Recipe: Ricotta from Smitten Kitchen, Pasta Dough from Small Victories, Vodka Sauce from Grossy Pelosi Total Time: 1.5 days Review: I really wanted a project this weekend. I had no plans on Saturday and I’ve been getting back into cooking so I was ready to spend Saturday in the kitchen – listening to podcasts, cleaning … Continue reading Tortellini in Vodka Sauce
Recipe: Cooks Illustrated Total Time: 5 hours Review: We haven’t been cooking too much over the summer – I noticed that I felt the same last summer too, where I just didn’t have much motivation to cook or post or do anything except get outside as much as possible. Perhaps that pesky global pandemic exacerbated … Continue reading Carnitas
Pork Belly is the collective lie we tell ourselves so that we can be fancy and eat bacon outside of breakfast and BLTs. I’m here to tell you two things, 1.) You don’t need that lie, eat bacon whenever you want (responsibly). And 2.) This lump of meat and fat is so good that my … Continue reading We made pork belly and you should too!
Recipe: Dining In Cookbook Total Time: 1 hr Review: I was the weird kid who always loved when we had pork chops for dinner – even my birthday meal request would be for pork chops and apple sauce. Something about them just really spoke to little Jane. And you know what, she was right. Alison … Continue reading Fennel-Rubbed Pork Chops
Recipe: Bon Appetit Total Time: 45 min Review: This was so easy. Literally whipped up in a little over a half hour. It calls for chicken thighs, and although I prefer to just buy a whole chicken and cut it up (you end up paying less per pound), I ended up going to our local … Continue reading Thom Kha Gai (Chicken Coconut Soup)
Recipe: Nothing Fancy Cookbook Note: We did a whole chicken and threw in some extra chicken legs that we had Total Time: 2 hours Review: I made a pretty good chicken joke on the Instagram so I’m really out of ideas. This chicken was dope – great weekend dinner. The croutons in the chicken fat … Continue reading Anchovy Butter Chicken w/ Chicken Fat Croutons
Recipe: Nothing Fancy Cookbook Total Time: 2.5 hours (over 2 nights) Review: This was really on the edge of being a weekend recipe. But it’s doable on a weeknight with a little determination. First up – you need to make the focaccia the night before. Then when you get home from work the next night, … Continue reading Pizza Night
Recipe: Nothing Fancy Cookbook Total Time: 6 hrs Note: I would add extra liquid here, there wasn’t quite enough sauce for all the ribs. Review: As my mom says, “winter is nature’s way of telling us to slow down and rest” and I couldn’t agree more. Short ribs have always been one of my favorite … Continue reading Spiced & Braised Short Ribs with Creamy Potatoes
Recipe: Dining In Cookbook Total Time: 6 hrs Review: In terms of time, this wasn’t too bad! We were really looking forward to having a nice stew simmering on the stove, but then ended up making this Roasted Broccoli & Tofu recipe that really blew up the day. Then we had to take a nap, … Continue reading Pork & Red Chile Stew w/ Tomatillos
Recipe: Mix between Small Victories’ A Nice Lasagna and Nothing Fancy’s A Very Good Lasagna Total Time: 6 hrs Notes: We made the noodles from scratch from Small Victories’ recipe, followed Nothing Fancy’s sauce recipe but added yogurt to get a pink-ish sauce, then did our own cheese (1.5 lbs mozzarella, 1 lb ricotta, 1 … Continue reading A Very Good & Nice Lasagna
Jane & Zak: Meal Prepping from Williamsburg, Brooklyn 