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# Home Cooks Guide

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- [Easy, No-Fuss Sourdough Focaccia Recipe That Bakes in Just 20 Minutes](https://homecooksguide.com/easy-no-fuss-sourdough-focaccia-recipe-that-bakes-in-just-20-minutes/) - I started making this Focaccia recipe over the summer for purely logistical reasons. The timing of the dough was simple and allowed me to be gone all day. It bakes in just 15-20 minutes. Sparing my house from the heat of the oven. Six months later, in the deep of a Montana winter, this is
- [The Best Non-Stick Pan is your Grandma's Cast Iron Skillet.](https://homecooksguide.com/the-best-non-stick-pan-is-your-grandmas-cast-iron-skillet/) - In 1938 a scientist names Roy Plunkett and his team were attempting to make tetrafluoroethylene gas to be used as a refrigerant, but something went wrong. In place of the gas they intended to make, they found a white film that was uniquely, unnaturally slippery. This slippery film had other interesting characteristics as well -
- [Cornbread and Bacon Stuffing for your Thanksgiving Feast.](https://homecooksguide.com/cornbread-and-bacon-stuffing-for-your-thanksgiving-feast/) - Stuffing is my favorite Thanksgiving side dish. Why do we only eat this once a year? It is not that much more difficult than all other sides. It freezes well and pairs perfectly with a variety of meats like pork, duck, and goose. If you're nitpicking, "stuffing" goes inside the bird, and "dressing" is served
- [The best Cranberry Sauce: Spiced Cranberry-Red Onion Jam](https://homecooksguide.com/cranberry-red-onion-jam/) - This jam is tart, sweet, and savory all at once with undertones of rosemary and warm spices. The perfect accompaniment to turkey, pork and duck confit. Jarred up it is the perfect holiday gift to your friends and neighbors, and Thanksgiving host. This is a recipe that you can make well in advance of Thanksgiving,
- [Chicken, Ginger and Goji Berry Soup for Healing and Recovery](https://homecooksguide.com/chicken-ginger-goji-berry-soup-with-rice/) - Every home cook needs a couple of "Get Well" recipes up their sleeve, this is one of mine. This Chinese-inspired Chicken, Ginger and Goji Berry Soup is delicious, rich, easy on the stomach, and packed with comforting nutrition for healing, recovery, and immune support. You will want to add this nourishing soup to your recovery
- [Duck Confit - Easy, convenient, and utterly delicious!](https://homecooksguide.com/duck-confit/) - "Confit" is a traditional French method for preserving meat. Tough cuts of meat are seasoned and slow-cooked in fat until tender. They are then cooled in the cooking fat which creates a sterile air-tight seal. Refrigerated, confits can last for weeks or months depending on the salt content. Duck confit is typically made from duck
- [Easy Chicken Tarragon Stew: Comfort Food at Its Best](https://homecooksguide.com/creamy-chicken-tarragon-stew/) - I always crave this hearty stew this time of year, when root vegetables are the only thing that is "in season" and the first warm days have me dreaming of green leaves and spring herbs. This creamy, comforting chicken stew is a complete meal in itself. It's packed with the fresh flavor of tender herbs,
- [Notes from the Root Cellar: The First Winter](https://homecooksguide.com/notes-from-the-root-cellar-the-first-winter/) - How do you define winter? Is it the period from the Winter Solstice to the Spring Equinox? The span of the Holidays? Or is it when the temperature in the root cellar consistently drops to the range of refrigeration? By this standard, winter in Missoula runs from December 1st to February 22nd. I think I
- [This is my Most Perfect Sourdough Loaf (so far)](https://homecooksguide.com/perfect-sourdough-loaf/) - When it comes to kitchen skills, there are a couple that I have developed over hundreds of thousands of hours of practice and I have become an expert in these crafts. Baking is not one of these skills for me. Since I started dabbling with sourdough six years ago I have made a lot of
- [Terrine De Campagne (Country Pâté) Master Recipe](https://homecooksguide.com/terrine-de-campagne-country-pate-master-recipe/) - Terrine De Campagne or Country Pâté may sound fancy, but in truth, this was historically considered simple peasant food. A versatile and rustic meatloaf that is equally suited for both formal dinner parties and casual picnics. Depending on if, and how, you choose to garnish this loaf, it can be a very economical dish to
- [Mild Italian Sausage with Fresh Basil, Fennel and Garlic - Small Batch Version](https://homecooksguide.com/the-best-mild-italian-sausage-from-scratch-small-batch-version/) - This made-from-scratch Mild Italian Sausage is sweet with fresh basil and toasted fennel seed, and coriander. Since I left the restaurant and meat processing biz, I have not made sausage links at home because stuffing links is a messy process and requires more space than I had. I do, however, regularly make fresh bulk sausage,
- [Mild Italian Sausage with Fresh Basil, Fennel and Garlic - Master Recipe](https://homecooksguide.com/the-best-mild-italian-sausage-from-scratch-master-recipe/) - This Italian Sausage recipe is mild and sweet with fennel and fresh basil, toasted coriander and peppercorns. I consider this a kitchen staple and use this sausage in pasta sauces, soups, braised white beans, meatballs and grilled stuffed summer vegetables. When this is made into links, it makes the best sausage sandwich with grilled peppers
- [How To Make Sausage](https://homecooksguide.com/how-to-make-sausage/) - In 2010, when I was 25, I began a little company called Smokey Ridge Charcuterie. I made hand-crafted fresh and cooked sausages, pates, bacon, duck confit, and other specialty charcuterie products. It started with an apple sausage recipe that I launched out of a little farmstand in an area of Northern California called Apple Hill.
- [Bratwurst Sausage Recipe](https://homecooksguide.com/bratwurst-sausage-recipe/) - This is a step-by-step old fashion German Sausage recipe for a traditional bratwurst seasoned with marjoram, ginger, pepper, mace and coriander. I've been a professional sausage maker since I started my first Gourmet Meats business 10 years ago. I've hand twisted over 100,000 lbs of sausage and created more than 100 sausage recipes. Some recipes
- [How To Cook Sausage Links Perfectly](https://homecooksguide.com/how-to-cook-sausages/) - A perfectly cooked sausage is a thing of beauty; juicy on the inside, evenly browned on the outside with a casing that snaps and pops when you bite into it. In my previous life I was a professional sausage maker and a chef. House-made sausages were heavily featured on my restaurant menus in all of
- [The Best Deviled Eggs Recipe](https://homecooksguide.com/deviled-eggs/) - Deviled eggs are the ultimate party food. They are cheap and easy to make and can be dressed up for formal occasions or your kid's afternoon snack. Sometimes called Russian Eggs or Stuffed Eggs, Deviled Eggs are hard-boiled eggs that are cut in half, the yolk removed and mixed with flavorful ingredients to form a
- [The Best Andouille Sausage Recipe](https://homecooksguide.com/the-best-andouille-sausage-recipe/) - This is one of the first recipes I developed when I opened my sausage biz. 10 years and dozens of awesome sausage recipes later, this is still one of my all-time favorites to make and eat. I always think of this sausage in the fall when summer produce is peaking and the weather is just
- [Gumbo: Simple, Delicious, Comfort Food for Cold Days](https://homecooksguide.com/simple-gumbo-recipe/) - Gumbo is comfort for me. During the summer and fall, I love filling this dish with fresh local vegetables at the peak of their flavor: tomato, okra, zucchini, green beans, green peppers. During the winter, I make this with canned tomatoes and vegetables from the freezer and I love the rich, spicy sauce on a
- [How To Make a Dark Cajun Roux](https://homecooksguide.com/how-to-make-dark-cajun-roux/) - What Is A Roux? A roux (pronounced "Roo") is a kitchen staple used to thicken a beef bourguignon, your grandma's gravy, and a cajun gumbo. It is made by cooking flour with fat, usually butter or oil. In French cuisine, flour and butter are cooked together briefly until pale blond in color. This roux thickens
- [How To Cook Meat Part 2: Slow Roast, Smoke, Braise and Confit](https://homecooksguide.com/how-to-cook-meat-part-2-slow-roast-smoke-braise-and-confit/) - When the temperatures outside drop, there is nothing I crave more than a pot of slow-braised meat. Whether it's beef bourguignon, braised lamb shank or osso bucco, there is simply nothing better on a cold winter's day than coming home to a house that is filled with the smells of cooking and warmed from the
- [Turkey Leg Confit - Make Ahead for an Easy Thanksgiving Day](https://homecooksguide.com/turkey-leg-confit/) - Turkey confit is an indulgent preparation that turns a humble bird into a culinary masterpiece. Unlike the roasted turkey that graces many holiday tables, turkey confit is cooked slowly in fat (preferably duck fat), resulting in meat that is incredibly tender, moist, and infused with flavor. In this post, I’ll guide you through the steps
- [The Most Delicious Roast Chicken In the World](https://homecooksguide.com/the-most-delicious-roast-chicken-in-the-world/) - A perfectly cooked roast chicken is a thing of beauty. The ultimate comfort food. It seems like a simple thing but it is deceptively difficult to achieve. Why is it so hard? The ideal thigh temperature is 185 F or higher. The ideal breast temperature is 150-165 F. If you cook your chicken (or turkey)
- [Make delicious and easy homemade yogurt!](https://homecooksguide.com/make-delicious-and-easy-homemade-yogurt/) - Making your own yogurt at home is an easy and surprisingly forgiving process. Generations of industrial food consumption have convinced us that some foods, most foods, need to be made by professionals in commercial kitchens and rigorously controlled environments. I take issue with this thinking, and as a rule of thumb, frequently remind myself that
- [Easy, Crispy, Hot Wings in the Oven!](https://homecooksguide.com/crispy-hot-wings-in-the-oven/) - Get Ready for Game Day I've been craving bar food lately. Specifically, perfectly crispy Buffalo Hot Wings with Blue Cheese dip and celery. I think I must be feeling a little nostalgic about that time in my life, pre-covid and pre-baby, when I would venture out to bars to watch the game with my husband
- [Simple Potato and Collard Greens Soup with Linguica (Caldo Verde)](https://homecooksguide.com/simple-potato-and-collard-greens-soup-with-linguica-caldo-verde/) - This Potato and Collard Greens Soup is simple, economical, and full of flavor and nutrients. Served with crusty bread, a drizzle of olive oil, and minced malagueta peppers (or your favorite hot sauce) it is perfect for a weeknight dinner. Caldo Verde's (or Green Soup) origin is in Portugal, where it is considered by many
- [Seafood Stew with lobster, calamari, shrimp and fish.  Perfect for special occasions.](https://homecooksguide.com/seafood-stew-with-lobster-calamari-shrimp-and-fish-perfect-for-special-occasions/) - This Seafood Stew is a creamy and decadent, made-from-scratch bisque loaded with vegetables and a variety of seafood. When I was cooking at the restaurant, I would make a version of this soup every year as an appetizer course on the New Years' Eve Prix Fixe Menu. I modeled this dish after a soup from
- [How To Make Pie Crust with Nothing but a Mixing Bowl.](https://homecooksguide.com/how-to-make-pie-crust/) - You don't need any special gadgets or equipment to make pie dough. This How-To Guide will walk you through my method of making pie dough with nothing but a mixing bowl.
- [The Best, Perfectly Tender Smoked Pork Ribs](https://homecooksguide.com/smoked-pork-ribs/) - Few things are better than spending a summer day slow cooking meat on the smoker. These ribs are simple to make and fall-off-the-bone tender. I use a dry-rub recipe in this recipe. Truth be told though, the spices don't really matter here. If you don't have one of these spices in your pantry, there's no
- [Tasty Little Bites for Parties: Hor d'oeuvres and Canapés](https://homecooksguide.com/tasty-little-bites/) - It's July. In my past, pre-pandemic life, I would be about halfway through a grueling wedding season. Wrapping and stacking dozens of hotel pans in plastic wrap, carefully loading vans full of fragile and spillable materials to haul on curvey Foothill roads, sometimes to remote locations, and working 14-hour days on my feet lifting thousands
- [So Many Ways to Stuff a Fig!](https://homecooksguide.com/stuff-a-fig/) - Stuffed Figs are one of my favorite and most versatile appetizer dishes during the late summer and early fall. There are so many ways to stuff a fig. Stuffed figs can be served warm, grilled, roasted, or at room temperature. They can be served whole, cut open like a flower (shown above), or halved with
- [Beautiful Radish and Butter Bites](https://homecooksguide.com/beautiful-radish-and-butter-bites/) - Radish served with butter and salt is a classic french snack. It's one of those things that is so simple that a recipe is hardly needed. The most important thing is the quality of the ingredients. Use the best quality sweet (unsalted butter), the best salt (I love Maldon Flake Sea Salt for this), and
- [Street Corn Pinwheels for the Grill or Campfire](https://homecooksguide.com/street-corn-pinwheels/) - Nothing says summertime like sweet corn off the grill. This dish is inspired by Mexican Elote and seasoned with chili powder, lime, cilantro, and queso fresco. These Street Corn Pinwheels make the perfect party appetizers or a BBQ side dish, and they great for my kids' tiny hands too! The tinfoil pack cooking method outlined
- [Simple, "Healthy-ish" Peach-Pecan Tart Recipe](https://homecooksguide.com/simple-healthy-ish-peach-pecan-tart-recipe/) - Peaches are one of those things, like tomatoes, that are simply not worth eating out of season. A ripe peach is a thing of beauty and I wait all year for early-mid summer when local peaches are sweet and juicy. Enjoy this tart for dessert, perhaps with some late harvest Reisling. This tart is lightly
- [Simple Smoked Asparagus with the Easiest Hollandaise Sauce](https://homecooksguide.com/simple-smoked-asparagus-with-the-easiest-hollandaise-sauce/) - I love smoking vegetables on my Traeger alongside a big piece of meat that's been going all day. Tender, smoked asparagus is a Spring-time treat. The tips of the asparagus really absorb the smoke flavor and the stems become creamy and sweet with slow cooking. Served with lemony hollandaise sauce and smoked chicken or pork
- [Country Pâté with Pistachio and Duck Confit (Terrine de Campagne) Recipe](https://homecooksguide.com/country-pate-with-pistachio-and-duck-confit/) - This recipe is way overdue. I have received tons of requests over the years for this recipe, especially after I left the Charcuterie during the pandemic and it was no longer available for sale. This is a minimally livery rustic country-style pâté. It is delicious on warm crusty bread with mustard and cornichons. A sandwich
- [Soups for Spring eBook Available Now](https://homecooksguide.com/soups-for-spring-ebook/) - Hi Readers, I have been working on putting together this little book for a while and am excited to announce that it is now available here. This book includes over a dozen recipes and all my spring favorites along with tips and tricks for building flavors. Many of the soups in this book were popular
- [The Easy Way to Peel Hard Boiled Eggs](https://homecooksguide.com/boiling-and-peeling-eggs/) - Trust me, you are not the only one who has struggled to peel eggs after boiling them! There are a lot of ways to boil and peel eggs and I have tried most of them. This is the most consistent and reliable method that I have found and it's the method I've been using and
- [Crunchy Toppings Make Everything Better](https://homecooksguide.com/crunchy-toppings/) - We pay a lot of attention to flavors when cooking. We create, we balance, and we pair flavors. But we tend to put less thought into the texture of a dish. We take texture for granted. As if we have no agency over it. It's like texture is just what happens when you cook or
- [Braised Green Beans with Tomatoes and Olives](https://homecooksguide.com/braised-green-beans-with-tomatoes-and-olives/) - When designing dishes for restaurant menus, there are 5 rules that must be followed: it has to be pretty, it has to taste good, it has to be prep-efficient, it has to reheat quickly and it has to be cost-effective. This dish wouldn't make the cut for a restaurant menu. Why, because it's kind of
- [Chicken Escarole Soup  (Your new favorite Chicken Vegetable Soup)](https://homecooksguide.com/chicken-escarole-soup/) - This soup is an Italian riff on the classic Chicken Vegetable Soup using one of the most underutilized greens - escarole. The broth is bright and flavorful with garlic, lemon, and pesto. Mushrooms add earthiness and cannellini beans make it a heartier meal. Served with good bread smothered in butter (or duck fat), this is
- [Quick and Easy Pasta with Red Clam Sauce](https://homecooksguide.com/quick-and-easy-pasta-with-red-clam-sauce/) - This Red Clam Sauce uses sweet and briny chopped clams, smokey ham, and spicy red pepper flakes for a quick weeknight dinner that is rich with umami flavors and packed with nutrition. Chopped clams are an under-utilized and under-appreciated ingredient in most households and restaurants across the US. Only in the small Northeastern part of
- [Making Ham at Home is Easy with this recipe!](https://homecooksguide.com/making-ham-at-home/) - This Dry-Cured Ham is deeply savory, seasoned with juniper, garlic, thyme, rosemary, sage, and honey. Thinly sliced this ham is worthy of featuring centerstage on a Charcuterie platter. It also makes a great ham sandwich, omelet, and quiche. Diced, it is perfect for salads, soups, stews, and sauces. During my years at The Farm Table
- [Danish Rye Sourdough Recipe and the Open-Faced Sandwich](https://homecooksguide.com/danish-rye-sourdough-recipe/) - I was first introduced to the open-faced sandwich while studying abroad in Moscow. It was not love at first sight. I arrived in Moscow late at night without my luggage only to learn that the hot water had been turned off on the entire city block of my apartment so the "pipes could be cleaned."
- [Available Now! New Year, New Start 7-Day Meal Plan!](https://homecooksguide.com/new-year-new-start-7-day-meal-plan/) - I love the Holidays, but damn, they're a lot. A lot of fun, a lot of family, a lot of money, a lot of planning and cooking and wrapping, a lot of salty, sweet, rich, and boozy. I'm not one for lofty New Year's Resolutions, but after the Holidays I do feel a real need
- [Chocolate Mendiants: Easy DIY Christmas Confections](https://homecooksguide.com/chocolate-mendiants-easy-diy-christmas-confections/) - Chocolate Mendiants (pronounced MEN-dee-ants) are a popular French Christmastime confection. Traditionally, these chocolate discs are topped with dried figs, raisins, almonds, and hazelnuts. Each ingredient representing a different monastic order. Today, they are made with a variety of toppings by those not feeling bound by Catholic tradition. Aside from being delicious and beautiful, chocolate mendiants
- [The Best (and Fool-Proof) Candied Nuts For Holiday Parties, DIY Gifts, Snacking, and Salads.](https://homecooksguide.com/the-best-fool-proof-candied-nuts/) - This is a fool-proof way to achieve candied nuts with a perfectly glossy, glassy candy finish. I learned this method from one of my sous chefs, who learned it from an Armenian chef he worked with at another restaurant. This is how kitchen knowledge travels. When I was a young line cook working at the
- [Chicken Bacon Chestnut Pâté Recipe aka "The Gateway Pâté"](https://homecooksguide.com/chicken-bacon-chestnut-pate-recipe/) - This Chicken Bacon Chestnut Pâté is the perfect Holiday Party appetizer or fall picnic fair. Studded with seasonal chestnuts, garnished with fresh herbs, wrapped up in caul (or bacon or swiss chard), this pâté is both impressive and approachable. When I started making pâté commercially in the California Foothills over 10 years ago, charcuterie was
- [Porchetta: The Ultimate Holiday Roast!](https://homecooksguide.com/porchetta-the-ultimate-holiday-roast/) - Porchetta is an Italian specialty roast that is often served around the Holidays. Made from suckling pig, pork shoulder, or pork belly, what makes this roast so special is the pork rind crackling and the heavily seasoned meat. Porchetta is popular all throughout Italy with each region having its own variations. In the region of
- [A Caterer's Guide to Fresh Veggie Platters (Crudité)](https://homecooksguide.com/a-caterers-guide-to-fresh-veggie-platters-crudite/) - I spent the last 10 years catering. Nearly every event, from formal fully staffed weddings to casual business luncheons with food delivered, ordered a fresh veggie platter (or crudité). Over the years I came to love and take pride in this simple dish. I love the flexibility of it. Incorporating the best of local produce
- [Quick and Easy "Cheater Bone Broth."](https://homecooksguide.com/quick-and-easy-cheater-bone-broth/) - Turn any broth into a rich and satisfying "bone broth" in seconds. Bone broth has been a staple in diets around the globe for thousands of years. It is made by slowly boiling bones and connective tissue at a low temperature until all the collagen melts out into the liquid. Bone broth is delicious and
- [Spicy Apple Breakfast Sausage. Make Your Own!](https://homecooksguide.com/spicy-apple-breakfast-sausage-recipe-make-your-own/) - Pork and apples- there is something magical about those two ingredients combined. Whether it's a pork chop with an apple cider glaze or applewood smoked bacon, you just can't go wrong. It was this classic pairing that inspired me to create this seasonal sausage recipe years ago. And for years, this sausage variety was included
- [How To Make Chicken Marsala and Italian Scaloppine.](https://homecooksguide.com/how-to-make-chicken-marsala-and-italian-scaloppine/) - A scallopine (or scallopini) is a type of Italian dish consisting of thinly sliced meat, dredged in flour in a rich sauce. Everything is done in the same pan. The sauce is usually some sort of wine reduction with vegetables and herbs added to it. Sometimes cream is added. Chicken Marsala (Scaloppine di pollo al
- [Simple Cilantro-Honey-Lime Vinaigrette](https://homecooksguide.com/simple-cilantro-honey-lime-vinaigrette/) - This dressing is delicious all year but I especially love it during the winter months when the citrus, cilantro and honey do a heavy lift to brighten winter plates. This dressing is delicious with avocado, grapefruit, red onion and hearts of palm served over butter lettuce - one of my all-time favorite salads. It's a
- [Hearty Southern Ham and Black-Eyed Pea Soup with Green Chili and Honey](https://homecooksguide.com/hearty-southern-ham-and-black-eyed-pea-soup/) - If you live outside of the South, you may rarely encounter Black-Eyed Peas (also known as cowpeas and southernpeas). It's worth searching them out. Like many of the best Southern dishes, black-eyed peas were brought to this continent with Africans during slavery, and over time they were interwoven with New World ingredients to create dishes
- [Easy Smoked Pork Rillette: American BBQ meets French Charcuterie](https://homecooksguide.com/easy-smoked-pork-rillette/) - Pork Rillette (pronounced ree-yet) is a classic French charcuterie technique for preserving slow-cooked meat. Typically rillettes are made of heavily seasoned pork or duck cooked in its own fat (aka confit) or a fatty braising liquid until meltingly tender. Then it is chopped and shredded, mixed with more fat, packed into jars, and sealed with
- [Hemp Seed & Honey Tort: An easy, "healthy-ish" Fall dessert](https://homecooksguide.com/hemp-seed-honey-tort/) - I was recently going through my freezer and noticed I had a ton of hemp "hearts" or hulled hemp seed. And since it is starting to feel a little like Fall and I always think of this tort in the Fall, I decided to dust off my kitchen aid and tart pans and to whip
- [Truffle Carbonara Recipe - The Ultimate Indulgence!](https://homecooksguide.com/truffle-carbonara-recipe/) - This carbonara is decadent, rich, and earthy with dry-cured bacon, parmesan, leeks, and a generous amount of shaved black truffle. If you've been reading this blog, you know that most of my recipes are easy and accessible for the home cook. This recipe is easy, but I do recognize that truffles are not the most
- [The best way to use Garlic Scapes...Pickle Them!](https://homecooksguide.com/the-best-way-to-use-garlic-scapes-pickle-them/) - Years ago, when I started pickling garlic scapes at the restaurant, scapes were virtually unheard of. Today they are commonplace at Farmer's Markets and CSA's during the spring and early summer. Which is good news for shoppers because they are versatile and delicious. Garlic Scapes are the flower blossom and stem of hard-neck garlic. Soft-neck
- [Simple and "Healthy" Blue Cheese Vinaigrette](https://homecooksguide.com/simple-and-healthy-blue-cheese-vinaigrette/) - Ah, blue cheese. A broad category of cheese that ranges from buttery and spreadable to crumbly and dry, approachable to assertive, grassy, earthy, and funky, to spicy or sweet. Blue cheese is perfect for showcasing on a cheese platter. Some varieties are fit for dessert with a drizzle of balsamic reduction or honey and candied
- [S'more Pancake Mix Recipe | Just Add Water](https://homecooksguide.com/smore-pancake-mix-recipe-just-add-water/) - This Just-Add-Water S'more Pancake and Waffle Mix is perfect for busy back-to-school mornings and backcountry breakfasts. Toasted marshmallows on top transforms this quick and easy breakfast into an extra special morning treat. I've been playing around with Just-Add-Water Mixes lately. Partly because I have big ambitions for camping trips this summer and am always on
- [QUICK TIP | How to keep fish from sticking to the pan](https://homecooksguide.com/quick-tip-how-to-keep-fish-from-sticking-to-the-pan/) - Nothing, I repeat, nothing is more frustrating than preparing a beautiful meal and then having the main attraction stick to the pan and ruin your presentation. Whether you are cooking for yourself, cooking for friends and family, or cooking "on the line", this is one of those soul-sucking kitchen moments that we have all gone
- [Special Sauce! Cajun Remoulade Recipe](https://homecooksguide.com/cajun-remoulade/) - This Cajun Remoulade is one of those sauces that always found a way onto my menus at the restaurant, no matter what season. It's the "special sauce" on my version of the Cajun Muffaletta sandwich, the perfect accompaniment to salmon cakes, and the secret ingredient in Cajun Shrimp Endive Spoons - a popular passed appetizer
- [Fancy Oven Rice Pilaf Recipe | For Catering and Entertaining](https://homecooksguide.com/fancy-oven-pilaf-recipe-for-catering/) - This toasty delicious baked rice side dish is versatile, economical, and easily adapted to accommodate allergens, dietary preferences, and regional cuisines. The optional addition of carrot, dried fruit, nuts, different spices, and fresh chopped herbs make this dish visually appealing, fragrant, and fully customizable to any party menu. This dish is especially handy for catering
- [Citrus Buttermilk Panna Cotta Is The Perfect Summer Dessert](https://homecooksguide.com/citrus-buttermilk-panna-cotta-is-the-perfect-summer-dessert/) - Panna Cotta is an easy, custard-like, no-bake, no-fuss dessert. Served with fresh seasonal fruit, it is perfect for summer. In Italian, Panna Cotta means "Cooked Cream". Unlike other "cooked creams" such as creme brulee, flan, and pastry cream, Panna Cotta is thickened with gelatin instead of eggs and/or starches. The result is a delicate silky
- [Just-Add-Water Cornmeal Pancake Mix.  Perfect for Camping and Cooking with Kids!](https://homecooksguide.com/just-add-water-cornmeal-pancake-mix/) - Cornmeal pancakes (aka Johnny Cakes) are a fun take on the regular run-of-the-mill pancakes and waffles. We eat a lot of pancakes and waffles at my house. I like to change it up. I developed this easy prep-ahead pancake mix for camping, busy weekday mornings, and for kids cooking in the kitchen. My 7-year-old can
- [Simple Buttermilk Dressing from Scratch](https://homecooksguide.com/simple-buttermilk-dressing-from-scratch/) - This is a delicious and versatile creamy salad dressing that can be made from scratch simply by shaking all ingredients in a jar. I love this buttermilk dressing in the Spring with fresh snap peas, chive, and rosemary blossoms (pictured above). It also compliments tomatoes, cucumbers, strawberries, cherries, grapes, beets, roasted root vegetables, and can
- [Miner's Lettuce. The best salad green is wild and free.](https://homecooksguide.com/miners-lettuce-the-best-salad-green-is-wild-and-free/) - Miner's Lettuce, aka Claytonia Perfoliata, is a tasty wild salad green that grows from British Columbia to Guatemala and as far east as the Dakotas. It is prevalent throughout the foothills of California, below 6000 ft, during the winter and spring. This wild edible is high in vitamin C and it is said to have
- [9 Pro Tips and Recipes for Camp Cooking](https://homecooksguide.com/pro-tips-recipes-for-camp-cooking/) - The links in these recipes are for products that I use and recommend. With this warm weather, I have camping on the brain and am gearing up for my first trip of the season. Camp cooking is my thing! I have catered weddings for 100 people in the backwoods with no running water or
- [Home-Made Canadian Bacon, it's easy.](https://homecooksguide.com/home-made-canadian-bacon/) - Canadian bacon is a cured and smoked pork loin. It is leaner than regular bacon and is typically served on Eggs Benedict, which we just made for Easter. Making Canadian Bacon at home is not hard but it does take about a week, so you will want to plan ahead. This recipe makes for a
- [The Best Water Purifiers for Home, Camping and Emergencies](https://homecooksguide.com/the-best-water-purifiers-for-home-camping-and-emergencies/) - Let's all agree that 2020 was a crazy year. First, there was the pandemic, then there were food and supply shortages at the grocery stores, then there was social unrest, power outages, wildfires, and extreme smoke. Once it started raining, there were reports that our water would be contaminated by all the smoke particulates in
- [Couvé: Quick and Easy Collard Greens, the Brazilian Way.](https://homecooksguide.com/quick-easy-collard-greens-brazilian-way/) - Collard greens are a dark leafy green in the brassica family, widely used in the Southern US, Brazil, Portugal and Spain, Africa and the Balkans. Collard greens, prepared in certain ways, can be a bitter, difficult-to-love vegetable. There are 2 methods that I have found to counteract its bitter nature and make it not just
- [Mixed Berry Pavlovas - Easy, Delicious and Gluten Free](https://homecooksguide.com/mixed-berry-pavlovas/) - Pavlovas are a versatile, easy, gluten free dessert perfect for any occassion.
- [Easy Tattooed Potatoes](https://homecooksguide.com/easy-tattooed-potatoes/) - Looking for an easy way to dress up this humble tuber? Perfectly crispy herb-tattooed potatoes should be your new go-to. I can't take credit for inventing this. I learned this kitchen trick from the first chef I hired at the restaurant, Leyton, who has since gone on to make badass knives under the name of
- [The Best Dry-Cured Bacon with Maple, Garlic, and Thyme.](https://homecooksguide.com/best-dry-cured-bacon-with-maple-garlic-and-thyme/) - This dry-cured slab bacon recipe is sweet, savory, and herbacious with pure maple syrup, fresh garlic, and lots of fresh herbs. This was one of my original products when I opened Smokey Ridge Charcuterie and The Farm Table and it continued to be the most popular product I made for 10 years running. I've adapted
- [Demi-Dehydrated Beets on the Smoker (Smoker optional)](https://homecooksguide.com/demi-dehydrated-beets/) - These beets are poached in a vinegary brine and then smoked until semi-dehydrated. They take on a rich dark color, with mysterious smokey notes, a pleasant pickle-ness, and a chewy candy consistency. Now, you might be thinking, what on earth would I do with these? Well... you could put them in a salad with goat
- [Pure and Simple Grits](https://homecooksguide.com/pure-and-simple-grits/) - Grits are a southern staple. They are the American version of polenta. A porridge of coarse ground cornmeal that is high in iron, B vitamins and contains fiber and protein. Grits make the perfect vessel for spicy grilled shrimp, poached egg, braised collard greens, slow-cooked barbequed and stewed meat, and gumbo. When you think of
- [Southern Braised Collard Greens with Bacon: American Comfort Food At It's Best!](https://homecooksguide.com/southern-braised-collard-greens-with-bacon-american-comfort-food-at-its-best/) - Southern slow-cooked collard greens are the perfect accompaniment to fried chicken or catfish, smoked meats, stewed black eye peas, and pure and simple grits. These salty, porky, sweet, spicy collard greens are melt-in-your-mouth tender. The nutritious "potlikker", the flavorful savory cooking liquid, is worth sipping on its own and sopping up with your cornbread. This
- [Healthy-ish Carrot Beet Cake with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting](https://homecooksguide.com/healthy-ish-carrot-beet-cake-with-maple-cream-cheese-frosting/) - This Carrot Beet Cake may look humble on the plate but it is anything but plain. This cake is moist and delicious, laced with vegetables, nuts, and dried fruit, and topped with a whipped and weightless maple cream cheese frosting. I developed this recipe for my daughter's second birthday. It was her first bite of
- [Rustic Home-Made Egg Noodle Recipe for Soups, Sides, and Stroganoff](https://homecooksguide.com/rustic-home-made-egg-noodle-recipe-for-soups-sides-and-stroganoff/) - These rustic egg noodles are a fun and easy kitchen project. Perfect for a side dish, stroganoff or Chicken Noodle Soup. This dough recipe uses a dozen eggs for 6 servings and makes rich noodles, dense in calories and nutrition. Who says pasta is full of empty calories? I like to roll these out by
- [Stock Your Freezer with these Smoked Garlic Cloves](https://homecooksguide.com/smoked-garlic-cloves/) - Smoked garlic is a little sweet, a little earthy, and adds a subtle smokiness to any dish you add it to. It lies somewhere between sweet and soft roasted garlic and punchy pungent raw garlic. This is a kitchen staple at my home. Something I always have on hand in my freezer. It's easy to
- [High Hydration Sourdough Loaf with Chia Seeds](https://homecooksguide.com/high-hydration-sourdough-loaf-with-chia-seeds/) - A light and airy sourdough loaf with an open crumb. Chia seeds and the addition of whole wheat flour make it extra nutritious. This loaf was one of those happy accidents. Weighing out my ingredients in my mixing bowl, I let my mind wander for a moment, and when I looked down at the scale
- [Spicy Roasted Cauliflower with Red Pepper Tahini](https://homecooksguide.com/spicy-roasted-cauliflower-with-red-pepper-tahini/) - This Middle Eastern-inspired spicy roasted cauliflower is the perfect companion to roasted lamb and spiced chicken. With this vegetable side technique is just as important as the ingredients used. The cauliflower should be roasted so that it has deeply caramelized parts and is not mushy. To achieve this, use high heat and plenty of oil
- [Roasted Red Pepper Tahini -  A delicious sauce for raw and roasted vegetables.](https://homecooksguide.com/roasted-red-pepper-tahini/)
- [Did you know you can dry Sourdough Starter?](https://homecooksguide.com/did-you-know-you-can-dry-sourdough-starter/) - For a long time, I've kept a back-up sourdough starter in my fridge just in case I killed the one I use regularly. This back-up starter sat there, neglected, taking up a valuable kitchen container and fridge space. Well, you don't have to do that. You can dry the starter, bag it up, and then
- [It's time we celebrate celery! Celery Root Soup Recipe with Fresh Celery Topping.](https://homecooksguide.com/celery-root-soup-recipe-with-fresh-celery-topping/) - Celery is one of the most overlooked and undervalued vegetables. It plays a supporting role in mirepoix and the holy trinity - the vegetable bases that are essential to many Western European and Cajun dishes. It sometimes shows up on Fresh Vegetable Platters. Yet it is never really celebrated on its own and that's a
- [Quick Clam Carbonara Recipe](https://homecooksguide.com/quick-clam-carbonara/) - I have always loved Pasta Carbonara. A simple dish consisting of pasta, salty pork, egg yolk, parmesan cheese, and pepper. The simplicity of the ingredients gives space to focus on technique. I ended up with a bunch of chopped clams in my fridge after a project at the restaurant. Clams and bacon are a classic
- [Seriously Whole Grain Mustard: An easy all-purpose condiment that is sure to impress!](https://homecooksguide.com/seriously-whole-grain-mustard-recipe/) - This whole seed mustard was one of the first products I created when I started Smokey Ridge Charcuterie. It continued to be one of our most popular condiments at The Farm Table for years. This mustard is all about texture and visual appeal. The mustard seeds have the popping texture of caviar and the multicolored
- [Spiced Rye Sourdough Bread  (Pumpernickel) with Fennel, Orange, and Caraway](https://homecooksguide.com/spiced-rye-sourdough-bread-pumpernickel-with-fennel-orange-and-caraway/) - Rye breads are a staple throughout Northern and Eastern Europe and Russia where they are often seeded with caraway and other spices or whole rye berries. Rye flour is low in gluten, will rise less during fermentation and prefer a longer slower ferment. These dark dense loaves compliment smoked salmon, pate, salty meats, mustard and
- [Home-Made Chashu Pork for Ramen](https://homecooksguide.com/home-made-chashu-pork/) - Chashu Pork is a Japanese-style pork belly braised in a sweet-salty soy marinade with ginger and garlic. This is the melt-in-your-mouth pork that tops bowls of ramen at your favorite noodle joint. Pork belly is one of my all-time favorite cuts of meat to work with because it has so many different expressions: Dry-Cured Bacon,
- [French Garlic Soup Recipe](https://homecooksguide.com/french-garlic-soup-recipe/) - 2 different Garlic Soup recipes that are delicious, easy, and will fight cold and flus and anything else that ails you.
- [One-Pot Spanish Chicken and Rice Casserole with Saffron](https://homecooksguide.com/one-pot-spanish-chicken-and-rice-casserole-with-saffron/) - Chicken and Rice or "Arroz con Pollo" is a staple dish throughout the Latin World. From Spain to South America to the Southern Border of the US, every home cook has a version of this dish. This version is briny with olives, capers and marinated artichokes, and aromatic with saffron that tints the rice the
- [Back to the Basics with The Simplest Sourdough Loaf](https://homecooksguide.com/the-simplest-sourdough-loaf/) - In the simplest form, bread consists of 4 ingredients: flour, water, salt, and wild yeast. After my summertime hiatus from baking and the birth of my second child, it's been hard to get back into the swing of bread making. With the new baby, I keep the house warmer overnight and I never know how
- [Rustic Honey Hemp Whole Wheat Sourdough Recipe](https://homecooksguide.com/honey-hemp-whole-wheat-sourdough/) - It's been a long hot summer here in California and my oven has sat empty and abandoned for months now. My sourdough starter neglected in the back of my fridge. And so, I was really excited this week to wake up to some cooler mornings. I pulled my starter out of the fridge, revived it
- [Curried Butternut Squash Soup with Apple Chutney](https://homecooksguide.com/curried-butternut-squash-soup-with-apple-chutney/) - Curried Butternut Squash Soup with Apple Chutney is one of my all-time favorite fall soups! Rich with the warm spices of yellow curry: cumin, turmeric, ginger, cinnamon, and black pepper. A sweet, spicy, tangy Apple Chutney brings this bowl of roasted squash soup alive. This recipe makes a delicious, flavorful vegan soup. You can add
- [Crock Pot Brazilian Black Bean Stew (aka Feijoada)](https://homecooksguide.com/crockpot-brazilian-black-bean-stew-feijoada/) - Brazilian Black Bean Stew (Feijoada) is a hearty flavorful dish loaded with meat and spicy or mild smoked Linguica. It is served over rice with a side of Couvé à Mineira (finely sliced and sautéed Collard Greens) and a flavorful crumb topping called "Farofa." Farofa is Manioc (Cassava) Flour that is sautéed and toasted in
- [It's Time to Ready Your Kitchen for Fall and Winter Cooking!](https://homecooksguide.com/time-to-ready-your-kitchen-for-fall-and-winter-cooking/) - I have always loved Fall. But never ever ever has it been so welcomed and so anticipated as this year in California, in which wildfires have scorched over 4 million acres, it hasn't rained in over 120 days, and for months the air has been too unhealthy to play outside, all while being home with
- [Smoked Salmon Tartare for Easy Entertaining](https://homecooksguide.com/easy-smoked-salmon-tartare/) - Smoked Salmon "Tartare" is an appetizer spread that is incredibly easy to make and perfect for holiday entertaining and dinner parties. Spoon a tablespoon of this mixture onto crackers or little squares of dark rye bread with cream cheese and you have yourself an elegant canapé. This spread can be made in 5 minutes or
- [Easy Chicken Tortilla Soup Recipe](https://homecooksguide.com/easy-chicken-tortilla-soup-recipe/) - Tortilla soup is one of my all-time favorite soups to make with leftover roast chicken. I love soups that can be individually customized through toppings and Tortilla Soup is a great example of that. Add cabbage, avocado, hot peppers, lime wedges, fried tortilla strips at the table. One can make this soup gluten-free by omitting
- [Making Soup with the Kids: May's Stone Soup Recipe](https://homecooksguide.com/stone-soup-recipe/) - Once upon a time, a hungry traveler happened upon a small cottage in a small village. He knocked on the cottage door and asked the peasant that opened it if he could have some food. The peasant said, "I'm sorry, but we've already eaten dinner and have no food left to cook." The traveler said,
- [Multigrain Sourdough Sandwich Bread Recipe](https://homecooksguide.com/multigrain-sourdough-sandwich-bread-recipe/) - A recipe for THE PERFECT Sourdough Sandwich Loaf. Soft and moist on the inside, loaded with healthy seeds and whole grains and it lasts for 4 days or longer, but you'll probably eat it sooner. Yum!
- [Traeger Smoked Salmon](https://homecooksguide.com/traeger-smoked-salmon/) - A friend gave me 4 lbs of this super thick, fresh-caught King Salmon. I hot smoked it on my Traeger and it turned out awesome. This is how I did it..... First, brine the salmon. I used the brine and recipe from Hank Shaw's Hunter-Angler-Gardener-Cook blog. This is an awesome blog that I highly recommend
- [Beautiful Beet Soup Recipe](https://homecooksguide.com/beet-soup-recipe/) - This is one of the soups that we served regularly at the restaurant. Even people that don't like beets like this soup. It is both basic and beautiful. Perfect for a midweek lunch or a special occasion. Ungarnished, this soup is vegan. I usually garnish it with creme fraiche, dill, and smoked salmon or smoked
- [Fresh Corn Chowder with Chorizo.  Yes please!](https://homecooksguide.com/chorizo-corn-chowder/) - I love making silky, creamy corn chowder towards the end of summer when local corn is still in season and the nights start getting a little colder. This recipe calls for chorizo but you can easily modify it to use salmon, shrimp, chicken, bacon, a different sausage of your choice, or omit the meat for
- [Spanish Romesco Sauce, Make Your Own!](https://homecooksguide.com/spanish-romesco-sauce/) - Romesco sauce originates from the Catalonia region in Spain. It is made of roasted tomatoes, garlic, peppers, nuts, bread, oil and vinegar all ground into a paste. This is an extremely versatile sauce that is often served with raw or roasted vegetables, poultry, fish, meat, on bread or sandwiches, and as a component in soups
- [Yuzu Kosho Dipping Sauce and Marinade: An Easy Japanese Grill Sauce](https://homecooksguide.com/yuzu-kosho-dipping-sauce-marinade-japanese/) - This spicy yuzu kosho dipping sauce is super easy to make. It takes only two minutes and compliments just about anything you can throw on a grill! Yuzu Kosho is a fermented chili paste mixed with yuzu (an asian citrus fruit) zest. It comes in red and green. Red yuzu kosho has a rounder flavor,
- [Chimichurri: One of the all-time best grill sauces!](https://homecooksguide.com/chimichurri-best-grill-sauce/) - Chimichurri is an Argentinian parsley sauce that is found in nearly every restaurant and on every table. It is used for "asados", or grilled meat, the national dish, and as a table condiment. The acidity in this vinegar sauce adds balance to fatty grilled or smoked meats. This sauce has a big herbal component with
- [How to Peel and Seed a Tomato: The best, easiest method!](https://homecooksguide.com/how-to-peel-seed-tomato/) - Tomato season is here and since my husband took over the garden this year, we are now getting about 10 ripe tomatoes a day off of just one plant! It's hard to keep up with that, eating just sandwiches and salads! It's time to get serious and make big batches of sauce and gumbo and
- [How to Make Sourdough Bread](https://homecooksguide.com/makesourdough/) - I had been cooking in professional kitchens for about 20 years and never learned how to make bread, despite bread being a staple in my diet. It was something I avoided. I had had a couple of mediocre results with yeasted breads. I didn't have the greenest thumb and figured that working with living things
- [Salt: The Most Important Ingredient in Your Kitchen](https://homecooksguide.com/salt-most-important-ingredient/) - Salt is arguably the world's most important chemical compound. It has led to the rise and fall of civilizations, wars, and revolutions. The ability to produce, trade, and transport salt enabled humans to settle anywhere on the planet and preserve food through long winters or hot summers with no refrigeration. Biologically, salt is necessary for
- [How to Raise a Good Eater: 7 Tips from a Professional Chef](https://homecooksguide.com/raising-good-eaters/) - Parenting is hard! I've stacked up a lot of parenting fails over these last 6 years, but one thing I am proud of is my daughter's relationship with food. As a professional chef, I employed a number of tips and tricks to raising an adventurous eater. I've noticed that my chef friends use many of
- [Southwest BBQ Sauce](https://homecooksguide.com/southwest-bbq-sauce/) - In the American Southwest, barbecued meats are "dry" smoked as opposed to "wet" smoked with sauces. Ribs and briskets are rubbed down with spices and salt or sometimes just salt and pepper and smoked low-and-slow. If a sauce is used at all, it is used after cooking or served on the side. I love barbeque
- [Homemade Ricotta + Whey Recipe](https://homecooksguide.com/homemade-ricotta-whey-recipe/) - Ricotta Cheese Made From Scratch Making ricotta cheese from scratch is one of the easiest things in the world to make. My 6 year old can do it on her own. Simply heat your milk, stir in acid, and strain. Freshly made ricotta is a mild cheese that can be used in sweet and savory
- [Make Ahead Breakfast Burrito Recipe](https://homecooksguide.com/breakfast-burrito-recipe/) - This hearty and delicious breakfast burrito recipe makes a big batch of burritos and is perfect for camping or busy on-the-go weekday mornings. Breakfast is my least favorite meal to cook. A holdover, I'm sure, from all those late nights cooking in restaurants, followed by hours more of "blowing off steam" before sleep was possible.
- [30+ 4th OF JULY Recipes and Menu Ideas](https://homecooksguide.com/4th-of-july-recipes-menu-ideas/) - Are you planning a menu for a 4th of July BBQ or wondering what to bring to a summer party? Here is a list of 30+ recipes and menu ideas for a summer BBQ including meats to grill, seasonal summer side dishes, red-white-and-blue desserts and more. Many of these recipes are gluten free and/or vegetarian.
- [Garlicky Grilled Potatoes](https://homecooksguide.com/garlicky-grilled-potatoes/) - These delicious Garlicky Grilled Potatoes are creamy and flavorful all the way through. This is the perfect, easy, no-mess side dish to accompany your grilled meats and vegetables. This foil pack method can be used on the smoker or grill, in the campfire, or even in your oven. This yummy side dish is also vegan,
- [Grandma's Potato Salad](https://homecooksguide.com/grandmas-potato-salad/) - There are so many variations on potato salad that I love like a German Potato Salad served warm with cooked bacon and onion, or a French Potato salad with herbs and olives in vinaigrette. But this potato salad transports me to my childhood, sitting by my grandmother's pool in Oklahoma City, sipping on a coke,
- [Cornmeal Pie Crust](https://homecooksguide.com/cornmeal-pie-crust/) - This is an easy variation to the Basic Pie Crust recipe. Cornmeal pie crust can be used for any pie recipe but I think it is especially tasty in custard pies like this Buttermilk Poppyseed Pie, peach or cherry pies, pumpkin pie, galettes, savory empanadas, quiches, and pot pies. I always double this batch and
- [Easy 5 Minute Berry Jam](https://homecooksguide.com/5-minute-berry-jam/) - This recipe is so fast and easy, you can make a fresh jam or warm dessert sauce for waffles, toast, or Buttermilk Poppyseed Pie while you're brewing your coffee in the morning.
- [Buttermilk Poppyseed Pie](https://homecooksguide.com/buttermilk-poppyseed-pie/) - This Buttermilk Poppyseed Pie recipe is my take on a Southern Classic. I've cut back on sugar and added poppyseeds which play nicely off the tart lemony flavors of the custard. This recipe is so good and really easy to make, especially if you have a batch of Pie Crust already made and in your
- [4 Must Have Books for Home-Canning this Summer.](https://homecooksguide.com/must-have-books-for-home-canning-this-summer/) - It's the start of Canning Season It's the beginning of summer and the unofficial start of the canning season. It begins slow with strawberries, blueberries, cherries and asparagus in late spring and early summer. By July and August, everything is ready for canning: tomato sauce, bread and butter pickles, red pepper relish, preserved peaches and
- [The Best Back Country Oatmeal Recipe](https://homecooksguide.com/the-best-back-country-oatmeal-recipe/) - This shelf stable Oatmeal Mix is so easy to make and serve. Just add water. It's creamy, comforting and packed with the nutrition you need to hike 10 miles with a pack on or run around after your little ones all day.
- [Foolproof Roast Chicken With Vegetables.  A one pot meal.](https://homecooksguide.com/foolproof-roast-chicken-with-vegetables-a-one-pot-meal/) - This chicken is prepped ahead of time and cooked at a fairly low temperature in a piping hot pan so the thigh meat is well done and the breast meat is juicy and tender. I seasoned this roast with lemon, garlic and herbs but you could season with any herbs and spices you like. The
- [One Batch of Sourdough, 3 Days of Baking](https://homecooksguide.com/bulksourdoughrecipe/) - I've been doing A LOT of baking under "Stay at Home" and I've made some major efficiency gains lately. This post describes how to make a week's worth of different breads from 1 big batch of basic sourdough. Enjoy!
- [Shopping during Coronavirus: How to plan and shop for 2 weeks at a time.](https://homecooksguide.com/shopping-during-coronavirus-how-to-plan-and-shop-for-2-weeks-at-a-time/) - In the Age of Coronavirus we are all trying to go to the store as little as possible. Here's my method for planning and shopping for 2 weeks at a time.
- [Easy Crepe Batter Recipe](https://homecooksguide.com/easy-crepe-batter-recipe/) - I love crepes. Crepes are super simple to make. Perfect for breakfast, lunch, dinner and dessert. You can make them sweet or savory with whatever is in your fridge. Sometimes I make my crepe batter with discarded sourdough starter. Sometimes I make it without the starter. I have both recipes here for you. I consider
- [Make your own Creme Fraiche!](https://homecooksguide.com/make-your-own-creme-fraiche/) - Creme fraiche is so easy, there's no reason not to make your own. This is a simple recipe anyone can make.
- [Creamy Bacon and Onion Pizza (aka Tarte Flambee)](https://homecooksguide.com/creamy-bacon-and-onion-pizza/) - Tarte Flambee or Flammekuechen (german for "flame cake" is one of the many amazing dishes that originated out of the Alsace region, on the French-German border. This flatbread uses just a few ingredients - dough, creme fraiche, bacon and onion. Despite the simplicity, the smokey, sweet, and creamy flavors are perfect together. I cook the
- [Slightly Rye Loaf](https://homecooksguide.com/slightly-rye-loaf/)
- [Citrus, Fennel and Radicchio Salad](https://homecooksguide.com/citrus-fennel-and-radicchio-salad/) - I love this wintery salad. It's colorful and bright with citrus flavors balanced out with bitter radicchio, sweet crisp fennel bulb and crunchy nuts. This is an adaptation of a dish I offered on the 2019 winter menu at the restaurant, redesigned for your home kitchen.
- [Apple Kraut](https://homecooksguide.com/apple-kraut-recipe/) - I've always enjoyed the combination of apples and cabbage, especially when paired with pork and sausages. This apple kraut is a variation on your simple sauerkraut. You can easily omit apples and make your classic kraut variety with this recipe. If you haven't made sauerkraut or fermented pickles before, I recommend first reading my step-by-step
- [How To Make Lacto-Fermented Fruit and Vegetable Pickles](https://homecooksguide.com/how-to-make-lacto-fermented-pickles/) - Making probiotic pickled things is easy with this formulation. It requires 2 ingredients, a kitchen scale and a food grade container.
- [2 Cure-All Garlic Soup Recipes](https://homecooksguide.com/2-cold-and-flu-season-soups-garlic-miso-ramen-and-french-garlic-soup/) - 2 different Garlic Soup recipes that are delicious, easy, and will fight cold and flus and anything else that ails you.
- [Quick Avgolemono: Greek Lemon Chicken Soup](https://homecooksguide.com/quick-avgolemono-greek-lemon-chicken-soup/) - Avgolemono Soup is a comforting chicken soup made thick and creamy with the addition of egg. This version is quick and easy and perfect for busy weeknights.
- [Cheap and Effective Sanitizer Recipe](https://homecooksguide.com/cheap-and-effective-sanitizer-recipe/) - You can easily make a cheap and effective sanitizer for hard surfaces for 1 Cent per batch with only 2 common ingredients.
- [Really old home-canned preserves.  Is this safe?](https://homecooksguide.com/really-old-home-canned-preserves-is-this-safe/) - Is it safe to eat those 40 year old home-canned preserves that you found in your grandparents garage. Probably not.

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