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Montclair, NJ, 07042
United States

2019601323

Adventures in food for curious cooks.

Recipes

Filtering by Category: Unfortunate Cooking

Classic (Best) Omelette

Lynley Jones

A pillowy little bundle of creamy eggs encased in a soft eggy shell. It's a great way to use up leftovers, and it’s a meal that’s ready in 3 minutes flat. (Plus, so delicious you just can't stop eating it.)

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categories Breakfast, Dairy-free, Fast and Easy, Gluten-free, Mains, Spring, Summer, Unfortunate Cooking, Winter, Brunch, Mother's Day, Vegetarian Dishes
tags omelette, eggs, herbs, chives, cheese, parsley, 10-20-17, breakfast, brunch, ASOUE 1-12, 2016, janbkfst, 1-27-19b, spoilmom1, 4-18, lent2, cv2, cvomelette, EstrBrch

Sonoran Beef Casserole

Lynley Jones

A simple ground beef and macaroni casserole Infused with the flavors of the Sonoran Desert, topped with melty cheese and the crunch of breadcrumbs. 

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categories Fall, Mains, Make-ahead, Mexican, Unfortunate Cooking, Winter, Halloween, Bring Backyard, Graduation, Cooking with our Spices
tags onion, ground beef, cumin, mexican oregano, green chiles, chicken broth, canned tomatoes, Monterrey Jack cheese, elbow macaroni, panko, scallions, cilantro, mains, 5-18, grads, ASOUE 1-11, 2017, H2, SB2, cv2, octfave2, sonoran-beef-casserole

Chilled Cucumber Soup

Lynley Jones

Cool as a cucumber, with a hint of mint and the slightest tang of yogurt. Blessedly refreshing, with no cooking required. Perfect on a hot summer day. 

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categories Gluten-free, Make-ahead, Mostly Plants, Summer, Unfortunate Cooking, Brunch, Vegetarian Dishes, Cooking with our Spices
tags cucumber soup, chilled soup, cucumbers, yogurt, sour cream, mint, turmeric, ground mustard, ASOUE 1-8, 6-17, 2017, 18camp1, SummerHvst, soup, no-cook, julyfave3, augfave1

Potstickers with Two Sauces

Lynley Jones

Potstickers served with Sriracha sauce and Hoisin sauce. Plus, how to make Asian meatballs with the extra filling!

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categories Dairy-free, Mains, Make-ahead, Unfortunate Cooking, Asian, Chinese, Oscar Party, Chicken/Globe, Halloween, Holiday, Winter, Bring Backyard, Graduation, Valentine's Day
tags potstickers, sriracha, hoisin, dumplings, meatballs, pork, cabbage, scallions, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, rice vinegar, grads, ASOUE 1-7, 3-17, WDCCG-2, 18camp2, 18camp1, 2017, H2, NYE1, op2018, 3-23-19d, SCP, spoilmom1, SC-3-2022-1, op2023-1

Coconut Cream Cake

Lynley Jones

Creamy, coconutty layer cake, with coconut cream cheese frosting. Once they taste this, people will beg you to make it for them. (Fair warning.)

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categories Dessert, Spring, Summer, Unfortunate Cooking, Mother's Day, Bring Backyard
tags coconut, flour, baking powder, baking soda, butter, cream of coconut, eggs, vanilla extract, buttermilk, coconut cream cheese frosting, cake, grads, 3-17, ASOUE 1-6, 18camp1, 2017, spoilmom1, bake sale 1

Lemony-Basil Buttercream Frosting

Lynley Jones

White buttercream frosting infused with fresh lemon and basil. Sweet, creamy and deliciously different. Created for Pink Raspberry Cupcakes (but would be great with many other kinds of cakes).

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categories Summer, Make-ahead, Gluten-free, Dessert, Unfortunate Cooking, Valentine's Day, Oscar Party, Mother's Day
tags Frosting, Butter, Confectioners sugar, Powdered sugar, Cream, Buttercream, lemon, Meyer lemon, basil, ASOUE 1-5, 3-17, 18camp1, 2017, op2018, SCP, spoilmom1, bake sale 1

Coconut Oatmeal with Blueberries and Bananas

Lynley Jones

Coconutty rolled oats topped with blueberries and bananas make for one of the most delicious (and healthiest) ways to start your day. Best of all, it cooks in 5 minutes.

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categories Breakfast, Dairy-free, Fall, Gluten-free, Make-ahead, Mostly Plants, Unfortunate Cooking, Winter
tags oatmeal, rolled oats, shredded coconut, coconut milk, coconut oil, brown sugar, breakfast, ASOUE 1-4, 3-17, bts, 2016, gotv-am, janbkfst, 1-27-19b, snowbkfst, simplemombkfst, cv2, julyfave2, octfave2, cmas-breakfast, septfavebkfst

Steel-Cut Maple Cinnamon Oatmeal

Lynley Jones

Nubby steel-cut oats spiked with cinnamon, drizzled with maple syrup, and topped with fruit and nuts of your choice.

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categories Fall, Mostly Plants, Unfortunate Cooking, Winter, Breakfast, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Make-ahead, #cook90, Cooking with our Spices
tags oatmeal, cinnamon sticks, maple syrup, steel cut oats, c90-2, c90-4, breakfast, ASOUE 1-4, 3-17, bts, 2016, gotv-am, janbkfst, snowbkfst, 1-27-19b, cassia cinnamon sticks, simplemombkfst, cv2, steel cut maple cinnamon oatmeal, cmas-breakfast, septfavebkfst, octfave1a

Lemony-Poached Chicken Thighs with Small Potatoes

Lynley Jones

Chicken thighs and potatoes, poached in a white wine herb broth with a hint of lemon.

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categories Mains, Fall, Winter, Unfortunate Cooking, Dinner, Christmas, Cooking with our Spices, Valentine's Day
tags cremini mushrooms, peppercorns, parsley, garlic, white wine, chicken, sage, potatoes, bay leaves, chicken thighs, vermouth, chicken broth, cream, leek, lemon, th2, ASOUE 1-3, 2017, 2-17, snowmeal, soup-stew-braise, cv2, octfave2, vdinn1, chkdin2, cmas-dinner

Pasta Puttanesca

Lynley Jones

Tomatoes, capers, anchovies, roasted garlic and kalamata olives make a deliciously complex sauce for pasta.

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categories Unfortunate Cooking, Mains, Mostly Plants, Dinner, Lunch, Summer Camp, Winter, Fall, Mother's Day
tags puttanesca, pasta, tomato sauce, basil, parsley, red pepper flakes, kalamata olives, anchovies, garlic cloves, garlic, capers, parmesan, parmigiano-reggiano, unfortunate cooking, unfortunate recipes, canned tomatoes, Italian, 2-17, ASOUE 1-1, 18camp1, 2017, th2, lent1, cv2, octfave2