10. A cosy one-pot lemon orzo with spring vegetablesThere's a particular hush that falls over a kitchen when a pot of orzo simmers and the lemon zest hits the warm oil. The whole room leans in. That moment, when…