NYT Cooking

February 03, 2025

I recently subscribed to New York Times Cooking and have been downloading tons of recipes to my Paprika app. I’m currently focusing on recipes with 5-star ratings, so you’ll be seeing more NYT recipes in future updates—but don’t worry, I’ll keep mixing it up with other recipe creators too!

So far, these are some of my favorite NYT recipes, and I’m excited to continue exploring more of their top-rated dishes. ⭐️

This week, I was solo in the kitchen for a few days, so I made single servings of lemon-basil pesto, buttermilk pancakes, and white sausage pasta. I also baked two recipes with my friend J, but unfortunately, they were both a no-go.

On the bright side, I made some treats for my dad and sister and baked milk bread for Lunar New Year as part of the Reddit challenge. 🥖🎉

Coming up this week, I’m attending my first-ever cookbook club at the local public library, and I’m really excited about it! I’ll be sure to share more after the experience. 📚🍽️

Recipes Made So Far This Year:

Goal: To try seven new recipes each week 🗓️, aiming for 365 this year!

Number of Recipes Made this Week: 13 ✅ 

Number of New Recipes Tested as of 1/19: 47

Weeks Achieving Seven or More New Recipes: 4 out of 4

This Week’s Recipe Test Summary

Impress Someone🌟

This pancake recipe might just become my favorite! I’m a big fan of adding buttermilk to pancakes—it gives them the perfect tang and fluffiness. Absolutely delicious!

Earl Grey Sea Salt Matcha Latte from 1998.homecafe | Instagram Reel 🍵

Wow! My sister sent me this recipe, and since I was helping out in the morning, I prepped the Earl Grey syrup the night before. The next morning, we made the matcha with the syrup, and it was delicious—I’m craving it now! This is the first time I’ve made a matcha that tastes coffee shop-worthy. We drank it all before we could even snap a photo!

Leftover basil always means homemade pesto! This paleo, dairy-free recipe is absolutely delicious. I made it for myself, and when H got back home three days later, he tried the leftovers and immediately asked for more. I did sprinkle some fresh parmesan on top, but it’s just as good without it!

Would Make Again 👍

A quick single-serving recipe I whipped up with some thawed Costco sausage. Simple ingredients, but super flavorful. Perfect for an easy lunch!

I visited my parents and dropped off this lemon bread for my dad—he was so happy he took the whole loaf to a lunch with friends! I had a slice and thought it was great. The bread isn’t overly sweet, but the frosting balances it perfectly.

This apple butter cooked for about 6 hours, making our house smell incredible—though H kept asking when the aroma would stop, haha! My sister and I both liked it. Plus, this was my first time sterilizing and canning mason jars step-by-step!

I had so much fun making this milk bread for Lunar New Year! I’m not usually a huge fan of black sesame paste, but I really enjoyed the combination with the matcha. A beautiful and tasty bake!

Would Not Make Again 👎

These recipes didn’t live up to expectations or weren’t to my taste

They were just alright—not memorable enough to make again.

These had way too much sugar. I prefer store-bought Oreos—sometimes you just can’t beat the classic!

These were a no-go. The dough was pretty flavorless.

This is my second Eric Kim recipe, and for the second time, I felt it had too much sesame oil—it overpowered the dish.

Spicy Peanut Noddles from Delicious Tonight [Cookbook] by RecipeTin Eats (Nagi Maehash)🥜

I was excited for these noodles, hoping they’d taste like Din Tai Fung’s peanut noodles, but sadly, they didn’t.

Good, but just okay—not something I’d make again.

I’d love to hear your thoughts, suggestions, or any recipe requests you might have. Just respond directly to this email.

See you next week. Keep cooking! 👋 

Vale from ValeCooks

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