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fundamentals

Fundamental Recipes

Start with the basics to take your home cooking to the next level! These component recipes will form the backbone of your meals. You’ll find tutorials on how to cook whole grains and legumes, familiar sauces and dressings, perfected scrambled and fried eggs, and more.

Kate's Pick: How to Make Frittatas

traditional stovetop frittata recipe

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best hummus recipe

hummus

The Best Hummus

Easy homemade enchilada sauce is so easy! This sauce tastes so good, you'll never go back to the store-bought kind. Perfect for your other Mexican recipes, too! cookieandkate.com

Mexican

How to Make Enchilada Sauce

crispy baked tofu recipe

vegan

How to Make Crispy Baked Tofu

This baba ganoush recipe is the best! It's easy to make, too.

Middle Eastern

Epic Baba Ganoush

sliced and diced mango

fundamentals

How to Cut a Mango

arugula pesto recipe

sauces & condiments

Arugula Pesto

refried black beans

Mexican

Refried Black Beans

peanut butter recipe

sauces & condiments

Homemade Peanut Butter

how to measure flour

fundamentals

How to Measure Flour

cooked swiss chard on plate

side dishes

Quick Swiss Chard

pickled jalapenos with taco ingredients

sauces & condiments

Pickled Jalapeรฑos

cashew butter on toast

fundamentals

Cashew Butter

muesli in bowl

fast breakfasts

Muesli

lemon vinaigrette recipe

salad dressing

Lemon Vinaigrette

balsamic glaze recipe

sauces & condiments

Homemade Balsamic Glaze (Balsamic Reduction)

roasted delicata squash recipe

roasted vegetables

Perfect Roasted Delicata Squash

roasted butternut squash

roasted vegetables

Perfect Roasted Butternut Squash

green enchilada sauce recipe

Mexican

Easy Green Enchilada Sauce

roasted acorn squash

roasted vegetables

Perfect Roasted Acorn Squash

ranch dressing recipe

salad dressing

Homemade Ranch Dressing

roasted red peppers recipe

roasted vegetables

Roasted Red Peppers

roasted cherry tomatoes close-up

roasted vegetables

Roasted Tomatoes

buttermilk recipe

fundamentals

How to Make Buttermilk

gremolata recipe

fundamentals

Gremolata (Italian Parsley Condiment)

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