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Cooking Basics

side view of a sliced filet mignon cooked to medium rare.

Dinners

Filet Mignon

roasted zucchini on a white plate.

Side Dishes

Roasted Zucchini

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)

a bowl of pasta with tomatoes and basil.

Dinners

Cherry Tomato Pasta Sauce

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

Chocolate cupcakes with chocolate ganache on a wooden cutting board.

Desserts

Chocolate Ganache

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

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