Main Dish
Vegetable Casserole
Ratatouille
Beef and Tomatoes and Green Pepper
John’s Favorite Hot Dish
Meatloaf
Or as the NYT would call it, Mr. Meatloaf.
You can use any chunky grain in this recipe instead of bread – oatmeal, bulghur, rice – to make it gluten free. I also like to experiment with different sauces on top like a cranberry compote or bruschetta-like diced red pepper and tomato mix to give it a unique flavor.
Chili + what to do with your leftovers
Paprikash – Aunt Edie
My sister, Hope, once made a label for the can that we kept in the fridge to house/hoard leftover bacon grease from Sunday brunch. It read “banken greese” in a child’s hand that was so perfect I am positive it was scanned and recorded as a font to be used on car seat labels and ads for hospitals. The label stayed on far longer than you would imagine a piece of paper that was regularly doused in grease could, and for all I know it’s still sitting in the back of my dad’s fridge. That jar was kept almost solely in reserve for this recipe, so reading the recipe again brings me back to that sweet memory. You could substitute Greek Yogurt if you were looking for a slightly healthier alternative to sour cream, but please don’t skimp on the bacon drippings!







