Recipe: No real recipe! Pile Ham, Turkey, Swiss, Pickles, Mustard, and Mayo on a Hero and press it on a hot cast iron pan (we weighed it down with another pan on top to get it nice and crispy) Prep Time: 10 min # of Servings: 2 Review: Who doesn’t love a Cubano? Continue reading Cubanos
Recipe: Bon Appetit Prep Time: 40 min # of Servings: 4 Review: So good! I thought this would be solid, but not super-special. And then I started making it and realized my polenta was quick-cooking (not what the recipe calls for…) and thought it was the beginning of the end. But the miso added a … Continue reading Miso Polenta w/ Spring Vegetables & Tofu
Recipe: No real recipe, Zak used a spice rub from Jessica Gavin, Culinary Scientist (what a title!) for the mahi mahi, and we just popped the asparagus & potato in a hot oven (400 degrees, 20 min for asparagus, 1.5 hrs for potato). Prep Time: 1.5 hrs. While we waited for the potatoes, we made … Continue reading Mahi Mahi w/ Baked Potoates & Asparagus
Recipe from Alison Roman’s Dining In Prep Time: 45 min # of Servings: 2… probably should’ve been 4 but it was so good, we couldn’t help it Review: AMAZING. I seriously love everything in Dining In. It’s also really fun to do steak during the week because it feels like such a treat, but also … Continue reading Hangar Steak with Dandelion, Spinach, and Parmesan
Tuesday’s Dinner: Recipe from Moosewood Cookbook Prep Time: ~30 minutes # of Servings: 4 Review: This was good; the eggplant was savory and soft and the tofu stayed in nice firm cubes. It was fairly easy and I could see turning to it for a quick weeknight meal. But… it wasn’t outstanding – next time … Continue reading Szechwan Eggplant & Tofu
Decided to make crab cakes for dinner on Saturday as a nice weekend dinner. Happily, it turned out just as good as I had hoped. Recipe from Cooks Illustrated Cookbook Prep Time: 1.5 total (1 hr active – there’s 30 minutes in the fridge) # of Servings: Recipe serves 4 but crab is ridiculously expensive … Continue reading Crab Cakes
Last weekend, Zak and I and our friends, Nick and Avalon, spent the weekend upstate at Audrey’s Farmhouse in NY’s Hudson Valley. I didn’t really know much about it beforehand, but I love going upstate and I know that Avalon would never lead us astray. It turned out to be the best mix possible between … Continue reading Upstate NY: Audrey’s Farmhouse
Thursdays dinner! Recipe link Prep Time: ~30 minutes # of Servings: ~4 Review: Good flavors, wish it was saucier (I want it as saucy as a minx!), much better with yogurt & some cilantro Continue reading Turmeric-Coconut Curry with Pork
Jane & Zak: Meal Prepping from Williamsburg, Brooklyn 