Thai jungle curry with catfish, homemade curry paste, Thai eggplant, and kaffir lime leaves. A fiery, coconut-free curry that's broth-based, bold, and ready in 20 minutes.
A creamy mushroom sauce with no cream at all: the silky body comes from mushrooms blended smooth with a reduced, aromatic curry-and-rosemary stock. Light, dairy-free, and elegant over chicken, steak, or pasta.
Lone dao jiow is a Thai coconut-fermented soybean dipping sauce served warm with fresh cucumber, cabbage, and green beans. Salty, sour, sweet in every bite.
Massaman curry paste: a homemade Thai-Muslim spice blend of dried chiles, lemongrass, galangal, shallots, and warm Indian-influenced spices. The flavor base for the country's most aromatic curry.
Sophisticate your chicken today with this easy crockpot recipe that you will end up storing in your cookbook.
Steak Diane: thinly pounded sirloin steaks pan-seared in butter and topped with a warm Worcestershire-shallot sauce. Classic 1950s tableside dinner, ready in under 10 minutes.
Penne or farfalle tossed with crispy pancetta, shallots, wilted radicchio, butter, balsamic, and parmesan. A Northern Italian weeknight pasta ready in 30 minutes.
Grilled chicken breast topped with warm fruit salsa of kiwi, strawberries, and cantaloupe marinated in a hot raspberry vinegar and tarragon dressing.
Thai satay sauce from scratch: a dry-toasted aromatic paste of chiles, shallots, garlic, and galangal cooked into coconut milk with peanuts, sesame, tamarind, and fish soy.
Thai yellow curry paste from scratch with toasted cumin and coriander seeds, dried red chilies, lemongrass, shallots, garlic, and warm spices. Pairs naturally with beef and pork.
Sautéed Swiss chard with crispy pancetta, shallots, toasted walnuts and fresh thyme. Quick Italian-style greens side dish ready in 25 minutes.
Grilled eggplant salad layered with yellow tomatoes, fresh mint, and a shallot-lemon vinaigrette. A stunning Mediterranean summer platter that pairs smoky grilled eggplant with cool raw tomato.
Mixed greens tossed with homemade balsamic vinaigrette made from shallots, fresh basil, and extra-virgin olive oil, then topped with grape tomatoes and yellow bell pepper strips.
Lean beef round steak browned, deglazed with brandy, and braised low in a tangy two-mustard sauce with shallots, sun-dried tomatoes, and juniper berries. An elegant braise that turns out fork-tender and rich.
Escargots a la Cauderan: petits-gris snails braised in a ham, shallot, and white wine sauce from the Bordeaux tradition. A rustic French appetizer cooked low and slow.
Roast venison loin marinated 24 hours in olive oil and aromatics, seared in clarified butter, and served with a savory wine sauce made from the bones, port, sherry vinegar, and currant jelly.