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• 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