diff --git a/src/node/NodeDish.mjs b/src/node/NodeDish.mjs
index bddc96e0..f619fdd8 100644
--- a/src/node/NodeDish.mjs
+++ b/src/node/NodeDish.mjs
@@ -30,6 +30,17 @@ class NodeDish extends Dish {
         super(inputOrDish, type);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Apply the inputted operation to the dish.
+     *
+     * @param {WrappedOperation} operation the operation to perform
+     * @param {*} args - any arguments for the operation
+     * @returns {Dish} a new dish with the result of the operation.
+     */
+    apply(operation, args=null) {
+        return operation(this.value, args);
+    }
+
     /**
      * alias for get
      * @param args see get args
diff --git a/src/node/NodeRecipe.mjs b/src/node/NodeRecipe.mjs
index aa72fa6b..070c5433 100644
--- a/src/node/NodeRecipe.mjs
+++ b/src/node/NodeRecipe.mjs
@@ -76,14 +76,14 @@ class NodeRecipe {
      * @param {NodeDish} dish
      * @returns {NodeDish}
      */
-    async execute(dish) {
-        return await this.opList.reduce(async (prev, curr) => {
+    execute(dish) {
+        return this.opList.reduce((prev, curr) => {
             // CASE where opLis item is op and args
             if (curr.hasOwnProperty("op") && curr.hasOwnProperty("args")) {
-                return await curr.op(prev, curr.args);
+                return curr.op(prev, curr.args);
             }
             // CASE opList item is just op.
-            return await curr(prev);
+            return curr(prev);
         }, dish);
     }
 }