These biscuits are easily the best I’ve ever made and super easy. They come together with very little effort within a half hour. This recipe make 8 very large biscuits so feel free to make them smaller but remember to adjust the cooking time down a few minutes if you do that. These are great with jam, cream, soups, or even plain and they come out tall, soft, and flaky just like any proper biscuit should.
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This recipe is a little bit of a strange duck. I had to read through the recipe more than three times to really understand how to make it and then I can’t locally get freekeh so I replaced it with barley. I imagine most very hearty, long cooking grains will probably be able to fill in like bulgur or brown rice even (with slightly adjusted cook times). This recipe is a flavor bomb so it’s really best served in small portions with something fresh and crisp on the side and maybe some bread sticks or grassini to round it out into a meal.
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I’ve tried a couple of chickpea curries and a few potato curries before but they never really hit the spot and I guess the missing piece was to make them at the same time because this curry is really delicious, super filling, and nicely spiced. I served this with some nice fluffy rice but it would also be great with naan or rotis instead. This is a great meal to throw together on a week night and can easily be doubled for leftovers for the rest of the week.
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This is a little fussy to make but it’s worth the fuss sometimes. If you want a show stopper vegetarian main you can do worse than this. This pie would pair nicely with a good creamy soup and a fancy salad. The type of cheese you use will basically be the main flavor so I suggest going for something local that has the flavors you personally like. I used a creamy, nutty almost sweet cheese and that pairs beautifully with the leeks and potatoes here. You can skip the nuts if you want but it helps with the texture.
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This recipe is basically a baked, Greek version of Pasta e Ceci. Though Pasta e Ceci tends to be more soup like and this came out less watery but still not quite as dry as a strained pasta. I really enjoyed the mild flavors but next time I might add more cinnamon and herbs to the sauce. Topping this with a handful of feta is an absolute must but between the chickpeas and the feta it’s a great way to bring in some protein to your easy weeknight pasta meal.
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This is a great recipe that is just a handful of super simple ingredients that turn into a creamy, homey dinner. I made naan to go with this dal makani but you can serve it with any style of bread, roti, sour dough, etc. or even with rice or other grains. My SO likes it with cinnamon and mint on top and I like mine topped with lots of yogurt or cream.
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You may look at these and ask yourself what the difference between a Yorkshire pudding and a popover is and the answer is honestly, not much. The puddings use oil (or dripping) and popovers use butter and I think that might be the entire list of differences. You can interchange your fat of choice to make these more or less savory but either way they are absolutely fantastic with a roast beast and gravy or even with a thick soup as a kind of extremely puffy roll replacement. Since they only take minutes to make with 10 minutes of pre-prep they’re great if you need a bread side dish right away.
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This is a really great and easy meal that is very customizable. What really took this casserole over the top was adding some crushed nachos on top for a great texture difference and a nice little pop of salt but you could put anything on top to change the texture and taste. This is also surprisingly good the next day so it might be better as a make ahead meal where you just heat it up and place extra toppings on it before serving.
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This dinner is great because it comes together so quickly and you can pretty much put whatever vegetables or proteins or nuts that you have on hand inside of it. Since I used very thin vermicelli noodles you don’t even have to run the stove, I simply heat up water in my kettle and pour it over the noodles. Perfect for a too hot summer day or a quick pick up meal.
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Obviously the original version of musakhan is a big leg of chicken with pinenuts and sumac served on a flatbread but this recipe gestures towards it and is both really easy to whip up (especially if you have some frozen or ready made naan). Usually it’s not served with a yogurt sauce but I think most things in life would be better with a yogurt sauce. You could easily add some fresh olives, tomatoes, or finishing olive oil instead and those would all be nice additions too.
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