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August 4, 2024: Lemony Olive Oil Zucchini Bread
August 1, 2024: Tofu Rice Paper Dumplings
July 20, 2024: Blueberry Galette
July 15, 2024: Roasted Beet Pesto
- A favorite! I'm surprised I didn't get it on this list sooner
July 14, 2024: Tinto de Verano
- Basically 2:1 ratio of Sprite to pinot noir, maybe with a half-ratio or so of vermouth too
- Served with ice and a lemon wheel
July 12, 2024: Virgin Mojitos
- Basically minty limeade with bubbles. Great in a pitcher to share
July 10, 2024: Kung Pao Tofu from NYT Cooking
June 9, 2024: Perfect Black and White Cookies from Melissa Clark and NYT Cooking
May 16, 2024: Gin martinis
- 2:1 gin to vermouth, shaken over ice, with a twist of lemon
- 1 oz gin and 0.5 oz vermouth was a perfect fit for some fun mini coupe glasses
May 12, 2024: Fermented Watermelon
- Came out good! Really interesting result
- Made a batch with just watermelon and lemon, and another batch with watermelon, lemon, and garlic
- I aimed to use an amout of salt that was 2% the mass of all the water and ingredients I used
May, 2024: Grated tomatoes as a pizza sauce
- I've been experimenting with making pizzas where instead of using a pizza sauce or canned diced tomatoes, I grate a fresh tomato through a cheese grater, strain that, and add salt and little red pepper
- This gives a really nice fresh, bright tomato flavor that's different than what I get from canned tomatoes
- This approach was inspired by the Tomato-Butter Pasta recipe from 2023
April 27, 2024: Everyday Olive Oil Cake
- Went together quick and came out great!
- Fun departure from the regular vanilla and chocolate cakes. Has a great subtle orange flavor
March 24, 2024: No-Bake French Silk Pie
March 23, 2024: Thai Red Curry Noodle Soup
- Could have been spicier! I'll add some chilis next time
March 10, 2024: King Arthur's Original Cake Pan Cake
March 4, 2024: Shakerato, a shaken iced coffee
February 5, 2024: One-Banana Banana Bread
January 6, 2024: King Arthur's Supersized Super Soft Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Cool recipe that incorporates a tang zhong into the cookie dough!

2023

December 31, 2023: Easy Hummus
December 31, 2023: Taiyaki Fish Waffles
December 16, 2023: Super-Quick Mocha Yule Log
December 7, 2023: Gingerbread Blondies
December 4, 2023: Georgian Khachapuri
- I wish the cheese was soupier! I might not add egg to the cheese mix next time to see if that helps
November 23, 2023: Brown Butter Mashed Potatoes
November 18, 2023: Potato Gratin with Herbs and Shallots
November 15, 2023: Carrot Tart with Ricotta and Feta
November 14, 2023: Rhubard Syrup
November 14, 2023: Simple Hot Cocoa for One
- Just cocao powder, sugar, milk, and a splash of vanillia and pinch of salt!
- 2 Tbsp cocoa, 1-2 Tbsp sugar, 1 c milk, pinch salt (1/4 tsp per quart of milk), and 1/4 tsp vanilla
- Combine powders and a little milk and warm up, then add remaining milk and finish with a splash of vanilla
November 13, 2023: Miso-Ginger Sweet Potatoes
November 2023: Lacto Cauliflower
October 15, 2023: Tomato-Butter Pasta
October 4, 2023: Lemon Posset Brulees
- I combined the recipes Easy Lemon Posset Brûlée and Lemon Posset, ending up with 2c heavy cream, a scant cup of sugar, 6 Tbsp. lemon juice, and a teaspoon of vanilla extract set in hollowed-out lemon halves
September-October 2023: Lacto-fermented hot sauce
September 29, 2023: Quick Vegan General Tao's Noodles
- Another iteration on the crumbled fried tofu with sauce approach
September 8, 2023: Tiramisu
August 20, 2023: Pineapple Tepache
August 17, 2023: Brined Cherries
- Whole cherries in 2/3 c water and 1 tsp. Kosher salt
August 14, 2023: Nectarine Umeboshi, follow the salt-preservation instructions here
July 24, 2023: Blueberry Pancakes
July 19, 2023: Tomato Galette
July 12, 2023: Scallion Chili Oil from Lottie and Doof
May 11, 2023: Simple and Rich Chocolate Cake
- Pairs well with an Easy Vanilla Buttercream Frosting
April 24, 2023: Green Curry Glazed Tofu
April 3, 2023: Scallion Egg Wrap
March 19-25, 2023: J. Kenji López-Alt Chicago Thin-Crust Pizza
- Dough
- Sauce
- Assembly
  - I ended up using pepperoncini with excellent results
March 16, 2023: Miso ginger dressing
- Pretty good, but I'd like to add more ginger next time. And maybe a bit of pepper or garlic
March 14, 2023: Chocolate Cream Pie with Oreo Crust
February 28, 2023: Coconut Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
February 20, 2023: French onion pasta
- Crazy good! I used veggie broth but added some marmite and soy sauce for some extra glutamate oomph!
- Also added a little extra salt
January, 2023: Chocolate from Cacao Pods
January 27, 2023: KA Ultimate Chewy Brownies
- Maybe my new favorite brownie recipe to have on hand!
- Super quick and simple
- Recommend under-baking slightly
January 24, 2023: Chiang Mai Curry Noodles
- Subbed in veggie broth and raw firm tofu
- Used Maesri curry paste after a number of recommendations - much more flavorful than the curry paste available at my usual grocery stores
January 22, 2023: Crumb-lovers Coffee Cake
January 9, 2023: Brothy Thai Curry with Silken Tofu
January 1, 2023: Shredded tofu
- Run your tofu through a cheese grater! Nice to have some variety in tofu preparation textures
- This recipe takes the tofu in a barbecue direction but I think it would be great with many other seasoning combos as well

2022

December 31, 2022: Espresso martini
- Really it's just 2:1:½:½ vodka/rum, espresso, Kahlua, and simple syrup
December 27, 2022: Gingerbread latte cookies
December 25, 2022: Pull-apart pizza Christmas tree
- Based on the picture in this recipe from Cabot but using a burger bun recipe from King Arthur for the dough. Came out great!
December 18, 2022: Buttercrunch! See below
December 15, 2022: French onion soup
December 10, 2022: Oven-Cooked Pulled Pork from Serious Eats
- Great with a nice Lemon-Tahini Slaw - very light and sharp with the lemon flavor
December 10, 2022: Sheet pan pancakes
- Actually made by a friend (not me), but belongs on the list nonetheless!
December 10, 2022: Swedish egg coffee
- An interesting way to make a lot of coffee! Tossing in a whole (cracked and scrambled!) egg is supposed to mellow the flavor a bit and remove the need for a coffee filter
December 3, 2022: Julia Childs' beef bourguignon
November 26, 2022: Blueberry muffins
November 11, 2022: Roasted brussels sprouts with garlic
- I added some maple syrup and freshly grated ginger to the balsamic drizzle at the end - good additions!
November 8, 2022: Pumpkin whoopie pies, a Thanksgiving tradition
October 29, 2022: Spider Web Brownies
- Spooky!
October 27, 2022: Mostly Apples Apple Cake
- Kind of like an apple clatoutis!
- I only added half of the suggested almond extract and subbed in vanilla for the rest, which turned out really well
October 14. 2022: Another burnt Basque Cheesecake
October 6/7/22, 2022: Apple Tart from Dessert Person
- Amazing. The first step is making an apple compote, and once that's done assembly is super quick. The apricot glaze at the end is an incredible addition too
- The video version of the recipe is really helpful in showing how to layer the apple slices!

September 7, 2021: Fried squash blossoms!
- The farmers market had loads of squash blossoms available for cheap, and frying them up with a ricotta filling was amazing
August 21, 2022: Blueberry slab pie from Dessert Person
- Enormous! So big! Requires 3 pounds of blueberries!
August 10, 2022: Burnt Basque cheesecake
July 26, 2022: KAB's Chocolate Zucchini Cake
July, 2022: Seitán from vital wheat protein
- Basically just hydrated gluten with some salt and herbs (like garlic powder and sage and black pepper), fried up a little on a pan
- First saw this in a video from Sauce Stache
July 19, 2022: BA's Whole Wheat–Oat Waffles as pancakes
- My favorite pancake recipe for years. Not sure how it didn't get on the list sooner!
July 12, 2022: Another Clafoutis
- Used some plums I picked from a friend's backyard!
- Went way lighter on the almond extract this time - big improvement. That's a strong flavor
June 28, 2022: A blueberry pie you don't have to bake! Very good for hot summer kitchens. Also tasty!
June 17, 2022: Key Lime Pie
- This one's a little odd because even though there are 6(!) egg yolks, the pie is not baked! I guess freezing is supposed to do the trick
- I misunderstood the task sightly and ended up baking thispie for 15 minutes at 350F. Went great! Set up very nicely actually.
- So much better if you make your own graham cracker crust! Very easy too - just need grahams and butter
June 18, 2022: Watermelon margaritas
June 11, 2022: Sizzlin' tofu sisig!
- It would be shame not make this alongside some Garlic Rice
June 8, 2022: Cherry clafoutis
June 5, 2022: Mint simple syrup
June 4, 2022: Cauliflower tacos with romaneso
May 1, 2022: Robin Egg Cake
April 2, 2022: Cake-mix-based coffee cake
- I used Greek yogurt in place of the sour cream because that's what I had on hand
- I also added a coffee ribbon in the middle, inspired by Claire Saffitz's coffee coffee cake
March 27, 2022: Banana bread from The Kitchn
March 24, 2022: Creamy red pepper tortellini
March 21, 2022: No-churn chocolate ice cream
- Added a teaspoon of espresso powder and a splash of rum
March 20, 2022: Maple donuts
March 1, 2022: Beignets!
February 23, 2022: Peanut butter-miso cookies
February 10, 2022: Almond butter banana bread
February 1, 2022: Clementine cake
January 27, 2022: Lemon Chai Cake
January 24, 2022: Ethan Chlebowski's Weeknight Chopped Cheese
- Subbed in Impossible burger to create a solid approximation of the Harlem Style Chopped Cheese Hero at Cambridge's own Veggie Galaxy
"Best salted chocolate chips cookies" from Food 52
- Only calls for one stick of butter - handy in a pinch!
January 13, 2022: Saucy Tofu Noodles With Cucumbers and Chili Crisp
January 9, 2022: Ciabatta rolls
- Maddening website but good recipe. I added 1/8 tsp. citric acid to try to get a bit of sourdough-y tang and I think it worked - might play with the levels more in the future
January 1, 2022: Levain cookies

2021

December 31, 2021: Cheese saganaki, a flaming cheese dish
- Some flambé tips
Vegetarian skillet chili
December 2021: Buttercrunch!
December 9, 2021: Ginger molasses cookies
November 20, 2021: Garlic confit
- really just simmer peeled garlic cloves in olive oil until they're super soft. Added in some rosemary and peppers for extra flavor!
November 19, 2021: Mason jar whipped cream
- (this didn't really work but fun idea!)
November 18, 2021: Buttermilk oatmeal pancakes
- This recipes comes pretty close to the ones I used to get at a restaurant called the Corner Shop back in the day. I was low on oatmeal on the 18th so I subbed in some shredded coconut which worked pretty well too
- Actually I did this again a few days later and it definitely works better with the oats!
November 4, 2021: Pumpkin pie! From Claire Saffitz. Used the pumpkin puree made below!
November 2, 2021: Pumpkin puree
October 16, 2021: Apple fritter cake
Sept. 22, 2021: Simmered greens with garlic sauce
- Video from J. Kenji López-Alt
- He references the recipe from here
August 31, 2021: Chipotle Cauliflower Tacos
August 31, 2021: Zucchini Bread
- I did 1 1/4 c sugar instead of the recommended 1 3/4 c, but in the future I might go with even less! Plenty sweet at 1 1/4 c
August 23, 2021: Grilled pizza with caramelized onions and green tomatoes. Similar to this recipe and made following J. Kenji Lopez-Alt's NYT video
August 16, 2021: Sesame noodles with chili oil and scallions
Early August, 2021: Shortbreads!
- Ted Lasso biscuits
- Millionaire's Shortbread
- Bittersweet Brownie Shortbread
July 13, 2021: Black pepper tofu
- Also tried this recipe - good as well (July 20). The key with these seems to be a sauce of soy sauce, rice wine vinegar, sugar, and cornstarch poured over sauteed onions, garlic, ginger, and chiles mixed with some crisped up tofu
July 13, 2021: Banana bread
June 19, 2021: Toasted coconut no-churn ice cream.
- Added 1/4 tsp salt and used 3/4 cup toasted sweetened coconut instead of the required 1/2 cup.
- Also, couldn't find sweetened shredded coconut so I sweetened some unsweetened stuff myself as described here.
- In the future, might try swapping out the heavy cream for coconut cream as described here
June 14, 2021: Chocolate chip cookies with a touch of cinnamon. I also added a bit of espresso powder - very good!
June 3, 2021: No-Churn Ice Cream
May 11, 2021: Buffalo sauce from Ethan Chlebowski
Trader Joe's Falafel Mix. Plated with spinach, cilantro, mint, jalapeno, tahini, harissa, and pickled onions
April 22, 2021: French Silk Pie
April 10, 2021: Creme brulee
- Same recipe without paywall
March 14, 2021: Coconut Cream Pie
March 14, 2021: Blueberry Pie
March 7, 2021: King Arthur's Perfectly Pillowy Cinnamon Rolls
Feb. 25, 2021: Jacques Torres' NYT Cooking Chocolate Chip Cookies
- Very similar version of this recipe can be found at Smitten Kitchen, in case the NYT Cooking paywall presents a problem
Feb. 20-21, 2021: King Arthur's Extra Tangy Sourdough
Mid-Feb. 2021: Brad Leone's Ginger Beer
Feb. 7, 2021: Adam Ragusea's Condensed milk and browned butter brownies
Feb 6, 2021: Ethan Chlebowski's Vegetable Korma
Jan. 9, 2021: King Arthur's "Easiest Loaf of Bread"
Jan. 8, 2021: Earl Gray Yogurt Cake

2020

Dec. 31, 2020: Homesick Texan's Bacon-Jalapeño Cheese Ball
Nov. 29, 2020: Leftover Mashed Potato Pancakes
Nov. 27, 2020: Milk Street's Glazed Guiness Gingerbread
Nov. 2, 2020: NYT Cooking's Cast Iron Apple Crisp
Oct. 14, 2020: Moroccan Spiced Lentils