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How-To Recipes, Kitchen Tips & Cooking Basics

Whether you're learning the basics or just want to make cooking feel easy, you're in the right place! This collection of how-to recipes and kitchen tips will walk you through everything from simple cooking techniques to must-know staples that you'll use again and again. Think of this as your go-to guide for building confidence in the kitchen, one delicious step at a time!


Cooking Basics Everyone Should Know

  • Dipping a corn tortilla chip in fresh guacamole.
    Simple Guacamole Recipe without Cilantro
  • How to Roast Garlic
  • a ripened banana peeled down the side laying on a blackened banana skin
    How to Ripen Bananas in the oven
  • A plate full of crispy golden oven baked french fries with a side of ketchup.
    Crispy Homemade Oven Baked French Fries

Sauces, Dressings & Flavor Boosters

  • Teriyaki sauce in a white bowl with a spoon.
    Simple Teriyaki Sauce Recipe
  • Cajun seasoning blend in a white bowl with a wooden spice spoon.
    The Best Cajun Seasoning Spice Blend
  • honey garlic sauce in a white serving bowl with cloves of fresh garlic in the background
    Honey Garlic Sauce
  • A white bowl filled with salad dressing and a spoon.
    Honey Dijon Vinaigrette Salad Dressing

Baking & Pantry Staples

  • A prepared jar of cashew milk, with a carafe of filtered water and a bowl of raw cashews in the background.
    Cashew Milk Recipe
  • a completed loaf of no knead bread cut in half
    No Knead Bread
  • homemade flour tortillas
    Homemade Flour Tortillas
  • Baguette garlic bread cut into thick slices.
    Baguette Garlic Bread

Kitchen Tips & Techniques

  • A blue bowl filled with velvet chicken with a pair of chopsticks on the side.
    Velveting Chicken The Easy Way! (Just Like Chinese Takeaway)
  • A large bowl filled with bone broth and vegetables right after it has finished cooking.
    Homemade Bone Broth
  • Two roasted chicken on a baking sheet.
    Spatchcock Chicken Recipe
  • sushi rice in a blue bowl with a pair of chopsticks and a rice server
    Sushi Rice Recipe

Foundational Recipes

  • assembled pie crust with a fluted edge in a white pie dish
    Sweet Dough Pie Crust
  • Cream cheese buttercream frosting on a whisk attachment.
    Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting
  • A pile of garlic butter shrimp on a plate.
    Easy Garlic Butter Shrimp Recipe (Oven Baked)

More How-To Recipes

  • A colorful wooden spoon taking a scoop of toasted sesame seeds.
    How To Toast Sesame Seeds
  • A white bowl filled with garlic parmesan sauce with parsley and garlic on the side.
    Easy Garlic Parmesan Sauce
  • Buffalo wing sauce in a clear jar.
    Buffalo Wing Sauce
  • A glass bowl filled with homemade hot chocolate mix with candy canes and mini marshmallows on the side.
    Homemade Hot Chocolate Mix
  • Honey roasted cashews piled high and spilling out of a glass jar.
    Honey Roasted Cashews
  • A baking sheet filled with roasted broccoli sprinkled with lemon pepper.
    Oven Roasted Broccoli with Lemon Pepper
  • A stack of chocolate chip cookies with one broken in half on top to show the inside and a jar of milk in the background.
    Small Batch Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Pouring the pumpkin pie spice mix into a jar.
    Pumpkin Pie Spice Recipe
  • Sponge Toffee smashed up into bite sized pieces.
    Sponge Toffee (Honeycomb Toffee)
  • A warm bowl of creamy roasted butternut squash soup with all the garnishes in a white bowl.
    Creamy Roasted Butternut Squash Soup
  • A piece of pumpkin pie on a pie serving spatula.
    Sugar Pumpkin Pie from Scratch
  • A pile of bierocks with one cut open to show the inside of the bierock.
    Bierocks (Cabbage Buns)
  • Dipping a french dip sandwich in a side of au jus.
    French Dip Sandwiches
  • A while bowl filled with prepared bang bang sauce with a silver spoon on the side.
    Bang Bang Sauce
  • The ultimate crispy baked sweet potato fries on a baking sheet surrounding a bowl of chipotle aioli.
    Crispy Baked Sweet Potato Fries
  • Pizza Marinara Sauce
  • showing a baked pizza crust with a slice missing
    Perfect Pizza Crust
  • hollandaise sauce in a brown ramekin with parsley scattered on the side
    Easy Hollandaise Sauce
  • classic eggs Benedict on a white plate with hollandaise sauce dripping down the side and tomatoes on the side
    Classic Eggs Benedict
  • scattered strawberry and french vanilla french macarons on a white background
    French Macarons
  • Pan Fried Maple Sweet Potatoes on a white serving plate with fresh sprigs of thyme in the corner
    Pan Fried Maple Sweet Potatoes
  • side angle picture of cabbage on a white serving plate
    Sautéed Red Cabbage
  • Brown rice with peppers piled high in a white serving bowl
    Instant Pot Brown Rice with Peppers
  • A bowl of roasted almonds.
    Roasted Almonds
  • a plate full of crispy baked wedge fries with a small serving of ketchup on the side
    Crispy Baked Wedge Fries
  • Caramelized Onion and Roasted Garlic Hummus
  • Sweet and Sour Pork
  • Overhead shot of the chicken pot pie, missing one piece with a grey and white striped dishtowel in the background
    Chicken Pot Pie
  • a large pile of baked Cheddar Tarragon Buttermilk Biscuits
    Cheddar Tarragon Buttermilk Biscuits
  • crispy tofu bites 3 ways served on a large platter with ranch dipping sauce and fresh veggies
    Crispy Tofu Bites
  • maple vanilla coffee syrup with two cups of coffee
    Maple Vanilla Coffee Syrup
  • Coconut Cashew Vanilla Ice Cream
  • crispy baked tofu straight out of the oven
    Crispy Baked Tofu
  • all of the ingredients to make taco seasoning in a small white mixing bowl
    Homemade Taco Seasoning
  • a white serving bowl filled with roasted garlic thyme aioli sauce
    Roasted Garlic Thyme Aioli
  • light simple syrup being poured into a pitcher
    Light Simple Syrup
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Hey, I'm Jessica!


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I'm a self-taught home cook, recipe developer & food photographer based in the small town of Okotoks, Alberta. Here you'll find easy-to-make, family-friendly recipes made from real ingredients to inspire any level of home cook. I share everything from quick and easy weeknight recipes to delicious sweet treats. I'd love to hear from you if you have any questions or want to connect!

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Spring Recipes

  • A large square white platter of strawberry goat cheese salad with the dressing on the side and wooden serving spoons.
    Strawberry Goat Cheese Salad
  • Two blackened chicken sandwiches stacked on top of one an other with a toothpick holding them in place.
    Blackened Chicken Sandwiches
  • Chocolate twists on a serving plate surrounded by more chocolate pastries with mini chocolate chips in the background.
    Chocolate Twist Pastries
  • A honey dijon salmon filet on a plate with extra glaze scooped on top.
    Baked Honey Dijon Salmon (in under 30 minutes!)
  • cheesy asparagus and bacon stuffed chicken breast right out of the oven
    Cheesy Asparagus & Bacon Stuffed Chicken Breast
  • A stack of rich lemon blondies with a lemon twist on top.
    Rich Lemon Blondies Recipe
See more Spring Recipes →

Top Recipes

  • honey garlic sauce in a white serving bowl with cloves of fresh garlic in the background
    Honey Garlic Sauce
  • A serving platter full of honey hot chicken salad with wooden serving spoons on the side.
    Honey Hot Chicken Salad
  • A black plate with antojitos circling a pot of basil pesto sour cream dipping sauce.
    Antojitos
  • two burgers standing tall side by side
    Pure Beef Burgers
  • A large white casserole dish half filled with dumplings and a serving spoon scooping some sauce.
    Viral Baked Dumplings (One-Pan Meal!)
  • A single white bowl of hamburger soup with a bay leaf on top, and fresh tomatoes on the side.
    Classic Hamburger Soup

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