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Home | Recipes | Weekend Projects® | Page 5

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 stack of homemade thin mints.

Homemade Thin Mints

1 hr 35 mins

An onion and blue cheese tart cut into wedges with crispy onions scattered around it.

Onion and Blue Cheese Tart

2 hrs 15 mins

A square piece of homemade snickers bar on a piece of parchment.

Homemade Snickers Bars

2 hrs

A white oval plate filled with pot stickers, a pair of chopsticks, and dipping sauce.

Pot Stickers ~ Guotie

1 hr 15 mins

A roasting pan filled with chicken thighs, cloves of caramelized garlic, and sprigs of fresh thyme.

Chicken with 40 Cloves of Garlic

1 hr 45 mins

Five koiugn amman--puff pastry coated with sugar--on white marble.

Kouign Amann

6 hrs

Four Brie and bacon jam crostini

Bacon Jam

1 hr 45 mins

A single oat and pecan brittle cookie on a white background.

Oat and Pecan Brittle Cookies

14 hrs 30 mins

A red Dutch oven filled with beer-braised chicken with root vegetables on a wooden surface.

Beer-Braised Chicken Thighs

1 hr 15 mins

A strainer filled with homemade yogurt with cheesecloth on top.

How To Make Homemade Yogurt

7 hrs

Braised beef with red wine pasta and carrots in a skillet.

Braised Beef with Red Wine Pasta

5 hrs 30 mins

A person glazing a lemon pull-apart coffee cake on a wire rack.

Lemon Pull-Apart Coffee Cake

3 hrs 45 mins

Four curried cauliflower and potato pasties in a metal baking dish with a pink and white striped towel on the edge.

Curried Cauliflower and Potato Pasties

2 hrs 30 mins

A whole sour cream coffee cake with a wedge cut from it.

Sour Cream Coffee Cake

1 hr 30 mins

A glass jar filled with beef bone broth.

Beef Bone Broth

12 hrs 40 mins

Glass bowl filled with pecan pie bread pudding, caramel sauce, bourbon-vanilla ice cream on a marble table

Pecan Pie Bread Pudding

5 hrs

A round dish filled with spicy mushroom lasagna and a serving on a plate beside it.

Spicy Mushroom Lasagna

2 hrs 40 mins

A pile of sugar-dusted easy raised doughnuts on a white plate.

Easy Raised Doughnuts ~ Cuddureddi

1 hr

A serving platter topped with baharat roast chicken with sweet potatoes and a bowl of preserved lemon oil on the side along with a bottle of wine and a wine goblet.

Baharat Roast Chicken with Sweet Potatoes

2 hrs

A glazed ham on a cutting board with several slices cut from the end and a carving fork and knife resting beside it.

Glazed Ham

2 hrs 30 mins

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