Cook Without Fear

Learn the technique.
Make it yours.

Real food, useful lessons, and stories from a working kitchen.

Cook something

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A pot of potato chowder, some leftover ham, and the corn that stayed in the freezer.

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A hearty potato chowder base, with ham, corn and other ways to make it yours.

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French onion soup, a clean-out-the-fridge salad, and a night when assembly was enough.

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Years of complicated steak experiments, one patient friend, and a lesson in keeping it simple.

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The hot-grill steak method Dan taught me, with room to make it yours.

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A slow cooker, crispy pork, and a different kind of Taco Tuesday.