This is an outstanding recipe! The magic is in the crust, which is very similar to a good focaccia. This is a Cooks Illustrated recipe, and it’s very well laid out. I don’t usually do this, but due to their slight complexity, the directions below are Cooks’s Illustrated’s words, verbatim. Note that the crust takes…
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Sichuan Pork Ragu
Oh, this is a good one, but the recipe author is unclear to me. It’s from the David Chang and Peter Meehan collaborative book called, of all things Lucky Peach Presents 101 Easy Asian Recipes: The First Cookbook from the Cult Food Magazine. Yeah, that’s a mouthful. When the book came out in 2015, they…
Basic Shortbread Cookies
Today’s recipe is in recognition of Erik’s birthday! Back when my wife and I had annual Christmas Eve parties, I used to make a ton of these cookies, and some friends mysteriously raved over them. They’re good, but not “Oh my god! These are the best cookies I’ve ever had” good. Just basically good. Maybe…