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The Making of a Chef

The Making of A Chef

Onions

All About Onions and How to Cook Them

Cooking Cartoon about Stinky Cheese

Stinky Cheese Cartoon

Cooking Cartoon Flipping Pancakes

Flipping Pancakes Cartoon

Cooking Cartoon about Sharpening a Knife

Little Too Sharp Knife Cartoon

Cooking Cartoon about Gazing at Cows on the Farm

Cow to Cuisine Cartoon: The Reluctant Gourmet Explores Beef Cuts

Cooking Cartoon Thanksgiving Turkey

Large Turkey Cartoon

Cooking Cartoon about Cooking with my Dad

One Cup of Wine Cartoon

Cooking Cartoon about a home chef cooking with his mom.

Dicing Onions Cartoon

Butternut Squash

Butternut Squash

Espresso

All About Espresso

Everyday Italian Cookbook

Everyday Italian by Giada DeLaurentiis

Food Photography

Fine Food Photography Library

How to Cook

Food Photography

Charcoal Grill

Choosing Between Gas and Charcoal Barbecue Grills

How to Grill A Turkey

How to Grill a Whole Turkey for Crispy Skin and Juicy Meat

Hand Blender

Hand Blenders

Cream Free Fettuccine with Shrimp Recipe

Highland Premium Beef

Highland Premium Beef — How It Differs from Angus and What That Means for Cooking

Holiday Party For d'Oeuvres

6 Amazing Hors d’oeuvres For the Holidays

Habanero Sauce Recipe

How to Cook with Hot Peppers — Heat Levels, Handling Tips, and the Best Uses for Each

A cut of lasagna sitting on white plate

How to Make the Best Basic Lasagna Recipe

Spinach Lasagna Recipe

Spinach and Roasted Pepper Lasagna Recipe

pizza

Pizza Rustica — The Italian Easter Meat Pie That Has Nothing to Do with Pizza

Barbecued Capon

How to Cook a Capon

Links

Creamy mashed potatoes in a large, oval rustic ceramic bowl with handles

How to Make Perfect Mashed Potatoes Every Time

Tortilla Beans and Tomatoes Recipe

Beans, Salsa and Tortillas Recipe

Spaghetti and Meatballs

Great Meals From Neighbors After the Birth of Our Second Daughter

Garlic Puree Recipe

Roasted Garlic Purée Recipe — How to Make It and What to Do With It

Sablefish in Mango Strudel Recipe

Pacific Sablefish in Filo Dough Recipe

Pan Sauce

How to Make Pan Sauces — The Method, the Ratio, and How to Turn It into a Classic

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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.

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