Recipes

Hot Cocoa Cookies

Jon — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 01:31:31 +0000

Makes 20-24 cookies

1½ cups AP flour
½ cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon kosher salt
½ teaspoon ground cayenne (optional)
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon (optional)
½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1½ cups light brown sugar
1 large egg, at room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Mini marshmallows, frozen, ~100
¼cup granulated sugar and 1 t cinnamon for cinnamon sugar step at baking

In a medium bowl, whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, and optionally cayenne and 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon.

Chicken and Dumplings

Jon — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 02:23:13 +0000

Broth

8 cups chicken broth
1 chicken cut into pieces
1 onion
3 large carrots cut into thirds
3 stalks celery cut into thirds
salt & pepper to taste
bay leaf or a pinch of poultry seasoning optional

Dumplings

1 ¾ cups flour plus extra for dusting
⅓ cup shortening
½ teaspoon baking powder
¾ cup milk
½ teaspoon salt

Broth Instructions

Combine chicken, onion, carrots and celery in a large pot. Season to taste.

Peanut Brittle

Jon — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 02:12:20 +0000

1 cup white sugar
½ cup light corn syrup
¼ cup water
¼ teaspoon salt
1 cup peanuts (ideally raw peanuts with the skins, but roasted is ok, and if salted, omit the salt)
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 teaspoon baking soda

Preparation:

Have all ingredients measured out before starting.

Grease a large rimmed baking sheet. Set aside.

Instructions

Combine sugar, corn syrup, water, and salt in a heavy, 2-quart saucepan over medium heat. Stir until sugar is dissolved and the mixture comes to a boil, about 5 minutes.

Chicken Curry

Jon — Sun, 24 Sep 2023 02:42:00 +0000

This was a spontaneous hack of a curry, after not quite finding a recipe I liked online. It turned out great, and is very scalable, in that you make a batch of curry sauce first, and can then use that in a variety of ways.

For the sauce:

(This makes ~ 4 cups of curry sauce)

3 T coconut oil
1 large white onion, diced
5+ cloves garlic, whole
2" ginger, chopped
½ cup carrots, shredded, optional
1 bell pepper, chopped
4 T of curry masala
2 t of cayenne
2 t curry powder
salt to taste
1 14oz can tomatoes
1.5 cups broth
4 tbsp cashew butter

Summer Pizza

Audrey — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 00:51:08 +0000

This Kitchn recipe was a nice way to use up some leftover summer produce, and tasty to boot. We don't usually grill our pizzas, and this turned out just fine using our standard Neapolitan pizza cooking process.

Ingredients
1 ball pizza dough (about 1 pound), store-bought or homemade
2 to 3 tablespoons tomato sauce, store-bought or homemade
1/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, or to taste

Chilaquiles

Jon — Tue, 01 Aug 2023 18:36:52 +0000

Loosely based on guidance from https://www.muydelish.com/chilaquiles-rojos/ ;

Thick corn tortilla chips (or fry stale corn tortillas)
Salsa rojo or verde
Protein (optional, could include chicken, chorizo, fried eggs, or a combination)
shredded mild cheese (chihuahua, monterrey jack)
Refried beans, avocado, crema, and more for serving.

Ratatouille

Jon — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 01:08:20 +0000

Adapted from Alice Waters's recipe (https://food52.com/recipes/14155-alice-waters-ratatouille)

Serves 3

1 medium eggplant, cut into 1/2-inch dice
4 tablespoons olive oil, divided, plus more to taste
1 medium onion, cut into 1/2-inch dice
4 to 6 garlic cloves, chopped
1/2 bunch basil, tied in a bouquet with kitchen twine + 6 basil leaves, chopped
1 pinch dried chile flakes
1 sweet peppers, cut into 1/2-inch dice
1 medium summer squash, cut into 1/2-inch dice
2 ripe medium tomatoes, cut into 1/2-inch dice
Salt to taste

Fish and Chips

Jon — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 01:19:02 +0000

4 cups vegetable/canola or peanut oil, for deep frying
1 pound cod, cut into 3-inch pieces
1 cup rice flour, divided
½ cup AP flour
2t fine sea salt, divided
1¼t baking powder
¼t cayenne pepper
1 cup cold lager beer
lemon wedges, tartar sauce, and malt vinegar for serving

In advance:

Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium-high heat until 365ºF.
Prepare a wire rack over a rimmed baking sheet.
Place 1/3 cup of the rice flour in a pie plate.

Mincemeat Pie

Jon — Tue, 06 Dec 2022 01:53:53 +0000

1/2 jar Crosse and Blackwell's mincemeat pie filling
2 apples, cored, peeled and chopped
1/4 c sugar
1/2 c pecans, lightly chopped

Put in unbaked pie shell with a lattice crust top

Bake at 400° for 15 min, then at 350° for 45 min

Lasagna

Audrey — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 02:00:38 +0000

Somewhat notional recipe based on an older recipe we're not really using anymore.

Ingredients
1 box lasagna noodles (preferably oven-ready)
~ 4 cups marinara sauce
~ 4 cups shredded mozzarella
~ 1/2 cup shredded parmesan
~ 16 oz ricotta, mixed with a pinch of nutmeg
Pinch nutmeg
Large bag spinach and/or 1/2 lb loose Italian sausage

Preparation
Sauce
Noodles
Ricotta
Spinach and/or sausage and/or nothing
More Sauce
Mozzarella
Parmesan
Noodles
Repeat