Pan Sauce
Everything you need to know about making a simple pan sauce! Whether it’s for steak, chicken, fish or mushrooms, you’ll love our easy basic method.
Cooking Basics Recipes
What is Lion’s Mane (and How to Cook It)
Everything you need to know about cooking lion’s mane mushrooms and a few of my favorite cooking methods. This lion’s mane recipe with pan sauce is sure to impress!
Classic Shrimp Scampi
Elegant, quick and full of flavor, this classic Shrimp Scampi recipe features tender sautéed shrimp in a simple lemon garlic butter sauce. Serve with pasta for a quick weeknight meal or enjoy as an appetizer.
Chili Garlic Sauce
This easy homemade Chili Garlic Sauce recipe is made with dried chilies, garlic, and shallots and can be kept in the refrigerator for months! An Asian-style chili paste to use in dishes you are already making!
Vegan Parmesan Cheese
This vegan parmesan is mildly pungent, nut-free, and grateable! Just the thing to enhance vegan pasta, pizza, soup and salads! A fun and easy recipe.
Homemade Chicken Stock
Learn how to craft a rich, flavorful homemade chicken stock using roasted chicken. Easy to make with leftover chicken, and full of rich, savory flavor!
Yum Yum Sauce
This vegan Yum Yum Sauce is a tasty, versatile Japanese steakhouse sauce that elevates a variety of dishes, making it perfect for drizzling over sushi, vegetables, rice bowls, noodles, tacos, meat, and seafood.
Oven Brisket
This oven-baked beef brisket recipe is perfect for the holiday table. Tender, juicy and full of flavor, it’s easy to make.
The Easiest Thanksgiving Turkey
This turkey recipe is originally from an old Martha Stewart Magazine, where I learned to cook my very first turkey in my young 20s, and it has never failed me! I’ve added lemon zest, more herbs, and a bit more garlic to bump up the flavor, but other th…
Jammy Roasted Ketchup
My kitchen counter is still covered with all stages of ripening tomatoes, which seems crazy for the beginning of November! I made this homemade ketchup the other day in preparation for a yummy meatloaf recipe (coming), and I can’t wait for you to try it!
Homemade Giardiniera
Want to preserve your fall harvest a little longer? Make giardiniera! It’s a tangy Italian condiment made with garden veggies, hot peppers, garlic, and spices, marinated in vinegar and olive oil. It makes a great hostess gift or delicious chopped finel…
Blackened Salmon
How to make the BEST Blackened Salmon! Fillets of salmon are brushed with olive oil & rubbed with our homemade cajun seasoning, pan-seared to perfection! Zesty and flavorful, with a few “chef-perfected” tips to elevating this 20-minute dish!
Best Focaccia Bread Recipe
This is the best focaccia bread recipe we’ve ever tried! Golden and airy with a crispy bottom, topped with flaky sea salt and rosemary. Recipe from Alexandra’s Kitchen!
Easy Roasted Beets
Learn the secret to delicious roasted beets without peeling them! Tender and caramelized, these oven-roasted beets make a lovely side dish. Vegan and gluten-free.