Recipe: NYTimes Cooking Total Time: 2 hrs (but we cooked dried beans – probably 1 hr with canned) Review: We’ve talked about our love of Acqua Cotta on the blog before and post-holidays, that’s all we really want. So when we saw Alison Roman’s Spicy White Bean Stew w/ Broccoli Rabe on NYTimes cooking, it was no question we … Continue reading Spicy White Bean Stew w/ Broccoli Rabe
Recipe: Nothing Fancy Cookbook Total Time: 1 hr Review: It was a very light December over here on Jane & Zak but we’re getting back to the normal routine, starting with a nice dinner for this past Sunday. While we were trying to figure out what to make – we naturally turned to our BRAND … Continue reading Spicy Pork Meatballs & Escarole Salad
Recipe: Bon Appetit’s Soba Noodles with Crispy Kale Total Time: 30 min Review: We’ve started to eat a decent amount of soba noodles and our lives have been better for it. They check a few key boxes: easy to make vegetarian, whole-grain (buckwheat), and satisfy carb-cravings. The kale in this recipe is baked with nutritional … Continue reading Soba Noodles w/ Crispy Kale
Recipe (feeds 2) 1 heirloom tomato (my favorite are Cherokee Purples) 8 slices bacon 3 leaves Iceberg Lettuce Levy’s Seeded Rye Mayo Cook Bacon Slice Tomatoes into thick slices Rinse & dry lettuce Toast Bread (not too toasty, otherwise the bread will crack) Generously mayo bread, wall to wall Make sandwiches: Bread -> Tomato -> … Continue reading BLTs
I am a diehard Italian sandwich fan. For anyone in Williamsburg who knew Graham Ave Meats, they had the absolute best Italian sandwich. I had it for the first time years and years ago when my sister still lived in Williamsburg. We ran in to pick up sandwiches before going to my parent’s for a … Continue reading Italian Sandwiches
Recipe: Cooks Illustrated Prep Time: 45 min Special Equipment: Food Processor / Blender for the sauce Review: I love cold sesame noodles and these did not disappoint. We accidentally got green tea noodles, but it was 9pm so there was no way we were going out to get the exact right “fresh chinese noodles” (did … Continue reading Sesame Noodles w/ Peppers & Cucumbers
Despite the nice name, grain bowls are really just a means to throw together a quick lunch with whatever’s in your fridge. Here’s some basics for putting some together and making yourself delicious lunches without spending $10 a day. If you’re looking for further inspiration, check out Bon Appetit’s 28 Ways to Dress a Grain … Continue reading Grain Bowls
Jane & Zak: Meal Prepping from Williamsburg, Brooklyn 