The keepers: dinners, sides, sweets, comfort food, experiments that worked, and recipes worth making again.
A deeply flavored, unsalted roasted chicken stock made from leftover carcasses and trim, then reduced into a freezer concentrate designed to be diluted 1:1…
Tender velveted chicken and crisp broccoli coated in a rich, glossy brown sauce for classic Chinese takeout flavor at home.
A super-easy slow cooker carne asada made with chuck roast, au jus gravy mix, carne asada seasoning, and pepperoncini peppers. Tender, flavorful, and perfect…
Soft homemade flour tortillas made with lard, warm water, and a simple hand-kneaded dough. Resting the dough and cooking quickly on a hot comal…
Buttery, caramelized sweet potatoes baked in a maple-brown sugar sauce with warm cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and vanilla. A make-ahead-friendly holiday side dish.
Big, soft cinnamon rolls filled with buttery cinnamon sugar and finished with rich butter vanilla frosting. A milk-and-butter topping before baking makes them extra…
Creamy chicken and bacon penne with a homemade ranch-cheddar sauce.
An easy slow-cooker shredded chicken taco filling seasoned with taco seasoning and ranch.
A very simple freezer-to-slow-cooker meatball sauce made with crushed tomatoes, Italian seasoning, garlic, parsley, and oregano.
A slow-cooker chicken chili with onion, green pepper, corn, taco seasoning, tomato soup, cheddar cheese, and a cornbread topping.
The best rigatoni you'll ever have simple as that. A hearty slow-cooker meat and vegetable sauce served over rigatoni, with cottage cheese and mozzarella…
A straightforward homemade white bread with a soft crumb and golden crust. No fancy ingredients, just a dependable two-loaf bread recipe.
