Recipe Book.

Dev's collection of recipes. Originals are credited in recipes.

Churro Cheesecake

A creamy cheesecake filling baked between two flaky crescent-dough layers, with cinnamon sugar inside and a crisp churro-style topping.

Country Fried Breaded Pork Chop Recipe

Seasoned pork chops coated in a crisp breadcrumb mixture and pan-fried until golden brown. Serve them with steamed vegetables and rice or mashed potatoes.

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Pandesal (Filipino Bread Rolls)

Soft, slightly sweet Filipino bread rolls coated with breadcrumbs and baked until golden. They are best served warm or at room temperature with salty cheese, peanut butter, or another favorite filling.

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Ube Crinkle Cookies

Soft, slightly chewy Filipino ube crinkle cookies with a sweet, nutty purple-yam flavor and a crisp powdered-sugar coating. The dough can be frozen ahead of time and baked without thawing.

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Sinigang na Baboy

A Filipino pork soup with a tangy tamarind broth, tender pork, tomatoes, and mixed vegetables. Serve it hot with rice and adjust the sourness to your taste.

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Filipino Style Spaghetti

A sweet and savory Filipino spaghetti with ground pork, luncheon meat, hotdogs, and a rich banana-ketchup-style sauce. Top it with shredded cheddar cheese and serve it hot.

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Traditional Pampanga Pork Sisig with Garlic Fried Rice (Estimated 6-Serving Version)

A six-serving reconstruction of Anton Dayrit's Pampanga-style sisig: braised pork face and pork belly are grilled, baked, and crisped, then combined with calamansi, aromatics, soy, mayonnaise, and an egg on a sizzling plate. It includes the simple garlic fried rice shown in the video.

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Ube Ensaymada Recipes

Two source-based ube ensaymada recipes using sweet yeast dough, ube halaya filling, and Filipino-style toppings.

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No-Churn Ube Ice Cream

A creamy Filipino-style ube ice cream made without an ice cream machine. Homemade ube halaya gives it a sweet, earthy flavor and naturally purple color.

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Ube Halaya (Extra-Rich, with Cream Cheese)

Filipino purple yam jam made from scratch with fresh ube, simmered down with evaporated and condensed milk, butter, and cream cheese until thick, glossy, and spoonable. Makes about 1 kg — enough for 3 llaneras.

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Purple Yam and Coconut Mochi (Ube Bibingka)

Chewy Filipino-style baked mochi flavored with purple yam, coconut, and macapuno, finished with a warm muscovado-butter topping and toasted coconut.

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Lechon Bites (Crispy Pork Belly)

Boneless pork belly, five ways: bite-sized pieces marinated in one of four Filipino-style marinades then slow-roasted and crisped — or classic lechon kawali, simmered in seasoned broth, air-dried, and deep-fried.

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Mocha Mamon

Soft Filipino-style mamon sponge cakes made with homemade cake flour and stabilized egg whites. This version replaces cream of tartar with white vinegar, includes bake timings for mamon molds, an 8-inch round cake pan, and a 9x5 loaf pan, and finishes with a butter-and-sugar-syrup glaze for the shiny, sticky bakery-style top.

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Puto (Filipino Steamed Rice Cakes)

Classic Filipino steamed rice cakes made with 100% rice flour — naturally gluten-free, lightly sweet, and springy. Steam them plain for puto puti, or crown each one with a slice of quick-melt cheese partway through for the salty-sweet cheese-topped version.

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Butter Mamon

Soft Filipino-style mamon sponge cakes made with homemade cake flour and stabilized egg whites. This version replaces cream of tartar with white vinegar and includes bake timings for mamon molds, an 8-inch round cake pan, and a 9x5 loaf pan.

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Ensaymada-Topped Spanish Bread

Soft Spanish bread rolls with the classic sweet butter-breadcrumb filling inside — finished with an ensaymada butter, sugar & cheese topping instead of the breadcrumb coat. One serving = one roll; a full batch is 24 (~45 g of dough each).

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Pork Recipes

Two complete pork preparations: crisp carnitas and a Vietnamese grilled pork duo featuring nem nướng skewers and thịt nướng lemongrass pork.

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Bánh Mì Bread

Vietnamese-style bánh mì bread designed for a very thin, crisp crust and light interior. The source says this makes six loaves.

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Vietnamese Spring Rolls

If you have approximately 45 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Vietnamese Spring Rolls might be a tremendous dairy free and pescatarian recipe to try. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 220…

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Bún Thịt Nướng (Vietnamese Grilled Pork & Rice Noodles)

Thinly sliced caramelized pork is served over rice noodles with crisp vegetables, Vietnamese herbs, pickles, peanuts, and nước chấm. Choose charcoal grilling or an oven-and-broiler method.

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Pho (Marrow Bone, Shank & Chuck)

Aunty Jacqueline's signature beef pho, scaled to a 9 qt stockpot and built on marrow bones, soup bones, chuck roast, and center-cut beef shank. The bone ratio is high enough that the broth sets to jelly on its own — no gelatin, no stock powder. Cinnamon, star anise, clove, and coriander carry the spice. Thin-cut tri tip goes in raw as the sliced beef.

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Chicago Tavern-Thin Pizza

The Chicago cracker crust: a stiff low-hydration dough rolled paper-thin, docked, and cured uncovered in the fridge for a crackery snap — then party-cut into squares, never wedges. One serving = one whole 12–14″ pizza — scale by pies.

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Stuffed Crust Pizza

A soft, no-knead dough folded over a ring of string cheese for a molten cheese tunnel in every slice. From the King Arthur Baking method. One serving = one whole 13–14″ pizza — scale by pies (string cheese snaps to 4 whole sticks per pizza).

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Simple Thin-Crust Pizza

The easy weeknight one: mix, a short 1-hour rise, roll thin, top and bake the same day — no cold ferment, no cure. Crisp with a little chew. One serving = one whole 12″ pizza — scale by pies.

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New York Pizza

A chewy, foldable New York slice: bread-flour dough with a long cold ferment, a puffy charred rim, and a quick no-cook sauce, baked hot on a steel. From the J. Kenji López-Alt / Serious Eats method. One serving = one whole 12–14″ pizza — scale by pies.

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Chicago Deep Dish Pizza

A buttery, laminated cornmeal crust pressed up the sides of the pan, layered upside-down — cheese first, then sausage, then chunky tomato sauce. No springform needed. One pizza = 6 slices/servings; scale in multiples of 6 to make whole pizzas (one pan each).

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Lemon Custard Cream Puffs

Craquelin-topped choux puffs filled with zest-infused lemon pastry cream and finished with a crackly caramelized sugar top — with an option to serve the same custard in hollowed lemon-rind shells instead.

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Crème Brûlée Cream Puffs

Craquelin-topped choux cream puffs filled with vanilla custard and finished with a crackly caramelized sugar topping.

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Homemade Honey Buns (Claire Saffitz)

A homemade recreation of Little Debbie-style honey buns: a light milk-bread dough rolled with cinnamon, fried until golden, and dunked while hot in a glossy honey glaze.

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Cheese Danish

Cream-cheese parcels on cheater's croissant dough — a food-processor Danish pastry with four envelope-fold sets and no lamination, corner-folded squares, and a vanilla drizzle. Hands-on ~45 min; first chill 2 hr to overnight; proof ~1½ hr; bake ~15 min at 350°F. One serving = one danish.

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French Macarons (Swiss Meringue Method)

French macarons made with the more forgiving Swiss meringue method — egg whites warmed with sugar over a double boiler before whipping, giving a stabler, more reliable batter than the classic French technique. Filled with a simple vanilla buttercream.

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Croissants

Bakery-quality laminated butter croissants with a choice of the full overnight schedule or a carefully shortened same-day schedule. Adapted from Claire Saffitz / NYT Cooking. One serving = one croissant; a full batch is 8.

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Hokkaido Milk Bread (Tangzhong)

Japanese milk bread that tears like cotton, feels like pulling apart a cloud, and stays incredibly soft for days. This classic Hokkaido formula uses a quick compiled cooked roux (Tangzhong), heavy cream, powdered milk, and a touch of condensed milk for that classic milky fragrance.

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Everything Bagels

Chewy, malt-boiled bagels with a deep golden crust, coated all over with everything seasoning. One serving = one bagel; a full batch is 6 (~130 g of dough each).

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Cinnamon Rolls

Soft enriched yeast dough rolled with cinnamon-sugar and finished with a warm cream-cheese glaze. One serving = one roll; a full batch is 12.

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Churro Cheesecake

A creamy cheesecake filling baked between two flaky crescent-dough layers, with cinnamon sugar inside and a crisp churro-style topping.

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Swedish Apple Pie

A crustless Swedish apple pie with cinnamon-spiced Granny Smith apples under a crisp, cake-like butter topping. Serve it warm with vanilla ice cream if desired.

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Loaf Pan Basque Cheesecake

A creamy, decadent Basque-style cheesecake baked in a standard 9 x 5-inch loaf pan until the edges are deeply browned and the center remains soft and wiggly.

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Old-Fashioned Butter Cake

A rich, buttery loaf cake with a tender crumb and golden crust. It is simple enough for everyday baking and delicious on its own or with a favorite topping.

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Classic Key Lime Pie with Crust Variants

Choose between a traditional graham cracker crust and a nutty almond-oat crust; both use the same creamy key lime filling.

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Chewy Brownies: Three Styles

Choose from three chewy brownie variations made with both cocoa powder and unsweetened chocolate.

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Doggie Birthday Cake

A small carrot and peanut butter cake made for a dog's birthday. Use peanut butter without xylitol or other artificial sweeteners.

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Lemon Glazed Ricotta Cake

If you want to add more lacto ovo vegetarian recipes to your repertoire, Lemon Glazed Ricotta Cake might be a recipe you should try. One serving contains 3445 calories, 45g of protein, and 120g of…

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Lemon Curd Layered Cupcakes With Strawberry Frosting

Lemon Curd Layered Cupcakes With Strawberry Frosting might be just the dessert you are searching for. This gluten free and lacto ovo vegetarian recipe serves 12 and costs 41 cents per serving. One…

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Manzano Fried Bananas with Cinnamon

Tender manzano bananas caramelized in butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon until golden and glossy.

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Homemade Oatmeal Creme Pies (Claire Saffitz)

Soft, thin oatmeal-molasses cookies made with finely ground oats and a cooked oat-raisin puree, sandwiched around a vanilla marshmallow-fluff filling. This is Claire Saffitz's homemade recreation of Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pies.

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Strawberry Tres Leches Poke Cake

A light sponge poked all over and soaked in three milks blended with reduced strawberry puree, then topped with whipped cream and macerated berries. Full recipe = 12 servings (a 9×13 dish) built on 5 whipped eggs.

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Tiramisu

Espresso-dipped ladyfingers layered with mascarpone cream and dusted with cocoa. Two methods: the quick no-egg version, or the classic zabaglione build.

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Strawberry Cheesecake

This strawberry cheesecake has a buttery shortbread crust, rich and creamy cheesecake, and a bright, jammy strawberry topping. It's reminiscent of strawberry shortcake, and tastes just like summer!!

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Mango Sticky Rice

Thai-style coconut sticky rice with ripe mango — glutinous rice soaked and steamed, folded with a warm sweet coconut sauce, then finished with a thick salty coconut drizzle (nam gati). No pandan or mung beans needed; toasted sesame and coconut stand in for the traditional split-mung garnish.

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Tres Leches Cake

An ultra-light sponge soaked in three milks, topped with fresh whipped cream and cinnamon. Full recipe = 12 servings (a 9×13 dish) built on 5 whipped eggs.

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Strawberry Fritters

Jammy stovetop strawberry filling laminated into a soft yeasted dough, cut and gathered bakery-style, fried until deep golden, and dipped in strawberry glaze. One serving = one fritter; a full batch is 8.

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Fluffy Homemade Pancakes

Make light, fluffy pancakes from scratch in three easy stages. The pancakes are tender inside with golden-brown edges and are ready in about 15 minutes.

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Breakfast Crunchwrap

Crisp breakfast crunchwraps filled with soft scrambled eggs, hash brown patties, chipotle mayonnaise, herbs, beef bacon, and melted cheese.

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Homemade Monkey Bread (Cinnamon Roll Bites)

Soft homemade dough is divided into bite-size balls, coated in cinnamon sugar, baked with a buttery brown-sugar sauce, and finished with vanilla icing.

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Andouille Sausage Rice Hash

A hearty rice-based version of the original andouille sausage hash, layered with cheddar sauce, hot sauce, and melted sharp cheddar.

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Almond Hazelnut Iced Espresso with Soft Top Foam

A cold, almond-sweetened espresso built on instant Medaglia D'Oro and hazelnut coffee creamer, finished with a thick cap of Soft Top cold foam. Makes one 16 oz glass.

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Smashburger Chopped Cheese Sandwich

A smashburger-style chopped cheese with tallow-sautéed onions, crispy-edged beef patties, bacon jam, pickles, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and melted American cheese in a steamed hoagie roll.

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The Best Chopped Cheese At Home

A New York bodega-style chopped cheese made with homemade hero rolls, seasoned ground beef, melted yellow American cheese, crisp lettuce, tomatoes, and a tangy sauce.

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Gochujang Chicken Thighs with Soju Pan Sauce, Pickled Cucumbers, and Crispy Potatoes

Crisp-skinned chicken thighs glazed with gochujang, served with a reduced soju pan sauce, quick-pickled cucumbers, and crispy gochujang-mayo potatoes.

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Greek Pasta Salad

A bright, mayo-free Greek pasta salad with fresh vegetables, herbs, Kalamata olives, feta, and a lemony red-wine-vinegar dressing.

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The Best BBQ Ribs Without Using A Smoker

Fall-apart barbecue ribs cooked low and slow in foil, then finished with a reduced smoky-sweet sauce and a lacquered char.

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Steak Bites with Garlic Butter

Tender steak cubes are quickly seared and tossed in a rich garlic butter sauce. This fast skillet meal works for a weeknight dinner or an appetizer.

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Southern Fried Pork Chops

Bone-in pork chops are seasoned, dredged in flour, and pan-fried with butter until crisp and golden. A little cayenne adds optional Southern-style heat.

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Hot Cheetos Con Queso

A creamy, spicy cheese dip with crushed Hot Cheetos stirred in and extra crunchy pieces on top.

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Pad Thai

An authentic-style Thai stir-fried rice noodle dish with tamarind sauce, chicken, dried shrimp, eggs, bean sprouts, garlic chives, and peanuts.

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Cheesesteak Sandwiches

Four complete cheesesteak recipes for hoagie rolls, from a classic onion-and-provolone version to mushroom, pepper, and garlic-butter variations.

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Buffalo Chicken Cheesesteak Stinger

A Buffalo-style stinger sandwich combining crisp chicken fingers, spicy Buffalo sauce, creamy blue cheese dressing, shaved ribeye, melted American and Swiss cheese, and fresh vegetables in a toasted hoagie.

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Best Ever Chili

A thick, hearty one-pot chili made with lean ground beef, beans, tomatoes, and bold spices. It is ready in about 45 minutes and serves a crowd.

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Cajun Seafood Gumbo with Dungeness Crab, Shrimp Shell Stock, Okra, and File

A dark-roux Cajun gumbo built on a scratch stock made from Dungeness crab and shrimp shells, seasoned with Slap Ya Mama, thickened with seared fresh okra, and finished with ground file off the heat. Served over cooked white rice.

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Jean's Seafood Gumbo

Forget going out to eat or ordering takeout every time you crave Cajun food. Try making Jean's Seafood Gumbo at home. One serving contains 524 calories, 68g of protein, and 19g of fat. This recipe…

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Jen's Swedish Meatballs

The recipe Jen's Swedish Meatballs can be made in around 45 minutes. One serving contains 464 calories, 29g of protein, and 33g of fat. This dairy free and ketogenic recipe serves 4 and costs $1.25…

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Cheesy Picante Beef Macaroni

If you have approximately 45 minutes to spend in the kitchen, Cheesy Picante Beef Macaroni might be a great dairy free recipe to try. This main course has 763 calories, 37g of protein, and 28g of fat…

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Crockpot Garlic Lime Salsa Meatball Tacos

You can never have too many Mexican recipes, so give Crockpot Garlic Lime Salsa Meatball Tacos a try. This recipe makes 3 servings with 1778 calories, 114g of protein, and 121g of fat each. For $4.9…

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Danish-Style Apple Filling from Leftover Swedish Apple Pie Filling

Turns raw sugared apple slices left over from a Swedish apple pie into a thick, jammy, spreadable filling for Danish pastries, turnovers, or toast. Makes roughly 1 1/2 cups.

Homemade Seasoned Salt

A simple homemade seasoning blend of salt, pepper, paprika, garlic, onion, and sugar for adding savory flavor to everyday dishes.

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Craggy Buttermilk Fried Chicken Tenders

Chicken tenders soaked in seasoned buttermilk, then pressed into a clumpy flour dredge that fries into ruffled, flaky sheets. The shaggy dredge and the rest before frying are what create the texture.

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Soft Hoagie Rolls

Six sturdy 8-inch sandwich rolls with a soft, slightly chewy crumb and a thin crust — strong enough to hold a loaded Italian sub or cheesesteak without falling apart.

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Quick Buttermilk Substitute

Soured milk that stands in for real buttermilk in pancakes, biscuits, cornbread, and marinades. Takes one minute of work and ten minutes of sitting.

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Carnitas Burrito

A full-size carnitas burrito with crispy cubed potatoes, cilantro-lime jasmine rice, black beans, and melty jack cheese. Assumes you already have cooked carnitas on hand. Makes 4 large burritos.

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Restaurant-Style Blender Salsa

The thin, scoopable red salsa that arrives with the chips at a Mexican restaurant. Everything goes in the blender raw, so it takes about ten minutes of work plus a chill in the fridge. Makes roughly 4 cups.

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Carnitas Bánh Mì

Crisped carnitas standing in for the usual grilled pork, packed into a light baguette with quick pickled carrot and daikon, cucumber, and sriracha mayo. Assumes you already have cooked carnitas on hand.

Carnitas Breakfast Burrito

A hefty breakfast burrito built on crispy carnitas, crackly cubed potatoes, and soft-folded eggs. Assumes you already have cooked carnitas on hand.

Sweet Honey Butter Cornbread

A tender, cake-sweet cornbread baked in a 9×13 pan and brushed with warm honey butter the second it leaves the oven. Built to sit beside a bowl of chili.

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Bun Bo Xao / Nuong (Vermicelli Bowl)

Thinly sliced beef marinated in oyster, hoisin, and soy sauce, served over cold rice vermicelli with fresh vegetables, pickled carrot and daikon, peanuts, and a sharp fish sauce dressing. The beef can be stir-fried or grilled - follow steps 10 and 11 for the pan, or steps 12 and 13 for the grill or broiler, not both. Makes 4 servings.

Amaretto Almond Bread

Amaretto Almond Bread could be just the lacto ovo vegetarian recipe you've been looking for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 1480 calories, 26g of protein, and 57g of fat each. For $2.13 per…

Easy Chili Mac

A one-pot comfort meal of browned ground beef, elbow macaroni, and chili-spiced tomato sauce, finished with melted Mexican blend cheese. Serves 6.

Homemade Lemonade Recipe

Homemade lemonade is refreshing, timeless, and easy to make with freshly squeezed lemon juice and sugar, plus water. The lemon juice and simple syrup can be prepared ahead and easily doubled, making this a great summer drink for parties and cookouts.

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Gourmet Krispy Kreme–Style Glazed Doughnuts

Claire Saffitz's Gourmet Makes take on the original glazed Krispy Kreme: a soft, honey-sweetened yeast dough that rests overnight in the fridge, fried light and pale-ringed, then flooded with a coconut oil–vanilla glaze. Makes about 20 doughnuts plus holes.

Smoky BBQ Sauce for Chicken Pizza

A thick Kansas City-style barbecue sauce with medium heat, built to sit on pizza dough without soaking it. Sweet up front from molasses and brown sugar, tangy from cider vinegar, with chipotle and cayenne carrying the warmth. Makes about 2 cups — enough to sauce roughly four 12-inch pizzas.

Pico de Gallo / Guacamole (Toggle)

One chopped vegetable base, two finished dips. Stop after the base and you have pico de gallo; mash in ripe avocados and you have guacamole in the style of My Latina Table's abuela recipe. The tomatoes get salted and drained first so neither version turns watery.

Korean Spicy Pork Belly (Dwaeji Galbi)

Sliced pork belly with rib tips marinated in gochujang, Asian pear, and garlic, then grilled over medium heat until the fat renders and the edges caramelize. The chili paste carries the sweet-savory flavor with less sugar than a beef galbi marinade, so it browns instead of burning.

Pianono (Filipino Roll Cake)

A soft, fluffy Filipino sponge roll cake filled with softened butter and granulated sugar. Baked thin in a jelly roll pan, rolled while warm, then chilled before slicing.

Pico de Gallo

A fresh and zesty salsa that pairs perfectly with tacos, grilled fish, or as a standalone snack.

Korean BBQ Short Ribs (LA Galbi)

Thin, cross-cut beef short ribs soaked in a sweet-savory marinade of soy sauce, grated Asian pear, garlic, and sesame oil, then grilled fast over high heat. The pear tenderizes the meat while the sugars char into a glossy crust.

Crispy Onion Rings (No-Beer Batter)

Thick sweet onion rings soaked in buttermilk and fried in a cold seltzer batter — the carbonation does the same lifting job beer would, with no alcohol. Makes about 4 servings.

Beer-Battered Onion Rings

Thick sweet onion rings soaked in buttermilk, dipped in a cold beer batter, and fried until the coating is crisp and shatters. Makes about 4 servings.

Fried Mozzarella Cheese Sticks with Optional Marinara

String cheese double-breaded in seasoned panko, frozen solid, then fried fast in hot oil so the crust sets before the cheese blows out. Makes 12 sticks. Optional marinara sauce steps are included.

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Oklahoma Onion Burgers

A Depression-era smashburger from El Reno, Oklahoma: a ball of beef pressed thin under a mound of paper-thin sweet onions, finished with American cheese and a soft potato bun steamed right on top. Makes 4 burgers.

Homemade Toaster Strudel Pastries

Flaky pastry filled with cinnamon apples and topped with sweet sugar—perfect for a warm breakfast treat.

Cream Cheese Puff Pastries

Flaky puff pastry filled with sweet cream cheese and topped with a simple powdered sugar glaze.

French Style Macarons

Delicate French meringue-based cookies with smooth tops, ruffled feet, and chewy centers.