Skip to content
The Reluctant Gourmet Website Established 1997
  • Planning
  • Skills
  • Techniques
  • Recipes
  • Knowledge
  • Planning
  • Skills
  • Techniques
  • Recipes
  • Knowledge
Grilled Pork with Chimichurri Sauce Recipe

Grilled Pork with Chimichurri Sauce That Bursts With Flavor

Grilled Lamb Lollipops Recipe

Roman-Style Grilled Lamb Lollipops With Garlic & Herbs

Stop Making These Common Grilling Mistakes

What's the difference between a sweet potato and a yam

Are Sweet Potatoes and Yams the Same Thing?

The Reluctant Gourmet in the Pickleball Kitchen

Pickleball – Get Out of the Kitchen

Four sauces illustrating the world of sauces

Sauces Aren’t as Hard as You Think

A bowl of spaghetti with tomato and capers sauce

Spaghetti with Tomato and Caper Sauce — Why the Briny and Bright Combination Works

Classic French Chasseur sauce spooned over roasted rabbit

Chasseur Sauce Recipe for Chicken, Veal, and Wild Game

A man in grocery isle looking at cookies

Common Sense Ways to Lose Weight Without Going on a Diet

Sous Vide Swordfish

Sous Vide Swordfish — The Time, Temperature, and How to Finish It Properly

Sea Bass cooked with cherry tomatoes in a skillet

Pan-Roasted Sea Bass with Tomatoes and Capers — One Pan, the Sauce Builds Itself

a table with fresh herbs and their dried herb counterparts

Fresh Herb to Dried Herb Conversion Chart — Ratios for Every Common Herb

Parmesan cheese wedge on rustic wooden board

Parmesan Cheese — Real vs Imitation, How to Use Each, and What to Substitute

Bananas Foster over vanilla ice cream in a shallow bowl

Classic Bananas Foster Recipe — Butter, Rum, and Whether You Really Need the Flambé

Guanciale slab on rustic wooden board

How to Cook with Guanciale (and When It Beats Bacon)

A bunch of cilantro

How to Cook with Cilantro — Flavor, Uses, Substitutions, and Why Some People Hate It

Tomato Sauce vs Tomato Paste — What’s Different and When Each One Belongs in the Dish

double smash burger with melted cheese, crispy edges

Smash Burger Recipe: How to Get That Crispy Crust Right at Home

A ladle lifting glossy, deep-brown demi-glace from a saucepan

How to Make Demi-Glace — Not Classic, But Just As Good

Dicing an Onion

How to Cut an Onion (Without Tears or Mistakes)

Cooking with Red Chili Peppers

Cooking with Red Chili Peppers: Control Heat Like a Pro

A plate with pan fried flounder with potatoes

Pan-Fried Flounder with Potatoes and Parsley — How to Time Both So They Finish Together

Pasta with Garlic and Olive Oil Recipe

How to Make Pasta with Garlic and Oil — And Not Wreck the Garlic

rested chateaubriand on cutting board

Chateaubriand Recipe — How to Roast Beef Tenderloin and Build the Sauce

Elegant filet mignon sliced and plated with glossy red wine Chateaubriand sauce drizzled over

Chateaubriand Recipe — How to Roast Beef Tenderloin and Build the Sauce

Charcoal grill with glowing coals

Charcoal Grilling Mastery: Control Fire, Heat, and Flavor

A cartoon depicting the Reluctant Gourmet eating hot chile at a restaurant

Extremely Hot Bowl of Chili Cartoon

Braised Chilean Sea Bass Recipe

How to Braise Sea Bass — Why It Works and What You Get That Pan-Frying Doesn’t Give You

Grilled Salmon Steak with Dill

Grilled Salmon Steaks with Lemon and Dill Recipe

Fresh Pressed Olive Oil

Rice Pilaf Recipe

Rice Pilaf — The Recipe That Finally Replaced the Box Mix

A small saucepan of smooth, creamy bechamel sauce

Easy Béchamel Sauce Recipe (Perfect White Sauce Every Time)

« Previous Next »

About

I’ve been cooking seriously since the mid-1980s — self-taught, a lot of trial and error, and genuinely interested in why things work in the kitchen. I started this site in 1997 because I couldn’t find cooking writing that explained the reasoning. Still at it.

G. Stephen Jones at a food hall Full story →

Explore the Site

  • Cooking Terms
  • Cooking Tools
  • Cooking Ingredients
  • Techniques
  • Recipes
  • Contact

Find Me Here

  • Facebook
  • YouTube
  • Pinterest
  • Instagram
Copyright ©2026 | The Reluctant Gourmet | All Rights Reserved
Advertising Disclosure Terms of Use Copyright Info Privacy Policy