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Cooking School

Our cooking school series is essentially our back to basics series. It will get you in the kitchen making essentials to have on hand!

We are all about creating quick and delicious recipes for you, but sometimes you want to be able to create one yourself with what you have on hand. One of the best tools to being able to throw a quick dinner on the table is to know some of the basic ways to cook! Here we have collected some of our best resources on basic cooking skills and tips that will make you successful in the kitchen!

Think: How to Cook Quinoa, How to Make Almond Milk, Cooking Bacon in the Oven, How to Make Pumpkin Puree, How to Make Homemade Mayo, How to Preserve Fresh Herbs in the Freezer, and so much more.

Enjoy!

Overhead image of a bowl of cooked lentils.

Side Dishes

How to Cook Lentils

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a sliced Thanksgiving turkey presented on a platter with orange slices and greens from above.

Thanksgiving

How to Roast a Thanksgiving Turkey (with Herbs and Citrus)

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three bottles of vanilla sticks and beans with vodka being poured in.

Cooking School

How to Make Homemade Vanilla Extract

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overhead of a bowl of the best rice.

Side Dishes

How to Make the Best Rice Pilaf At Home

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Roasted red peppers in three jars.

Cooking School

How to Roast Peppers

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a whisk covered with marshmallow fluff held.

Sweets

How to Make Marshmallow Fluff

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side view of an assembled eggs benedict sandwich on a plate with a fork.

Breakfast

How to Make Poached Eggs

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overhead of a christmas charcuterie board

Appetizers

How To Make a Charcuterie Board (& Bacon Onion Jam Recipe)!

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How to Clean Strawberries

Cooking School

How to Clean Strawberries (So They Last Longer)!

Grilled Chicken Thighs

Grilling Recipes

My Family’s Favorite Grilled Chicken Thighs

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Gluten Free

How to Make Crispy Chickpeas (Air Fryer & Oven)

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Hummus Recipe ready to eat

Appetizers

Easy Hummus Recipe

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How to Make Perfect Scrambled Eggs

Breakfast

Perfect Scrambled Eggs

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natural easter egg dye options

Spring

How to Make Natural Easter Egg Dye

how to cook bacon in air fryer

Air Fryer

Air Fryer Bacon

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instant pot hard-boiled eggs

Cooking School

Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs

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roasted spaghetti squash

Gluten Free

How to Cook Spaghetti Squash

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Plated roasted kabocha squash recipe ready to eat

Side Dishes

Roasted Kabocha Squash Recipe

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A bowl of Instant Pot Shredded Chicken

Meal Prep

How To Make Shredded Chicken in the Instant Pot

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How to make pumpkin puree

Cooking School

How To Make Pumpkin Purée

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Cooked fettuccine in the Instant Pot.

Instant Pot

How to Cook Pasta in the Instant Pot

Homemade oat flour in a bowl.

Cooking School

How to Make Oat Flour

Croutons in a jar.

Dairy Free

How to Make Croutons

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Homemade vegetable stock in jars.

Vegetarian

How to Make Vegetable Stock

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Classic risotto in bowl with parsley on top.

Cooking School

How to Make Risotto

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Instant Pot Baked Potatoes

Instant Pot

Instant Pot Baked Potatoes

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A plate of cauliflower rolls.

Dairy Free

‘Everything Bagel’ Cauliflower Rolls

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Turkey stock in a pot

Christmas

How to Make Turkey Stock

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