Notes about Recipes in this book

• Skillet-roasted green beans with garlic and pecorino Romano

  • Shewi128 on March 06, 2023

    I have made many fresh green bean recipes, but this one is the best yet. The beans were tender with a little char. I tried the simple version with minimal spices, but I'm sure you could personalize the flavors if you want. I didn't add the cheese, because I felt like the beans didn't need it. The beans turned out great, and I will make this recipe again this week!

• Sweet potato fritters with cheddar and chipotle

  • Shewi128 on March 13, 2023

    These were very easy to make, even in one evening. I really liked the flavor combo. They were very tender on the inside of the fritter, so maybe I mashed them up a little too much? They were somewhat crispy on the outside, but I would have preferred a stronger textural contrast.

• Red cabbage and grapefruit salad

  • Rinshin on February 04, 2021

    Simple, nutritious, and very good. Subbed tangerines and oranges for grapefruits. Loved the slightly bitter pop of roasted pepitas.

• Spaghetti with tuna and capers

  • Kinhawaii on July 14, 2021

    Quick to make with pantry ingredients but liked it with more acid- added lemon zest & juice.

• Miso butter steaks with shiitakes and broccoli

  • Wende on January 30, 2021

    This is a fantastic recipe with layers of umami. Very easy, with a foolproof way to cook perfect rib-eye steaks. (This issue of this magazine is one of my favorites ever. Really great recipes in it.)

• Turkey, cheddar, and pickled apple sandwiches

  • Rinshin on January 29, 2021

    Loved the uniqueness and taste of this. The apple pickle gave enough tang which went well against the mild sweetness of mayo sauce with honey. Used pain de campagne slices and combo Swiss and Havarti instead of Cheddar to use what were available. Our sandwiches did not brown as much as photos and plan to increase the time to 20 min next time. Will be making again.

• Harissa-glazed pork tenderloin with couscous salad

  • Shewi128 on November 17, 2025

    Decent meal that is mostly one-pan. Liked it, but didn't love it.

• Pigs in blankets

  • Kinhawaii on July 10, 2021

    Loved it- so much better than the crescent roll version. Great sauce! Used a King Arthur seasoning with the cheese.

• Chocolate ganache-filled brownies

  • Kinhawaii on February 20, 2021

    Rich brownie with thick crunchy top offset by the creamy richer ganache & moist bottom. Was going to make half with chocolate & other half with peanut butter filling but half of the chocolate ganache filled all 12 of my brownies. Brownie batter filled the cupcake liner but puffed upwards & didn’t overflow.

  • hbakke on August 20, 2021

    I didn't eat any of these, but everyone else loved them. I used the peanut butter filling option and that seemed to work well. I only had regular cocoa powder, but next time I would try it with the Dutch process cocoa powder. They do require the full cooling time to completely firm up.

• Sausage lasagna

  • dbuhler on March 10, 2026

    I likes the texture of these noodles much better than the last lasagna I made, but the end lasagna was a bit watery and the cheese wasn't melted all the way through in the center. I made mine in the exact same pan that was shown in the video and the pan was extremely full. The flavor was pretty good. Nothing about this lasagna is difficult, but it does take 3.5 hours from start to finish.

• Beef jerky

  • hbakke on August 20, 2021

    Great tasting jerky recipe. My oven won't do convection below 300°F annoyingly, so I just baked the jerky at the recommended temp for the full 4 hours. The texture and flavor at the end were perfect. I would make this again.