Honkman

Pizza with Prosciutto and Brussels Sprouts - quick two hour dough with tipo 00 flour and some olive oil. Tomato sauce made from tomato passata with garlic quickly cooked down to the right consistency. Pizza topped with thinly sliced brussels sprouts, fresno chile, mozzarella and parmesan and after cooking in the oven with some prosciutto and olive oil

Crispy Chicken Thighs with Puttanesca Green Beans from Clark’s Dinner in One - boneless chicken thighs get pan-fried with shallots, garlic, green beans, tomato paste, capers, olives, oregano and some chicken broth before roasted in the oven. Finished with some parsley

Sweet Pepper and Cheddar Clafouti from Clark’s Dinner in French - made with green, yellow, orange bell peppers, garlic, basil, ham, eggs, sour cream, milk, flour, cheddar and parmesan. Finished after the baking with some lemon juice

Vegetable Cashew Biryani from RecipeTin’s Delicious Tonight - as she writes in the intro that it’s perhaps not a classic preparation but captures the values very well. Made with butternut squash, zucchini, cauliflower, chickpeas, peas, basmati rice, onions, garlic, ginger, sirarakhong chile, turmeric, coriander, garam masala, cinnamon, bay leaves, cardamom, star anise and vegetable broth. Finished with roasted cashews, cilantro, fried onions and ghee. Served with yogurt with mint and lemon juice

Lamb Shank with Beans and Celeriac - originally planned that everybody would get one lamb shank each but we only got very large ones so that we decided to use only two of them and dice them when done which doesn’t look as good as planned but the flavors were spot on. Lamb shanks are braised in the oven with carrots, celeriac, onions, tomato paste, allspice and juniper berries, bay leaves, red wine, madeira and lamb broth. Once done you filter the liquid and cook it done a bit and thicken with some starch. In parallel, you cook navy beans, celeriac, white onions, fresno chili, red bell peppers and bay leaves in some vegetable broth. Small amount is puréed to give the right overall consistency.

Pan-Fried Potatoes and Sauerkraut - potatoes get pre-cooked before pan-fried with the kielbasa. In parallel, you cook sauerkraut, bell peppers and scallions before mixing everything. Served with sour cream dip made with sour cream, plenty of mustard and some milk

Quick stew with chicken breast, ham, kielbasa, shrimp, bell peppers, celery, onion, garlic, jalapeno, pineapple, tomatoes and ground cloves. Served over rice

Pasta alla Pecorara from a Milk Street recipe - you cook zucchini, eggplant and bell peppers until soften. In parallel, you cook orecchiette and also cook pancetta, onions, carrots and garlic slow and low to get nice porky flavors. You add some crushed tomatoes, marjoram and pasta water to the pancetta mixture, reduce it a bit and add the vegetables, pasta, basil and parmesan. Served with a larger dollop of ricotta

Roasted Chicken Thighs with Brussels Sprouts and Carrots - brussels sprouts, carrots and shallots get oven-roasted. You sear the chicken thighs on the skin site and then add it to the vegetables in the oven. Served with yoghurt mixed with dill and garlic.

Iberian Linguica and Chicken Stew from Wright’s “Real Stew” - first you poach a whole chicken with onions, carrots, celery, white peppercorns, oregano, thyme and bay leaves to make shredded chicken and chicken broth. You use the chicken broth to cook linguica, potatoes, carrots, ancho chile, pearl couscous, saffron and collard greens before adding the shredded chicken

Paneer Makhani from one of the Curry Guy books - the sauce is made by cooking diced tomatoes, red onions, garlic, ginger, fresno chile, green cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, sirarakhong chili, butter, cashews and water and pureeing it. At the same time you pan sear cubed paneer with ginger and mix with the sauce. Finished with some dried fenugreek leaves and cream and served over rice

Sausage, Peppers, and Onions with Melty Caprese - simple dinner from Colu Cooks. Different peppers, red onions and cherry tomatoes with some sweet Italian sausages are roasted in the oven. Topped with mozzarella for the last few minutes and finished with some basil

Lamb Tagine with Stewed Chickpeas - diced lamb leg is braised with onions, garlic, dried apricots and dates, jalapeño, orange zest, cinnamon, sesame seeds, coriander and cumin seeds, tomato paste and vegetable broth. In parallel, you cook some chickpeas in vegetable broth and butter. The tajine is finished with cilantro and rose water and served over couscous

Stir-Fried Pork, Eggplant, and Onion with Garlic and Black Pepper - pork tenderloin get marinated in soy and fish sauce before stir-fried. Subsequently, you stir-fry diced eggplants, onions, garlic and black pepper before finishing everything in a sauce made with fish sauce, soy sauce, light brown sugar, chicken broth, lime juice and cornstarch. Finished with some cilantro and served over rice

Spaghetti with Shrimps and Kale - kale was quickly blanched before sautéed with almonds and fresno chile and than mixed with spaghetti and pasta water. Shrimps seared with cajun spice mixture. Everything is mixed and finished with some olive oil

Spelt Bowl with Green Vegetables and Parsley Hummus - spelt (soaked overnight and then cooked) was the base for this bowl. Toppings were parsley hummus (quickly blanched parsley pureed with chickpeas, lime zest and juice, tahini, garlic, yoghurt and olive oil), romanesco (blanched), napa cabbage (raw), edamame, red onions, cilantro, avocado, toasted sesame seeds with a vinaigrette made from olive oil, sesame seed oil and lime juice

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Chicken Thighs with Lentils, Chorizo, and Red Pepper - chorizo, onion, garlic and red peppers are sautéed and added with thyme and bay leaves to green lentils and cooked until tender and finished with parsley and lemon juice. Chicken thighs are seared before quickly pan-braised in chicken broth

Polenta with Mushrooms and Egg - polenta made with vegetable broth and milk and finished with parmesan and olive oil. King oyster mushrooms and white mushrooms are sautéed with scallions and thyme before finished with some aceto balsamico. Served with a soft boiled egg

Sweet Potato Moussaka - plating definitely needs much more work but this recipe from “essen & trinken” was as good as always. They tend to produce creative dishes on level with upscale restaurants. Here you make a few things in parallel to assemble later - roast red and yellow peppers under the grill until black and remove skin to create a nice smoky flavor. Cut sweet potatoes in thin slices and pre-bake in the oven with olive oil. The ragu is made with ground lamb, onions, garlic, tomato passata, thyme, parsley, 5-spice powder and chile flakes. Spinach is quickly sautéed with onions and garlic and squeeze dry. And finally one makes a nutmeg heavy béchamel sauce. Once you assemble everything you top it with a mix of feta, egg yolk and heavy cream before baking it in the oven

WTF Potato Salad from Edward Lee’s “Smoke & Pickles” - the salad has potatoes, soy sauce sautéed shiitake mushrooms, sugar snap peas, diced country ham, red and yellow bell peppers, celery, diced hard boiled eggs and cornichons and a dressing made with mayonnaise, sour cream, garlic, lemon juice, sriracha, paprika and cumin. Served with some wiener wuerstchen

Fettuccine with Miso Butter, Shiitake, and Spinach from Comfort by Ottolenghi - The base is made by sautéing shallots, shiitake, garlic, white miso, light soy sauce and chinkiang vinegar before emulsifying the sauce with pasta water and butter. Finished by adding the cooked fettuccine and baby spinach and shichimi togarashi

Goulash-Potato Gratin - mix of beef chuck and pork shoulder gets first braised with bell peppers, onions, rosemary, bay leaves, tomato paste and paprika in beef broth and red wine. Then topped with thinly sliced potatoes and gouda (tasty but turned out to be a bit soupier than planned)

Thai-Inspired Bean Curry - green beans and pinto beans are braised in a mixture of onions, garlic, lemongrass, coriander seeds, fresno chili, tomato paste, cilantro, lime zest, coconut milk and beef broth. Served with forbidden rice and topped with a mango, ginger, cilantro and chili flakes “salsa”

Chili con Carne - chili made with ground beef, kidney beans, celery, diced tomatoes, onions, garlic, tomato paste, smoked paprika, cumin, cinnamon, parsley and beef broth. Topped with shaved carrots and sour cream and served over rice