One new year's resolution I am holding to is to cook more at home and also try out new recipes.
Not going to invest a lot of time writing out blow-by-blow for each meal but rather just document what I've done, by month.
So here goes, January:
1/5, 1/7: Osso buco (1/5) and roasted red pepper farro (1/7)
This was a recipe I got from a Portland Community College in-person class I took the year before. I was originally going to make this for thanksgiving dinner (for 3) this past November, but I am glad I ended up going a different direction and instead trying this out solo dolo (for first time making on my own).
Would def make again, but I'd (1) make the farro the day before serving -- flavor was SO MUCH better after a day) and (2) allow the osso buco itself to cook for way longer than the recipe calls for, like another full hour, in order to fully render down.
I learned this for the fact that I froze back two separate portions and for warming them up weeks later, I cooked low and slow in the oven and the meat was much more tender.
1/12: Bolognese sauce w/ rigatoni, garlic bread
This has been a go-to meal to make at home for years now, but it had been a few full years I think since I made it last.
A few fresh lessons (re-)learned: less crushed tomato, and stick to recipe for amount of ground beef. Otherwise was great for a good 4-5 meals, with garlic bread (also homemade).
