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Home | Recipes | Weekend Projects® | Page 4

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.
Three assembled slow cooker tacos al pastor with shredded pork, pineapple-avocado salsa, and chipotle mayo, with lime wedges on the side.

Slow Cooker Tacos al Pastor

9 hrs

A stack of scalloped white plates with six thumbprint cookies on top, each garnished with white chocolate ganache.

Thumbprint Cookies

4 hrs

Four bowls of slow cooker chicken tagine, served over couscous with olives, and garnished with parsley.

Slow Cooker Chicken Tagine

4 hrs 20 mins

A carved grilled leg of lamb on a wooden cutting board with a knife resting beside it.

Grilled Leg of Lamb

3 hrs 10 mins

A ceramic baking dish filled with baked kofta -- meatballs on top of eggplant slices, all covered in tomato sauce.

Baked Kofta

2 hrs 15 mins

A sticky bun topped with caramel and pecans on a plate, with more sticky buns in the background.

Sticky Buns

16 hrs 30 mins

A patterned bowl with slices of braised pork with soy sauce on a red tray.

Braised Pork with Soy Sauce

3 hrs 15 mins

A bowl of Puerto Rican-style ropa vieja with rice and cilantro on a green mesh serving tray with a linen napkin beside it.

Puerto Rican-Style Ropa Vieja

3 hrs 30 mins

Sweet potato tamales nestled in a pot with a towel covering them.

Sweet Potato Tamales

7 hrs

Two oval loaves of filone on a wooden board.

Filone

20 hrs

A large measuring cup of slow cooker chicken stock on a wooden table with a ladle on the side.

Slow Cooker Chicken Stock

12 hrs

A white crock filled with brown vegetable stock with a bay leaf floating on top.

Roasted Vegetable Stock

2 hrs 40 mins

A tray of coconut candy bars cut into squares.

Coconut Candy Bars

45 mins

Two steak and ale pies on silver platters.

Steak and Ale Pies

5 hrs

A round green Dutch oven filled with slow cooked lamb and cannellini beans on a brown burlap cloth.

Slow Cooked Lamb and Cannellini Beans

2 hrs 30 mins

Three pretzel rolls on a sheet of parchment sprinkled with coarse salt.

Pretzel Rolls

2 hrs 30 mins

Three bowls of chicken dan dan noodles with Sichuan tare.

Chicken Dan Dan Noodles

19 hrs

A bowl of shredded beef chili with sweet potatoes on a plate containing a spoon, two lime wedges, and cilantro leaves.

Shredded Beef Chili With Sweet Potatoes

4 hrs

A white bowl of French lentil soup, topped with ribbons of chard.

French Lentil Soup

1 hr 30 mins

A pile of Cajun fried chicken pieces.

Cajun Fried Chicken

35 mins

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