Baked salmon
Be careful to balance salt with soy sauce. Great addition to small dinner parties
olive oil
Recipes with olive oil
Bannocks
Fun Pretzel-like snack when camping, or having an outdoor fire.
Gazpacho
Great and refreshing in the summer heat.
Enchilada Sauce
Roux with extra stuff
Goat Cheese Summer Salad
Substitute the lettuce for any other green, such as kale. Similarly, trade out the blueberrie...
Grilled Salmon
One of the most simple ways of infusing flavor into salmon. Experiment with the marinade prop...
Gumbo
Classic New Orleans Stew; great in the fall and winter with the okra harvest. Variations are...
Pan-Seared Steak
Better and cheaper than going to a steakhouse. Bone-in cuts are the best
pasta dough
Basic pasta dough. Lots of room for variation, but this is a good starting point for spaghett...
Prime Beef Rib Roast
Expensive cut, but one should know how to cook it when necessary.
Quinoa Tofu Salad
The oil with the avocado makes this a creamy protein salad. It's usually a crowd favorite.
Roasted Butternut Squash
Easy. Use a spoon to remove the squash seeds.
Roasted Cauliflower
Underrated vegetable.
Risotto
Very technical but rewarding dish. Make sure to have your mis en place en pointe. ingredient...
Roasted Chicken Quarters
Great and easy way to process boned chicken. This is all about the skin. Don't skip the work...
Roasted Delicata Squash
Generalizes to other squash, and is easy and tasty
Roasted Lamb Leg
This big cut of meat can feed a lot people for little effort.
Roasted Eggplant
Easy and tasty way to make eggplant. Puree when cold for a spreadable version.
Roasted Okra
Of all the ways to prepare okra, this is one of them.
Roasted Potatoes
Don't think too hard about it.
Roasted Smoked Turkey
Delicious alternative to traditional turkey; always juicy. I make this twice a year.
Roasted Spaghetti Squash
Easy alternative to pasta, though it doesn't soak up sauce as nicely. This feeds more people...
Sauteed Zucchini and Okra
Delicious vegan saute. Always remember to work in layers.
Scampi Sauce
Of shrimp scampi fame.
Whole Roasted Chicken
This is just such an efficient and delicious way to have chicken. Save the bones for stock af...