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Your Favorite Cookbooks

What Are Your Favorite Cookbooks?

Toasted Shrimp and Croutons with Tomatoes

Toasted Shrimp and Tomato Recipe

All About Salt

Is All Salt the Same? A No-Nonsense Cooking Guide

Gnocchi with bacon and peas in a creamy Parmesan sauce, plated elegantly in a shallow white ceramic bowl.

Gnocchi with Bacon and Peas in Cream Sauce — A Weeknight Dinner That Tastes Like You Planned It

Pecan Pie Recipe

How to Make the Perfect Pecan Pie: A Step-by-Step Guide

Steak with Green Peppercorn Sauce Recipe

Green Peppercorn Sauce — The French Pan Sauce That Works on Almost Everything

RG Thoughts

Conquer Last Minute Cooking Thoughts: Quick and Easy Dinner Ideas

Deer Valley Chili Recipe

Deer Valley Turkey Chili Recipe

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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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