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Cooking Basics

potato salad recipe with wooden spoon

Side Dishes

Russet Potato Salad

overhead view of texas roadhouse honey cinnamon butter in a bowl surrounded by rolls.

Cooking Basics

Texas Roadhouse Butter

closeup view lifting a scoop of baked mac and cheese from a casserole dish with a wooden spoon.

Side Dishes

Baked Mac and Cheese

a bowl of shoestring fries

Side Dishes

Shoestring Fries

overhead view of oven baked steaks in a cast iron pan topped with a pat of butter and thyme.

Dinners

How to Cook Steak in the Oven

burger sauce in a cup with a spoon and burgers beside it

Dressings + Sauces

Burger Sauce

overhead view of a sliced pan seared ribeye on a white plate topped with butter and a side of baked potato and broccoli rabe.

Beef

How to Cook Ribeye Steak (Pan-Seared Ribeye)

how to roast garlic

Side Dishes

How to Roast Garlic (Oven Roasted Garlic)

overhead view of fettuccini alfredo in a white dutch oven with tongs.

Dressings + Sauces

Homemade Alfredo Sauce

A bowl of applesauce with cinnamon sticks and apples.

Holiday Recipes

Homemade Applesauce

A plate of waffles with berries and a fork.

Holiday Recipes

Homemade Waffles

Tomato sauce in a pan with basil leaves.

Healthy

Homemade Spaghetti Sauce

overhead view of gnocchi in pesto cream sauce in a cast iron skillet with a wooden spoon.

Dinners

Homemade Gnocchi (Plus Creamy Pesto Sauce!)

three-quarters view of a plate full of homemade pancakes with butter and syrup.

Baking

Homemade Pancake Mix

A bunch of decorated christmas cookies on a piece of paper.

Desserts

Royal Icing Recipe

A blue plate with mascarpone cheese and strawberries.

Cheese

Homemade Mascarpone Cheese

when to thaw thanksgiving turkey

Turkey

How Long to Thaw a Turkey (with Turkey Thawing Chart)

A bowl of cranberry sauce with a spoon.

Side Dishes

Cranberry Sauce

homemade pie crust

Cooking Basics

Homemade Pie Crust

Chicken

Pan Seared Chicken Breast

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