Again, a look at the name of the recipe is a Rachael Ray dead giveaway. This was a really tasty dish, although slightly too spicy for comfort. Next time, go easier on the jalapeños!

The sandwich was poached and then shredded BBQ chicken on a hamburger bun. All went well except the chicken wasn't fully cooked after poaching for the suggested amount of time, so it was difficult to shred and had to be cooked longer during the BBQ step. The potato salad was made of red peppers, jalapeños, scallions and red potatoes and was awesome! It was really fresh-looking and -tasting.

Julia scrubbing red potatoes	Vibrant red potatoes for the potato salad
Julia artfully arranging the ingredients	Jonas chopping scallions
Pretty arrangement of ingredients	Chicken breasts poaching in chicken broth and beer
Jonas cooking the shredded BBQ chicken	Yummy potato salad

Recipe source: Rachael Ray's 365 No Repeats: A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners

This was a fantastic recipe for a weekend at home. It definitely took a good hour to prepare and perform the initial steps on the stovetop, but then it cooked in the oven for 2+ hours. How two(!) pounds of onions can cook away to nearly nothing is a miracle unto itself. The end result was served over egg noodles.

Jonas seasoning the beef with salt and pepper	All of the ingredients ready to go, including a big bottle of Belgian beer!
First, the beef gets browned in the pot and removed	Two whole pounds of onions go into the pot with some tomato paste
All those onions eventually cook away to a much smaller volume	There you have it: Carbonnade à la Flamande

Recipe source: America's Test Kitchen

Baked beans seemed like the perfect recipe for a winter Saturday afternoon at home. After the initial prep, the beans go into the oven for over 5 hours, so there was lots of time to watch a movie or play computer games while we waited.

Looking back, we probably should have prepared something to go with the finished beans, but in the end a big bowl of beans was still a great meal!

Rendering the bacon and salt pork for flavor	Jonas chopping onions
Just after adding the white beans, water and molasses to the concoction	After being in the oven for 2 hours, the beans are starting to absorb color
Jonas doing what he does best: stirring the pot :)	After cooking in the oven for 5 hours, the beans are smelling pretty damn delicious!

Recipe source: America's Test Kitchen

This was another meal we saw being prepared on ATK and felt compelled to make immediately. The potatoes were simple and a snap. The loaf took considerably longer to prepare and bake, but the results were well worth the wait. Mouth-wateringly good.

This wire cooling rack is prepped and ready to receive a hot, glistening meat loaf	Julia crushing saltine crackers
Red bliss potatoes, halved and ready for the skillet	This will become the meat loaf glaze: ketchup, hot sauce, ground coriander, cider vinegar and brown sugar
Hot, glistening, juicy meat loaf, straight from the oven	Potatoes frying in the skillet

Recipe source: America's Test Kitchen

We're often inspired to prepare a dish after watching the corresponding episode of America's Test Kitchen. This recipe involved cooking chicken legs on the grill, shredding them, and making a homemade barbecue sauce. The whole endeavor took three hours, but the results were delicious!

Jonas separating the chicken pieces	Homemade barbecue sauce simmering on the stove
Jonas shredding the chicken pieces	Smaller chicken bits added to the barbecue sauce
Larger chicken pieces added to the barbecue sauce	Barbecued pulled chicken sandwiches, ready to eat -- yum!

Recipe source: America's Test Kitchen