https://www.jocooks.com/ Simple - Easy - Comfort Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:21:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.jocooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cropped-favicon-32x32.png https://www.jocooks.com/ 32 32 https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/black-velvet-cake/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/black-velvet-cake/#comments Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:21:14 +0000 https://www.jocooks.com/?p=62790 Most black cakes are just food dye. Not this one. Think the darkest chocolate cake you’ve ever had, pushed 2 shades further. That’s my Black Velvet Cake, and the color comes from black cocoa alone. Deep chocolate flavor, a true black crumb, not a drop of food coloring. The Cake That’s Black Without Any Dye…]]> https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/black-velvet-cake/feed/ 12 https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/mushroom-rice/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/mushroom-rice/#comments Wed, 21 Oct 2026 21:02:02 +0000 https://www.jocooks.com/?p=54708 Rice sides are usually filler. Not this one. Think a full pound of mushrooms browned hard in butter and garlic, with the rice cooked in the same pan so it picks up every bit of it. That’s my Mushroom Rice. One pan, 30 minutes, savory enough to eat on its own. The Mushrooms Have To…]]> https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/mushroom-rice/feed/ 28 https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/honey-garlic-chicken-and-potato-bake/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/honey-garlic-chicken-and-potato-bake/#comments Tue, 20 Oct 2026 19:41:24 +0000 https://www.jocooks.com/?p=103372 Chicken and potato bakes can be so beige. Not this one. Think honey, garlic and paprika in a sauce that goes sticky and gold at the edges, with potatoes, peppers and onions underneath soaking up every bit of it. That’s my Honey Garlic Chicken and Potato Bake. One dish, big flavor, barely any work. There’s…]]> https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/honey-garlic-chicken-and-potato-bake/feed/ 6 https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/stuffed-pepper-soup/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/stuffed-pepper-soup/#comments Mon, 19 Oct 2026 18:27:38 +0000 https://www.jocooks.com/?p=55183 Stuffed Pepper Soup is ground beef, bell peppers and rice in a tomato beef broth that thickens as it cooks. It tastes exactly like stuffed peppers and happens in one pot. There’s Parmesan over the top, which is not traditional and is not up for debate. Stuffed Pepper Soup Is Stuffed Peppers Without The Stuffing…]]> https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/stuffed-pepper-soup/feed/ 9 https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/easy-tortellini-soup/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/easy-tortellini-soup/#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2026 22:05:30 +0000 https://www.jocooks.com/?p=26984 Creamy Sausage Tortellini Soup is Italian sausage and cheese tortellini in a pink tomato broth with half and half stirred through. There’s spinach in it, so technically it’s a salad. Parmesan over the top because we’re not animals. Creamy Sausage Tortellini Soup Starts With The Fat You Don’t Drain That’s the first thing, and I…]]> https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/easy-tortellini-soup/feed/ 20 https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/vegetable-tortellini-soup/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/vegetable-tortellini-soup/#comments Sat, 17 Oct 2026 17:49:01 +0000 https://www.jocooks.com/?p=59502 Creamy Vegetable Tortellini Soup is cheese tortellini and vegetables in a broth that turns silky right at the end. Every spoonful gets a pillow of pasta and a tangle of spinach, with Parmesan melting into the top. The broth is rich enough that you’ll want bread for the bottom of the bowl. Tortellini Is The…]]> https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/vegetable-tortellini-soup/feed/ 23 https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/minestrone-soup/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/minestrone-soup/#comments Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:42:23 +0000 https://www.jocooks.com/?p=27547 Minestrone Soup is the kind you eat with a spoon in one hand and bread in the other. Vegetables, beans and small pasta in a deep tomato broth, with Parmesan melting over every bowl. It tastes like it simmered all afternoon. My Minestrone Soup Starts With What’s In The Fridge Minestrone is endlessly flexible, which…]]> https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/minestrone-soup/feed/ 37 https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/air-fryer-turkey-breast/?adt_ei=*|EMAIL|* https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/air-fryer-turkey-breast/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2026 23:24:25 +0000 https://www.jocooks.com/?p=31199 Air Fryer Turkey Breast comes out with skin that crackles when you cut into it and meat that’s still juicy underneath. It frees up your oven on the one day of the year you actually need the space. And it’s the right amount of turkey for a normal sized table. Air Fryer Turkey Breast Frees…]]> https://www.jocooks.com/recipes/air-fryer-turkey-breast/feed/ 10