In our remaining time together, we make a batch of his West
Indies–style hot sauce, chicken croquettes, a loaf of plain
sourdough, and sausage. (Artz even comes up with his own
nickname: “You can call me the Sultan of Scratch,” he tells me.)
The Sultan of Scratch may be obsessive, but the result of that
obsession is a frugal, practical, earth-friendly approach to feeding
himself and his family.