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
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
Oven-Roasted Whole Chicken (6 lb)
Total time: 2 hr 10 min
🍕 My Go-To Pizza Dough
Pizza Dough!
Total time: 2 hr 40 min
Peppermint Vanilla Milkshake
A thick, creamy peppermint milkshake with a smooth vanilla base and a pale minty finish. It is simple to make, tastes festive, and can be topped with whipped cream, cherries, and chocolate for a classic diner-style treat.
Total time: 15 min
Honey Ginger Ribeye Pork Chops
Tender pork ribeye chops marinated in honey, soy sauce, garlic, and ginger, then pan-seared until deeply caramelized and finished with a reduced pan sauce. Sweet, savory, and easy enough for a weeknight dinner.
Total time: 6 hr 27 min
Soft Stand Mixer Buns
Total time: 2 hr 45 min
Chocolate chip cookies
Chocolate chip cookies what more could you ask for?
Total time: 24 min
Japanese BBQ Beef Strips (Pan-Seared, No Skewers)
Thin-sliced beef seared quickly in a hot pan, finished with a glossy Japanese BBQ glaze. Kid-friendly option included by cooking a small plain batch first. Fast, savory, and perfect as a side dish, appetizer, or served with rice or potatoes.
Total time: 30 min
Soft Homemade Pretzels (Ash Wednesday Friendly)
Simple yeast-raised soft pretzels—traditional, minimal ingredients, and perfect for fasting days. Soft on the inside, golden on the outside, with optional toppings like garlic butter or cheese after baking.
Total time: 1 hr 27 min