Baked Bacon Brown Butter Mac and Cheese * 9 oz bacon (cut into lardons/strips) * 1 tbsp bacon fat * 3 tbsp butter * ½ tsp black pepper * ¼ cup flour * 4 cups whole milk (warmed) * 10 oz cheddar (freshly grated) * 10 oz gruyere (freshly grated) * 4 oz American cheese * ¼ tsp nutmeg * ¼ tsp cayenne * 1
Hot Honey Butter Chicken Biscuits Fried Chicken * 6 small boneless skinless chicken thighs (aim for 4oz thighs, trimmed of excess fat) * ½ cup buttermilk* * 1 large egg * 1 tbsp hot sauce (your fav) * 1 tsp + 2 tsp salt * ½ tsp + ½ tsp black pepper * ½ tsp + 1 tsp garlic powder (divided) * 1 ½ cups all
Cheesy Sausage Alla Vodka Baked Spaghetti Squash * 3 medium spaghetti squash * 2 tbsp EVOO * 1.5 lbs Italian sausage * 1/2 cup shallot (minced) * 1 tbsp Calabrian chili paste * 2 tbsp tomato paste * 1 cup vodka * 2 ½ cups tomato puree or marinara (I used Rao’s) * 1 cup heavy cream
The Best Biscuits and Sausage Gravy Biscuits * 2 ½ cups 312 grams all-purpose flour (ideally soft winter wheat) * 1 tbsp baking powder * ½ tsp baking soda * 1 tsp fine sea salt * ½ tsp sugar (or honey) * ¾ cup salted butter (very cold) * 1 cup + 2 tbsp whole milk (cold) * 2 tbsp apple cider
Marry Me Chicken Mac and Cheese * 2 tbsp olive oil (from the sun-dried tomato jar if possible) * 1 cup sun-dried tomatoes (cut into strips) * 1 tbsp tomato paste * 4 cloves garlic (minced) * 1 tsp paprika * 1 tsp herbes de Provence * ½ tsp red pepper flake * 4 cups chicken bone
Pasta Alla Zozzona * 4 egg yolks * 1 1/2 oz pecorino * 1 1/2 oz parm * ½ tsp cracked black pepper * 1 tbsp EVOO * 6 oz pancetta (or guanciale, cut into matchsticks or diced) * 1 lb ground Italian sausage (sweet, hot, or combo) * 1 small yellow onion (finely diced) * 3 cloves