Recipes

Hearty skillet breakfast with potatoes, andouille sausage, eggs, and Creole seasoning

Good Old Fashioned Pancakes

Simple, fluffy pancakes from a classic family recipe

Paleo Granola

65 min

Grain-free granola of soaked almonds, macadamias and pumpkin seeds, bound with pureed raisins — dehydrate for 'live' granola or bake it quickly

Spicy Rosemary Sausage and Potato Hash

Bold, moderately spicy breakfast hash with sausage, potatoes, serrano, garlic, paprika and plenty of fresh rosemary — made here with chicken or turkey sausage

Turkey Breakfast Skillet

Quick, egg-free ground turkey skillet with white potato, peppers and onion — Whole30, paleo, and good for meal prep

Beer Battered Fish

35 min

Classic British-style beer battered cod or haddock — crispy golden crust

Chicken and Bowtie Pasta with Asiago Cream Sauce

Chicken, prosciutto, and mushrooms in a rich Asiago cream sauce tossed with farfalle

Chicken Tikka Masala

Rich, creamy north Indian curry

Cincinnati Chili

140 min

Meat sauce seasoned with warm spices — cocoa, cinnamon, cardamom — served over spaghetti as a 3-way; Carl's recipe

Coconut Curry with Potatoes

Mild coconut milk curry with russet potatoes (or sweet potatoes) and onion, made with chicken, turkey or white fish and served over brown rice — adapted from a vegan cauliflower curry

Double K Grilled Salmon

95 min

Salmon marinated in a sweet-savory pineapple glaze and grilled to perfection

Fish Tacos

Tilapia fried in avocado oil with homemade seasoning on street taco flour shells

Garlic Butter Baked Rainbow Trout

18 min

Tender rainbow trout baked in foil with melted butter, garlic, and dill

Ground Turkey Teriyaki Bowls

Quick ground turkey and vegetable skillet in a homemade coconut aminos teriyaki sauce, served over rice — soy-free and ready in 20 minutes

Hawaiian Shrimp Curry

35 min

Coconut-milk shrimp curry with a light, fragrant sauce — serve over rice

Julia Child's Beef Bourguignon

330 min

The classic French braised beef with red wine, pearl onions, mushrooms, and bacon — from Mastering the Art of French Cooking

Mujadarra (Lentils with Rice)

Middle Eastern lentils with caramelized onions, garlic, and spices over brown rice

Panang Curry with Chicken

35 min

Rich, fragrant Thai-style panang curry with chicken in coconut milk

Penne Rustica

Grilled chicken (or shrimp) and penne in a Romano cream sauce, finished in a 500°F oven — Carl's recipe

Shahi Paneer

50 min

Royal North Indian paneer curry — paneer in a rich onion-tomato gravy with almond-cashew paste, curd, and cream

Spaghetti and Meatballs

Classic weeknight spaghetti with beef meatballs and jarred pasta sauce

Spaghetti with Meat Sauce

Half whole grain, half classic spaghetti with an organic ground beef sauce and parmesan

Tandoori-Style Grilled Chicken Breasts

95 min

Yogurt-marinated chicken with aromatic spices — grilled to juicy perfection

Air Fryer Sweet Potatoes

Seasoned sweet potato cubes with crisp edges and tender centers, ready in 10 minutes

Easy Garlic-Cheese Biscuits

Drop biscuits with cheddar and garlic butter — melt-in-your-mouth and quick

Irish Chips

Thick-cut, twice-cooked deep-fried chips in the British pub style

Texas Roadhouse Rolls

200 min

Soft, buttery copycat dinner rolls — fluffy and slightly sweet

Classic Turkey Soup

135 min

Slow cooker turkey soup with roasted butternut squash, parsnips, carrots, and a whole head of roasted garlic, finished with fresh kale or herbs

Creamy Chicken Soup

Dairy-free creamy chicken soup with carrots, celery, and onion, thickened with arrowroot and Nutpods — Whole30, gluten-free, freezes well

Easy Dahl Lentil Soup

25 min

Fragrant Indian lentil soup with mustard and cumin seeds bloomed in oil — quick, vegan, and endlessly adaptable

French Onion Soup

70 min

Tyler Florence's classic — deeply caramelized onions in red wine beef broth topped with Gruyère croutons

Merwin's Shrimp Gumbo

165 min

Classic Louisiana dark-roux shrimp gumbo with smoked sausage — the darker the roux, the better

Mexican Meatball Soup (Albóndigas)

Jill Cole's Christmas Eve albóndigas — beef and pork meatballs with rice and cilantro in a tomato-salsa broth

Rosemary Pork and Garbanzo Bean Soup

140 min

Carl's hearty pork and chickpea soup with rosemary and warm spices — simmers for hours and gets better over time

The Ultimate Creamy Potato Soup

65 min

One-pot bacon and potato soup — puree half for creamy texture while keeping real potato chunks; ancho chili powder is the secret

Turkey Meatballs & Kale in Lemony Garlic Broth

Herby turkey meatballs and kale simmered in a lemony garlic broth with leek, carrot, and potato — paleo, gluten-free, and Whole30

Zuppa Toscana

70 min

Olive Garden-inspired Tuscan soup — Italian sausage, bacon, russet potatoes, and kale in a cream broth

Best Brownies

55 min

Rich, fudgy brownies with a honey-cocoa frosting

Best Chocolate Chip Cookies (Dora's)

27 min

Family recipe from Dora — chewy, double-sugar chocolate chip cookies

Grandma's Gingersnap Cookies

29 min

Melt-in-your-mouth ginger cookies rolled in cinnamon sugar — a family recipe since 1899

Old-Fashioned Peanut Butter Cookies

34 min

Classic crosshatch peanut butter cookies from Bon Appétit — crisp edges, chewy center, no chocolate

Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

Rich, chewy peanut butter cookies loaded with chocolate chips — adapted from Aunt Cora's World's Best Cookies

Cajun Spice Mix

Carl's cajun spice blend — proportions in parts, use 2–3 tablespoons per recipe

Cinnamon-Sugar Blend

The ideal all-purpose cinnamon-sugar ratio — 4:1 sugar to cinnamon by volume

Classic Caramel Sauce

15 min

Traditional dry-sugar caramel — richer and more complex than brown sugar shortcuts

Creamy Habanero Sauce

Rich, mildly spicy cream sauce with habanero — great over chicken or pasta

Easy Caramel Sauce (Ree Drummond)

15 min

No-fail brown sugar caramel sauce — mix everything in a pan and cook; no candy thermometer needed

Fish Taco Seasoning

Smoky, spicy dry rub for fish tacos

Homemade Biscuit Mix

All-purpose biscuit mix to keep on hand — makes biscuits, waffles, or pancakes

Homemade Egg Noodles

25 min

Four-ingredient egg noodles — no special equipment, ready in 25 minutes, perfect for soups and stroganoff

Homemade Lasagna Noodles

46 min

Fresh egg pasta noodles for lasagna — rich, thin, and worth the 45 minutes

Hot Fudge Sauce

Glossy, bittersweet hot fudge sauce with Dutch-process cocoa and real chocolate — Gourmet magazine classic

Kittencal's Brown Sugar Caramel Sauce

8 min

Quick 5-minute caramel sauce with salted butter and heavy cream — richer than the half-and-half version

Mango Salsa

Fresh mango salsa with cilantro, tomato, and lime

Meat Rubs (Oink, Cluck, Moo)

Three dry rubs: Oink (pork), Cluck (chicken), Moo (beef brisket) — each makes 1 cup

Moist & Tender Chicken Breasts

27 min

Stovetop chicken breasts cooked perfectly moist every time via steam-resting

Tangy BBQ Sauce

North Carolina-inspired vinegar BBQ sauce with added tomato — thin, tangy, and spicy

Texas Roadhouse Butter

Sweet honey cinnamon butter — perfect on rolls, pancakes, or sweet potatoes

Almond Flour Shortbread Cookies

22 min

Vegan, grain-free, paleo shortbread cookies made with almond flour, maple syrup and coconut oil

Chia Seed Pudding

Make-ahead overnight chia pudding with dairy-free milk and unsweetened coconut yogurt, topped with strawberries and toasted almonds

Classic Turkey Soup

135 min

Slow cooker turkey soup with roasted butternut squash, parsnips, carrots, and a whole head of roasted garlic, finished with fresh kale or herbs

Coconut Cream Chocolate Mousse

Whipped chilled coconut cream with cocoa, vanilla and cinnamon, lightly sweetened with stevia or monk fruit

Coconut Curry with Potatoes

Mild coconut milk curry with russet potatoes (or sweet potatoes) and onion, made with chicken, turkey or white fish and served over brown rice — adapted from a vegan cauliflower curry

Creamy Chicken Soup

Dairy-free creamy chicken soup with carrots, celery, and onion, thickened with arrowroot and Nutpods — Whole30, gluten-free, freezes well

Ground Turkey Teriyaki Bowls

Quick ground turkey and vegetable skillet in a homemade coconut aminos teriyaki sauce, served over rice — soy-free and ready in 20 minutes

Liver Repair Smoothie

Dairy-free green smoothie with almond or coconut milk, spinach, avocado and berries, plus a scoop of Liver Repair powder and collagen peptides

Paleo Granola

65 min

Grain-free granola of soaked almonds, macadamias and pumpkin seeds, bound with pureed raisins — dehydrate for 'live' granola or bake it quickly

Spicy Rosemary Sausage and Potato Hash

Bold, moderately spicy breakfast hash with sausage, potatoes, serrano, garlic, paprika and plenty of fresh rosemary — made here with chicken or turkey sausage

Turkey Breakfast Skillet

Quick, egg-free ground turkey skillet with white potato, peppers and onion — Whole30, paleo, and good for meal prep

Turkey Meatballs & Kale in Lemony Garlic Broth

Herby turkey meatballs and kale simmered in a lemony garlic broth with leek, carrot, and potato — paleo, gluten-free, and Whole30

Cheese Fondue