i think it’s safe to assume we are all cooking more these days, or at least someone we live with is.
here are some recipes i’ve made lately that were successes all around.
made these patatas bravas just last night. i’ve made potatoes hundreds of times in my life, almost every iteration of them and yet never have i roasted them with tons of oil in a cast iron skillet. talk about crispy. you can keep the leftover garlicky oil for all sorts of things.
beef picadillo puffy tacos - and again, i’ve made tacos hundreds of times but i’ve never actually deep fried the corn tortillas. i may never eat tacos another way. this recipe also calls for carrots and potatoes in the meat sauce. i didn’t have potatoes and that was ok by me. the carrots were a surprising win.
jamie oliver’s no yeast pizza - it’s definitely not the same but it IS delicious. for when you really want pizza but don’t have the patience to do the dough thing. or you have no yeast. i liked this meatball/no sauce version. fiona hates tomatoes in any form, right down to ketchup so this worked for us.
i have been making ina’s weeknight bolognese for years. it’s my go to spaghetti. it’s quick, easy and fucking delicious. when i made BA’s best bolognese though all the seas parted, the sun came out, animals spoke to each other….it’s that good. it takes about 3 1/2 -4 hours start to finish, 3 if you’re proficient in the kitchen. do try it. i used regular bacon and half and half instead of milk. sorry not sorry.
here are the recipes i’m making soon…
sheet pan gnocchi with asparagus, leeks and peas - who doesn’t love a sheet pan dinner? i’ve got 2 vaccuum packed packages of gnocchi in the pantry and am one CSA delivery away from all these spring veggies.
punjabi style red beans with cream - well doesn’t that sound interesting? a pantry dinner if ever there was one.
this one i really have no business making. i don’t need an entire sheet pan of pancakes. but maybe i do because i’d freeze the leftovers for future sunday mornings?
chez ma tante’s pancakes - these. fried. in clarified butter. crisp edges. goodbye.