Rachel's & Zig's House

From the family notebook

Make-Ahead

Dinner

Sauces

Sides

Snacks & Party Food

Soups & Sandwiches

Sweets & Baking

A stack of thin golden chocolate chip cookies with crisp edges and melty semisweet chips on a cooling rack

Sweets & Baking

Chef John’s Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 hrs 27 min · Easy

Decorated gingerbread men and star cookies with white royal icing on a baking sheet, cinnamon sticks

Sweets & Baking

Gingerbread Cookies

3 hrs 40 min · Medium

A square slice of classic ricotta and mozzarella lasagna with red sauce and melted cheese, lifted from a baking dish

Dinner

Lasagna a la Mom

1 hr · Easy

A classic pumpkin pie in a fluted deep-dish crust with a slice cut out and a dollop of whipped cream

Sweets & Baking

Libby’s Famous Pumpkin Pie

3 hrs 5 min · Easy

A golden lattice-top mincemeat pie with dark fruity walnut filling showing through, a slice cut out

Sweets & Baking

Meatless Mincemeat Pie

13 hrs 10 min · Medium

Sliced grilled mojo-marinated skirt steak with charred edges, grilled onions and lime and orange wedges

Dinner

Mojo Beef

2 hrs 55 min · Easy

A hearty square of homestyle meat lasagna with melted mozzarella and layers of noodles in a glass baking dish

Dinner

Mom’s Lasagna

1 hr 30 min · Medium

Chocolate-dipped Oreo truffle balls on parchment, one cut open showing the cookies and cream center

Sweets & Baking

Oreo Balls

1 hr 45 min · Easy

A bubbling pizza pasta casserole with melted mozzarella and pepperoni slices on top in a baking dish

Dinner

Pizza Hot Dish

1 hr 5 min · Easy