Recipes by Joe
Thanks for checking out the Food By Joe recipes page! I focus on easy comfort food recipes with straightforward instructions. My recipes produce reliable results and limit your stress in the kitchen! My kitchen is a sanctuary of self care. I believe that the process and environment in your kitchen are key to finding joy and satisfaction in cooking for yourself and your loved ones! A native Oregonian, I bring the casual class of the Pacific Northwest to my recipes. Every recipe includes ‘recommended listening’ for a joyful kitchen, and you can also check out my weekly playlists of hand-picked music for your kitchen.
Vegan Lentil Sloppy Joes
A Nostalgic Classic! This Vegan Lentil Sloppy Joes Recipe is satisfying and definitely ticks all the boxes: savory, hearty, slightly sweet, and comforting! Check your lentils! You could use canned lentils for this Vegan Lentil Sloppy Joes Recipe - but the dry ones are...
Simple Kale Salad
Keep it simple! Salads are the ultimate customizable food, right? This version of a simple kale salad is truly a pantry-pull of ingredients I had on-hand! This recipe has enormous versatility, and you should try different ingredients each time until you find your...
Giant Cast Iron Burgers
Aren't burgers pretty dang simple? Yes, burgers are simple. But you can 100% go wrong! Dry, dense, crumbly, greasy - not words we want to associate with delicious burgers. BUT have no fear - by following a few simple rules, you can have perfect Giant Cast Iron Burgers...
DIY Burger Patty Mold
Gotta stay in shape! Shaping burger patties always seems like such a simple thing. But for most of my cooking lie, I was terrible at it. Mine would always fall apart on the grill or end up overworked and dense. This simple DIY Burger Patty Mold is the answer! When it...
Buffalo Blue Cheese Dip Recipe
It doesn't get any easier than this Buffalo Blue Cheese Dip Recipe! In a fraction of the time it would take to buy a bottle of chemicals, you can make my delicious Buffalo Blue Cheese Dip Recipe. Grab a few ingredients and stir - that's it! Make your Buffalo Blue...
Lemon Gingerbread Cake With Lemon Cream Cheese Frosting
Memories, memories... Something about certain flavors just takes you right back to certain memories. Sometimes very specific, and sometimes more general. This lemon gingerbread cake recipe is a riff on something Dear Old Dad used to make when I was young. A super...
Seriously Easy Flat Apple Pie
Seriously Easy Hi. My name is Joe and I use store-bought pie crusts. Not always, not always - there are certainly occasions when scratch is the only way to go. But for a quick dessert like this flat apple pie recipe, pot luck share, or even a brunch treat, frozen pie...
Game-Changing Sourdough Stuffing Recipe
This recipe has made a believer out of me It's not that I 'disliked' stuffing as a kid. I'd say I was more indifferent to it. A slightly savory mush that always seemed a waste of space on my thanksgiving plate. When I did opt for a scoop (there should not be 'scoops'...
Tuna Melts for Two!
Fast & Simple Tuna melts are at the top of the comfort food list in our house. Fortunately, we almost always have the ingredients on hand, and the whole process of creating these easy, cheesy tuna melts takes around 15 minutes! While you gather the ingredients for...