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Home | Recipes | Weekend Projects® | Page 12

Weekend Projects®

Welcome to the weekend projects category page, which features a collection of recipes that are perfect for tackling on a lazy weekend. These recipes are more involved than our weeknight winners, and are perfect for those occasions when you’re looking to spend more time in the kitchen or are preparing a special meal for loved ones.

From homemade bread and pasta to slow-cooked stews and roasts, these recipes require a bit more effort but are worth it in the end. Whether you’re an experienced home cook or want to hone your culinary skills, our weekend projects recipes are sure to impress.

A stack of four cinnamon raisin bagels.
A rimmed sheet pan filled with truffles coated in confectioners' sugar.

Champagne Truffles

8 hrs 15 mins

A cooked medium-rare salt-crusted beef tenderloin sitting in a pan of salt

Salt-Crusted Beef Tenderloin

1 hr 30 mins

Four plates of rum pecan pie in a flaky crust, topped with whole pecans and vanilla ice cream.

Rum Pecan Pie

1 hr 30 mins

White bowl of venison Bolognese made with ground venison, carrots, onion, celery, mushrooms a top rigatoni.

Venison Bolognese

3 hrs 45 mins

A chicken, sweet potato, and bacon casserole in an oval dish, topped with melted cheese.

Chicken, Sweet Potato, and Bacon Casserole

1 hr 20 mins

Oliebollen, or Dutch doughnuts, in a wire basket, covered with powdered sugar on a white tablecloth.

Oliebollen ~ Dutch Doughnuts

1 hr 45 mins

A chipped pot filled with apple pie moonshine, apple wedges and whole spices with a tray of glasses filled with the moonshine beside it.

Apple Pie Moonshine

10 hrs 30 mins

A topdown shot of a small mason jar of apple cider glaze on a wooden counter.

Spicy Apple Cider-Mustard Glaze

3 hrs

Five veal osso bucco, with carrots, and tomato sauce in. a black cast-iron pot.

Veal Osso Bucco

3 hrs 15 mins

An oval casserole dish of acquacotta - eggs poached in a tomato and onion sauce -- with a piece of bread, plate, and utensils on the side.

Acquacotta

1 hr 30 mins

Plate with an slice of apricot tart filled with frangipane and topped with chopped pistachios.

Apricot Tart with Frangipane

4 hrs

A frosty metal pan full of dark chocolate ice cream on a counter covered with sprinkles.

Dark Chocolate Ice Cream

5 hrs

A wooden table with a pitcher and a green plate holding a chocolate bundt cake drizzled in chocolate ganache.

Chocolate Zucchini Cake

1 hr 35 mins

A wooden bowl filled with golf-ball-size fried potato and chouriço balls on a wooden tray.

Chouriço and Potato Balls

1 hr 30 mins

White oval dish with four chicken drumsticks, chopped green tomatillos, cilantro, onion, sliced chiles.

Braised Chicken with Tomatillos

1 hr 15 mins

A blue plate topped with three light and fluffy pancakes, maple syrup, and cooked bacon.

Light and Fluffy Pancakes

35 mins

Cake stand with 7 frosted coconut cupcakes, four unfrosted cupcakes on the table, and a bowl of frosting.

Coconut Cupcakes

1 hr 15 mins

A fruit-filled Puff Pastry Turnover with a corner bitten off and a spoon resting above the pastry.

Puff Pastry Turnovers

40 mins

Two chicken enchiladas with green sauce in a black shallow bowl with cubed avocado, sour cream, cilantro, and a lime half.

Chicken Enchilada with Green Sauce

1 hr 45 mins

3 Strozzapreti with butter sauce on a white plate with grated cheese on top.

Strozzapreti

3 hrs

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