Janet O., Recipe Tester

A list of all the recipes Janet O. has tested.

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

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Slow cooked pork shoulder, topped with a pineapple and avocado salsa and then smothered in chipotle mayo. All your tacos dreams come true.

  • Quick Glance
  • 1 H
  • 9 H
  • 0
Three lamb sheekh kebab skewers on a plate with sliced red onion, lime wedges, and chopped mint leaves.

Lamb Sheekh Kebab

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Ground lamb skewers from the cookbook Dishoom that perfectly balance the ratio of earthy meat with warming spices.

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  • 35 M
  • 1 H, 10 M
  • 0
A chicken and leek pot pie in a white square baking dish with a server and forks and knife nearby.

The Best Chicken and Leek Pot Pie

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Tender chicken and sausage meatballs sidle up alongside sweet leeks and a tipsy white wine cream sauce. Then the whole shebang is topped with indecently rich and flaky puff pastry in this recipe from (90s flashback alert) Jamie Oliver.

  • (2)
  • 30 M
  • 1 H, 50 M
  • 2
Two oval loaves of filone on a wooden board.

Filone

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Filone’s chewy crust and light, airy crumb make this everyday Italian bread a standout. Especially doable if it’s your first-time with sourdough bread baking.

  • (1)
  • 45 M
  • 20 H
  • 6
Two steak and ale pies on silver platters.

Steak and Ale Pies

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Steak and ale. A classic duo. Though this may be a slightly different format than you’re accustomed, it’s just as indulgent as a steak and a pint alongside. Maybe more so.

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  • 1 H
  • 5 H
  • 0
A slab of homemade Guanciale on a wooden board.

Homemade Guanciale

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Yes, you can make your own silken, creamy, intensely satiating cured pork at home. Without access to an estate in Italy. Here’s how.

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  • 4 H
  • 42 D
  • 0
A scoop of big batch caramelized onions on a wooden spoon.

Big Batch Caramelized Onions

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Your future self will thank you when you can just reach in your fridge for a batch of readymade caramelized onions ready to toss into dinner at a moment’s notice.

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  • 1 H
  • 7 H
  • 0
A serving of cucumber and onion salad being lifted from a serving bowl with silver salad tongs.

Cucumber and Onion Salad

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Blissfully simple. Outrightly old-fashioned. Sigh-inducingly cooling. Even righteously healthy. Say hello to your latest summer obsession.

  • (1)
  • 25 M
  • 1 H, 25 M
  • 4
Two jars of pickled shrimp on a wooden cutting board.

Pickled Shrimp

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A Southern classic, pickled shrimp are subtly flavored with herbs and spices in a nuanced way. So much so you’ll be wondering where these have been your entire life.

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  • 35 M
  • 8 H, 40 M
  • 0