Jo Ann Brown, Recipe Tester

A list of all the recipes Jo Ann Brown has tested.

A piece of chicken fried steak with a dish of cream gravy beside it all on a white plate.

Chicken-Fried Steak with Cream Gravy

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Cookbook author Lisa Fain divulges a culinary legacy, one which she inherited from her father, who acquired it from his mother, who in turn learned it from her mother.

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  • 40 M
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A white bowl filled with spaghetti topped with bread crumbs and a chunk of pecorino beside the bowl.

Spaghetti with Bread Crumbs

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Bet you’ve already got everything you need for this frugal pantry pasta. All you need now is 15 minutes to pull it together.

  • 10 M
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A wooden bowl filled with Escalivada bread salad and a frothy beer on the side.

Catalan Bread Salad | Escalivada

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We wish someone had told us a heck of a lot sooner about this uncommon bread salad, which embellishes the usual ingredient suspects with figs and walnuts.

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  • 4
A glass of Vietnamese iced coffee, made with layers of sweetened condensed milk, coffee, and ice cubes with a coffee drip over it.

Vietnamese Iced Coffee | Ca Phe Sua Da

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A simple, satiating, summery Vietnamese tradition known as ca phe sua da, this seductive classic is simply coffee, ice, and sweet, sweet, sweetened condensed milk. Here’s how to succumb at home.

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A white bowl partially filled with arugula pesto and a spoon resting in the pesto. A few arugula leaves scattered beside the bowl.

Arugula Pesto

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A peppery riff on the classic Italian condiment that may even have improved upon tradition.

  • 10 M
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  • 2
A rimmed baking sheet spread with a thick layer of homemade tomato paste.

Homemade Tomato Paste

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Never again tussle with that teensy tin can that always contains too much or too little paste for your recipe. Nope. Never again. Not with this mellow, caramelized homemade conserva.

A yellow bowl filled with strawberry ice cream.

Strawberry Ice Cream

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The tempered sweetness of this spectacular strawberry ice cream relies on in-season strawberries rather than obscene amounts of sugar for flavor. This is no ordinary ice cream.

  • 30 M
  • 1 H
  • 16
Two barbecued pork burgers with slaw and barbecue sauce stacked on top of each other.

Barbecue Pork Burgers

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A weeknight-friendly riff on slow-roasted pulled pork that juxtaposes tangy bbq sauce, succulent pork, and old-fashioned slaw, all in a jiffy.

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Three grilled artichoke halves, some lemon wedges, and dip on a wooden peel

Grilled Artichokes

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Simple and stunning. That’s what we expect outta any side that we pull off the grill. These artichokes deliver all that—and then some.

  • 35 M
  • 1 H, 40 M
  • 4
A woman's hand using a biscuit cutter on cream biscuit dough

Easy Cream Biscuits

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Scandalously simple. Ethereally airy. Magical. That’s but a sampling of what folks are saying about these two-ingredient, Southern-style cream biscuits.

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A cast-iron skilled filled with choriqueso, a cheese dip topped with queso

Choriqueso

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Choriqueso = chorizo (spicy Mexican sausage) + queso (Spanish for cheese) melted into a puddle in a skillet. Perfect for dipping.

  • 10 M
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A deep baking dish lined with parchment and filled with baked ricotta

Baked Ricotta

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Entertaining gets no simpler than this rich, creamy, indulgent, elegant cheese spread made from three ingredients. Tasting is believing. Go on.

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A stack of easy gingerbread pancakes topped with bacon, maple syrup, and creme fraiche in a white bowl.

Easy Gingerbread Pancakes

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This easy gingerbread pancakes recipe is easy to make with sugar, spice, lemon zest, and maple syrup. Perfect for Christmas.

  • 25 M
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