Poultry Essentials: Twice-Fried Crispy Chicken

All my houseguests have left today, and my new group will not be here until tomorrow....

Poultry Essentials: Dry Brine Recipe

I just dry-brined 15 turkeys, and you think I might have a few photos to share;...

Breakfast Essentials: Cloud Eggs

These are fun to make, and look and taste wonderful on your breakfast table. Your guests...

DIY Essentials: Homemade Potato Starch

Not all grocers carry potato starch, so if the time comes when you need some, here...

Soup Essentials: Awesome Fire-Roasted Tomato Soup

I really, really wanted to call this a bisque, but there is no such thing as...

Beef Essentials: Salt & Pepper Bottom-Round Roast

What do you feed a dozen crazy, jet-lagged Brits and Scotts staying with you? No worries…...

Pork Essentials: Chops in a Creamy Mushroom Sauce

Got thirty minutes on your hands, and a couple of pork chops in your back pocket?...

Bagel Essentials: 3-Cheese, 2-Meat Bagel Pizza

Last night I could not decide if I wanted a wood-fired pizza, or a good juicy...

Sauce Essentials: In-N-Out Burger Special Sauce

The In-N-Out burger is very simple: buns, American cheese, yellow onion, iceberg lettuce, beefsteak tomato, 80/20...

Bread Essentials: Hearty Gluten-Free Bread

This recipe comes from a neighbor of mine who used to own a restaurant in San...