Cooking Difficulty
Choose a recipe that matches your experience or helps you practice something new. The five levels—Beginner, Easy, Intermediate, Advanced, and Expert—reflect the skills, precision, and coordination involved. Read the method before starting; a quick recipe can still call for careful technique.
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Advanced
Put your culinary experience to work with recipes that reward skill, patience, and attention to detail. From refined preparations to challenging cooking techniques, these dishes offer experienced home cooks the opportunity to create impressive results and expand their culinary repertoire.
Beginner
New to cooking? Start here! These approachable recipes feature simple ingredients, familiar kitchen tools, and easy-to-follow instructions. No previous cooking experience is needed—just a little curiosity and an appetite for something delicious.
Easy
Ready to build your kitchen confidence? These recipes introduce everyday cooking techniques while keeping preparation straightforward and enjoyable. Perfect for home cooks who know their way around the kitchen and appreciate delicious results without unnecessary complications.
Intermediate
Take your cooking skills to the next level! These recipes invite you to explore more involved preparations, coordinate multiple steps, and practice techniques that bring greater depth, flavor, and creativity to your cooking. A rewarding choice for confident home cooks looking for a satisfying challenge.
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Blackberry Five Spice Sauce
Serve with grilled pork tenderloin, chicken or duck. Chinese five-spice sauce can be found in the Asian foods section of better grocers. Ingredients 1/4 cup (60 ml) apple…
Chipotle Pepper Cream Sauce
For a little spice, this tofu cheese sauce includes chipotle pepper, and is delicious tossed over pasta or steamed veggies Ingredients 6 ounces (170 g) light tofu 3/4…
Potatoes Anna
This classic French dish can be baked up to eight hours ahead. Let it cool completely, then cover loosely with foil, and refrigerate. To serve, reheat in a…
Thai Pumpkin Soup
Serve garnished with chopped cilantro, chopped peanuts, and sour cream or plain yogurt. Ingredients 1/2 large onion, peeled, chopped 1 Tablespoon olive oil 1/2 Tablespoon tomato paste…
Carrot Ginger Tofu Soup
Ingredients 4 (244 g) medium carrots, peeled, halved or 2 cups chopped 1/4 (18 g) small onion, peeled or 2 Tablespoons chopped 4 small garlic cloves, peeled 2…
Cream of Spinach Soup
Ingredients 2 Tablespoons (20 g) onion, peeled, chopped 1 teaspoon olive oil 1/2 pound (277 g) fresh spinach, washed 2 cups (480 ml) low sodium chicken or vegetable…
Colcannon Potatoes
Ingredients 2 pounds cabbage, shredded 2 cups water 4 pounds potatoes, peeled and quartered 2 cups milk 1 cup chopped green onions Salt and coarsely ground pepper to…
Sriracha Sauce
This homemade version of the insanely popular Thai hot chile-garlic sauce is thinner and fresher-tasting than store-bought. It needs a few days to ferment at room temperature, but…
Zesty Hominy and Cheese
A different sidedish using hominy, sour cream, cheese and green chilies. Friends who say they don’t like hominy eat it and ask for more. It’s fast and tasty.…
Parmesan Baked Potatoes
It always amazed me that this simple recipe could make potatoes taste so good. Ingredients 6 tablespoons butter, melted 3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese 8 medium unpeeled red…
