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Chicken Udon Noodle Soup

Chicken Udon Noodle Soup

Chicken Udon Noodle Soup is comfort food. It is so simple and nourishing with rich basic flavors it makes a great remedy for colds or just a cold and rainy day. It has such a clean flavor profile it is even great with kids. Restaurants 

How to Make Chimichurri

How to Make Chimichurri

Chimichurri is such a legendary thing that it almost seems mysterious to many. It has the perception of being something difficult to make and only enjoyed on special occasions at a steak house or high end restaurant. While that may be true for many Chefs 

Vegan Quinoa Broccoli Soup

Vegan Quinoa Broccoli Soup

Vegan Quinoa Broccoli Soup should really be named “anything goes” soup or “whatever you have” soup. The reality is we have made this soup hundreds of times in restaurants and the ingredients have never been exactly the same, but every time it is delicious. How 

Easy No Grill Steak Fajitas

Easy No Grill Steak Fajitas

Fajitas are one of the most popular dishes in many Tex-Mex restaurants for a reason. Their steaming and sizzling action based aromas are a thing to revere. And they are notoriously difficult to make at home and never the same with take out. With this 

Slow Cooker Barbecue Appetizers

Slow Cooker Barbecue Appetizers

Barbecue is notorious for being a slow process that is intimidating and requires equipment and devotion. Truthfully it is tough to match what the pittmasters have perfected. However with this recipe we will make a time and money saving version that works great as a 

Apple Cider French Toast

Apple Cider French Toast

On it’s own French toast or pain perdu as it is called in France, is a classic worth celebrating. There have been many iterations by chefs all over the world. We like to celebrate the fall with apple cider french toast and the apples and 

How to Make Avocado Miso Soup

How to Make Avocado Miso Soup

This easy recipe for Miso Avocado Soup is light, quick, and healthy. There are variations on this staple all throughout the world. This recipe is a chefs favorite pick me up quick meal in busy kitchens. Restaurants often have batches of miso broth on hand 

Orange Sesame Chicken

Orange Sesame Chicken

Orange sesame chicken is such a standard take out classic. It’s a very simple dish with few ingredients. That being said it is a recipe that most home cooks and even a lot of chefs are intimidated by for no reason. The secret to making 

How to make Chilaquiles

How to make Chilaquiles

Chilaquiles are a classic dish in Mexico. Although they are often associated with breakfast they can be enjoyed for any meal. They are quite simple to make and you can add any number of favorites to make them to your tastes! What are Chilaquiles? Chilaquiles 

How Chefs Make Mashed Potatoes

How Chefs Make Mashed Potatoes

Spend time in any modern European style restaurant kitchen and you will hear a lot of banter about how chefs make mashed potatoes. The recipe is as time tested and contested as it is classic. There are variances and disputes, sometimes heated arguments of passion