OG on Joe Pantuso

Apple Betty

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I might actually like this more than apple pie. It’s certainly a whole lot easier to throw together.

Oven: 190°C/375°F

4 cups Apple pieces
¼ cup Orange Juice (see note)
1 cup Sugar
¾ cup Flour
½ tsp Cinnamon
¼ tsp Nutmeg
112g (½ cup) Butter, at room temperature

Combine sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, butter until it has a crumbly even texture.

Peel, core, then dice apples. Sprinkle orange juice over apple slices.

Banana Bread

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

There are banana bread recipes everywhere but they aren’t this one. I’m not sure why the recipes I find on the internet are not good, but they tend to be worse. This recipe was printed on bags for bananas that I would buy in the early 90’s at a local produce stand. The half whole wheat is essential to me for it to look and taste ‘right’.

Oven 350

112g (1 stick) Butter (room temp)

Oven Beef Stew

Thu, 01 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000

There are more complicated beef stew recipes I’m more likely to follow these days, but this is what I grew up with and what my kids grew up with.

Oven 375

1 lb chuck (beef for stew in the market) 1 tbsp flour 3/4 tsp salt 3/4 tsp pepper

1 onion, minced 1 tbsp oil

1 can condensed tomato soup 1 can water 1 tsp basil 2-4 potatoes cubed 2-8 carrots cubed 1/4 cup red wine 1/4 tsp basil