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Jajangmyeon (Korean noodles with black bean sauce)

 Recipe taken from combining instructions from the following websites: https://thewoksoflife.com/korean-black-bean-noodles-jajangmyeon/ https://mykoreankitchen.com/korean-black-bean-sauce-noodles-jajangmyeon/ https://www.spoonforkbacon.com/jajangmyeon-noodles-with-black-bean-sauce/ NOTE: this ended up making SO much- it was kind of overwhelming. So maybe next time I would portion down the recipe size, but I didn't do the math out for that. So beware if you make it with these portion sizes. Ingredients: Main: - 1 kg fresh noodles (I used fresh Japanese ramen from our Asian supermarket) (35 oz)  - 1 large onion (diced small) (150g) - 1 medium zucchini (diced small) (110g) - 1 large potato (diced small) (470g) - 1 cup daikon radish (diced small)- this ended up being about half a small daikon  - 7 large mushrooms (240g) - 1 pound diced pork belly (diced into small cubes) - 1 cucumber, thinly julienned  Pork marinade: - 1 tbsp mirin - 1 tbsp salt - 1 tbsp ground pepper - ...

Boston baked beans

Recipe courtesy of:  https://www.seriouseats.com/boston-baked-beans-recipe Ingredients: 1   pound   dried  small white beans (about 2 cups; 450g), such as  navy beans 1 tablespoon ( 15 g )  kosher salt  plus more to taste Assorted peeled, halved, and trimmed aromatic vegetables (such as 1 yellow onion, 1 carrot, and  2   cloves   garlic ), optional 2   sprigs  of a woodsy herb (such as  rosemary , sage, and/or thyme), optional 1   bay leaf 1/2 cup ( 120 ml )  dark molasses  (not blackstrap) 2  teaspoons  (10ml)  Dijon  or brown  mustard 1   teaspoon   freshly ground black pepper  to taste 1/2 pound ( 225 g ) salt pork or  slab bacon , rinsed of excess salt if necessary and cut into 1/2-inch chunks (NOTE: I couldn’t find this at the store so just used half a pack of bacon, which I cut up in small chunks) 1 large  yellow onion , diced (about 8 ounces;  225...