| Emily’s Rating | Chris’s Rating |
|---|---|
| 7 / 10 | 7 / 10 |
Very easy weeknight dinner. Good flavor. Once the kids eat with us, this will be a good family friendly option.
| Dish | Almond Chicken Tenderloins |
| Recipe Source | Magnolia Table Cookbook |
| Difficulty | 2 / 10 |
| Time to Complete | 30 minutes |
| Sides Served | |
| Leftovers? | |
| Lessons Learned | |
| Any Recipe Deviations? | |
| Make Again? | Yes |
| Changes Next Time? |
| Emily’s Rating | Chris’s Rating |
|---|---|
| 7.5 / 10 | 7.5 / 10 |
This is the best white chicken chili recipe we’ve had of the 10 or so that we have tried over the years. Good heat level. Made with Hatch chiles which are worth seeking out.
| Dish | White Chicken Chili |
| Recipe Source | Serious Eats |
| Difficulty | 4 / 10 |
| Time to Complete | 1.5 Hours |
| Sides Served | Krusteaz Honey Cornbread – this was awesome. Way better than my homemade cornbread |
| Leftovers? | |
| Lessons Learned | |
| Any Recipe Deviations? | Made with canned beans – that was fine. Probably better with real ones, but this was easy. |
| Make Again? | Yes |
| Changes Next Time? |
| Emily’s Rating | Chris’s Rating |
|---|---|
| 8/10 | 8 / 10 |
Second recipe we ate from State Bird Provisions and second one that was very tasty and complex. The complexity of the flavors reminds me of Suzanne Goin’s recipes so far, which is high praise. This fish dish isn’t too hard, except for the Garum. But it uses a small amount and the garum keeps for months.
| Dish | Rice-Crusted Trout with Garum, brown butter, hazelnuts and mandarin |
| Recipe Source | State Bird Provisions cookbook |
| Difficulty | 5 / 10 |
| Time to Complete | |
| Sides Served | |
| Leftovers? | |
| Lessons Learned | |
| Any Recipe Deviations? | |
| Make Again? | Yes |
| Changes Next Time? |
| Emily’s Rating | Chris’s Rating |
|---|---|
| 7.5/10 | 7.5 / 10 |
Easy, healthy grain salad from Smitten Kitchen. I used the same dressing to put on fish and pan seared it, and that was really easy and tasty too. Emily liked more than the Za’atar Tilapia.
| Dish | Honey Harissa Farro |
| Recipe Source | Smitten Kitchen Cookbook |
| Difficulty | 2 / 10 |
| Time to Complete | |
| Sides Served | |
| Leftovers? | |
| Lessons Learned | |
| Any Recipe Deviations? | |
| Make Again? | Yes |
| Changes Next Time? |
| Emily’s Rating | Chris’s Rating |
|---|---|
| 7.5/10 | 7.5 / 10 |
Easy but very flavorful pork ribs. The State Bird Provisions cookbook is great.
| Dish | State Bird Pork Ribs |
| Recipe Source | State Bird Provisions Cookbook (recipe here) |
| Difficulty | 5 / 10 |
| Time to Complete | |
| Sides Served | Smitten Kitchen’s Honey Harissa Farro |
| Leftovers? | |
| Lessons Learned | |
| Any Recipe Deviations? | Didn’t have the Japanese Seven Spice so used Cayenne |
| Make Again? | Yes |
| Changes Next Time? |
| Emily’s Rating | Chris’s Rating |
|---|---|
| 7 / 10 |
Pretty fast and complex flavors for how easy it is – weeknight meal
| Dish | Thai Peanut Chicken Ramen |
| Recipe Source | Half Baked Harvest |
| Difficulty | 5 / 10 |
| Time to Complete | |
| Sides Served | |
| Leftovers? | |
| Lessons Learned | |
| Any Recipe Deviations? | |
| Make Again? | Yes |
| Changes Next Time? |
| Emily’s Rating | Chris’s Rating |
|---|---|
| 6.5 / 10 |
Easy, tasty, healthy salad
| Dish | Chicken Sate Salad |
| Recipe Source | The Mom 100 |
| Difficulty | 2 / 10 |
| Time to Complete | |
| Sides Served | |
| Leftovers? | |
| Lessons Learned | |
| Any Recipe Deviations? | |
| Make Again? | Yes |
| Changes Next Time? |
| Emily’s Rating | Chris’s Rating |
|---|---|
| 8 / 10 | 8 / 10 |
This is super tasty breakfast item, though better with homemade biscuits than it is with tacos. The green chorizo gravy is pretty unbelievable – restaurant worthy.
| Dish | Sunnyside Duck Egg Tacos with Green Chorizo Gravy |
| Recipe Source | Alex Stupak’s Tacos Cookbook |
| Difficulty | 5 / 10 |
| Time to Complete | |
| Sides Served | |
| Leftovers? | |
| Lessons Learned | |
| Any Recipe Deviations? | |
| Make Again? | Yes for sure |
| Changes Next Time? | Eat just with biscuits rather than as tacos |
| Emily’s Rating | Chris’s Rating |
|---|---|
| 8 / 10 | 9 / 10 |
I made this for Emily’s birthday dessert and it was fantastic. Easily the best lemon dessert I’ve had. However, it’s pretty time consuming with lots of different steps, but good for a special occasion. I didn’t have meyer lemons, so I used this substitute which was very good and very close to the meyer lemon taste.
| Dish | Frozen Meyer Lemon Meringue Tart with Gingersnap Crust and Blueberry Compote |
| Recipe Source | AOC Cookbook |
| Difficulty | 8 / 10 |
| Time to Complete | Few days with all the steps |
| Sides Served | |
| Leftovers? | |
| Lessons Learned | |
| Any Recipe Deviations? | |
| Make Again? | Yes |
| Changes Next Time? |
| Emily’s Rating | Chris’s Rating |
|---|---|
| 8 / 10 | 9 / 10 |
This is the best pulled pork recipe I’ve used yet. Injecting the meat, I believe, is the key to having really moist and tasty meat. Next time we should try an apple juice or other sweeter rub. I also used the Aaron Franklin BBQ sauce recipe which is really easy and tasty.
| Dish | Smoked Pulled Pork |
| Recipe Source | Dizzy Q |
| Difficulty | 3 / 10 |
| Time to Complete | |
| Sides Served | |
| Leftovers? | |
| Lessons Learned | |
| Any Recipe Deviations? | |
| Make Again? | Yes |
| Changes Next Time? | Try a different injection; used the Dizzy Q rub which was great, but I’m sure the other rubs are also good |
Lessons from the Kitchen of a Stay-at-Home Husband 