Jon and Irinas Kitchen
A family kitchen where we experiment, refine, and occasionally let AI help us perfect the details. These are the recipes we cook often, tweak carefully, and genuinely love. Simple, reliable, and worth sharing with the people around our table.
Public recipes
Reese's Peanut Butter Chocolate Cake (8x8)
Fudgy chocolate cake baked in an 8x8 pan and topped with creamy peanut butter frosting, Reese's Minis, Reese's Pieces, and chocolate sprinkles.
Total time: 1 hr 30 min
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chocolate cookies with REESE'S peanut butter chips.
Total time: 24 min
Honey Oatmeal Bread
Overnight honey oatmeal bread with an oat garnish, baked in a covered PMDO-style bread pan.
Total time: 24 hr 55 min
Country White Sandwich Bread
Overnight country white sandwich bread baked in a covered PMDO-style bread pan.
Total time: 24 hr 55 min
Easiest 4 ingredient Country White Bread (Dutch Oven)
Overnight country white bread baked in a preheated cast iron Dutch oven.
Total time: 24 hr 45 min
Country White Bread rapid
Country white sandwich bread, ready to bake in about 2 1/2 hours.
Total time: 2 hr 40 min
Garden-Tomato Chili with Beef, Sausage, Potatoes & Corn
A bean-free, soup-like chili made with fresh garden tomatoes, a budget-friendly beef-and-sausage blend, potatoes, and optional canned corn. Fresh spicy garden peppers supply the heat; no chili powder, canned tomato sauce, or tomato paste. Simmer slowly, preserving plenty of tomato-rich broth rather than reducing it to a thick sauce. Serve with homemade cornbread.
Total time: 4 hr 30 min
Buttery Cornbread
Simple, buttery, savory cornbread to serve with homemade chili. Uses plain yellow cornmeal, not self-rising cornmeal mix. Optional sugar makes a slightly sweet version.
Total time: 25 min
Grilled Pork Chops
Juicy, simply seasoned grilled pork chops that pair well with cheesy scalloped potatoes and broccoli.
Total time: 25 min
Microwave Pumpkin Spice Latte
Easy 5-minute homemade pumpkin spice latte made in the microwave with real pumpkin puree.
Total time: 2 min
Soft Buttermilk Biscuits
Soft, rather than crusty, buttermilk biscuits. Makes about 6 biscuits.
Total time: 30 min
3-Ingredient Cocoa Mousse
Light chocolate mousse using only heavy cream, unsweetened cocoa powder, and powdered sugar. No eggs and no melted chocolate. Fluffier than classic mousse.
Total time: 1 hr 15 min
Creamy Garden Tomato Meat Sauce with Optional Spicy Finish
A fresh, mellow tomato meat sauce made with Roma and cherry tomatoes from the garden. Butter and cream soften the tomato flavor, while an optional pepper-finished portion adds heat without making the family batch spicy. Makes enough sauce for ravioli for about 4 people.
Total time: 2 hr
Fresh Garden Salsa
Simple fresh garden salsa with cherry tomatoes, wax peppers, serranos, onion, garlic, cilantro, and lime. Cowhorn pepper or extra serranos can be added for a hotter batch.
Total time: 45 min
Spicy Pineapple Garden Salsa
Fresh tomato-pineapple salsa using a hot cowhorn pepper, garden tomatoes, cilantro, garlic, onion, and lime.
Total time: 45 min
Sausage, Egg & Pepper Breakfast Skillet
A one-pan breakfast of browned sausage, eggs, tomatoes, onions, sweet peppers, and pickled hot peppers.
Total time: 30 min
Sweet-Spicy Refrigerator Pickled Peppers
Crunchy refrigerator-pickled garden peppers with garlic, peppercorns, and a little honey.
Total time: 24 hr 20 min
Refrigerator Dill Pickles
Crisp homemade refrigerator pickles in a simple vinegar brine.
Total time: 24 hr 20 min
Honey Whole Wheat Bread
Total time: 2 hr
Creamy Chicken & Rice
Total time: 30 min