You can see how the sous vide steak (on top) cooks more evenly

    Getting Started Cooking Sous Vide

    Sous vide is a relatively simple cooking technique that can transform food. Getting started cooking with sous vide requires a little time, money, and know-how.

    Unroasted Garlic

    Three Recipes: The Best Way to Roast Garlic

    Something magical happens when you learn how to roast garlic the right way that concentrates the garlic’s flavors while adding some sweetness, and reducing raw garlic’s pungent bite.

    A classic version of the Old Fashioned

    Take a Drink and Travel Through Time as We Explore the Old Fashioned

    Grab a drink and travel through time as we explore the history and evolution of the Old Fashioned one drink at a time from whiz-bang bartenders from the 1800s to Wisconsin supper clubs to today’s craft cocktail rooms.

    Roasted bison hanger steak with savory bread pudding

    Thinking About Buffalo as an Ingredient

    Over the last twenty-five years there has been a lot more interest in bison or buffalo meat, unfortunately for most people, their experience doesn’t go much beyond buffalo burgers. Come along with us as we try out a variety of cuts and learn more about this most American of animals.

    Close up of grilled chicken

    Fall in Love with Grilled Barbecue Chicken

    For BBQ chicken you can fall in love with that is crispy on the outside & succulent and juicy on the inside try using indirect heat and your grill.

    Tomato soup and grilled cheese

    Why You Should Try Not Your School Lunch Tomato Soup

    Growing up tomato soup was my least favorite school lunch item. It tasted like the lunch ladies just watered down a big pot of water with a small can of V8 and a dash of red food coloring. It took a long time and a lot of trial and error to figure out how to make a tomato soup that I loved to eat.

    Tender Slow Cooked Pork Tacos

    An Easy Way to Make Great Slow Cooked Pork Tacos

    Learn how to use your crock-pot to make great slow-cooked pork tacos with a sweet, spicy, citrus flavor that are so tender the pork just falls apart.

    Smokehouse Chili

    Making Smokehouse Chili

    It’s hard for me to think of anything better than a warm bowl of chili on a cold winter day. Especially if it’s a hearty, smoky chili with rich, deep flavors.

    Cookies With Milk

    Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies as Good as They Sound

    There are days when nothing in the world sounds better than warm peanut butter chocolate chunk cookies and a cold glass of milk.

    Timing is everything

    Learning Life Lessons from Making Jambalaya

    When you’re learning to cook certain dishes are important because they teach you something fundamental. It might be a new technique, a unique ingredient, or something as simple timing.
    Spit Roasted Leg of Lamb

    Why You Should Spit Roast Your Next Leg of Lamb

    For one of the world’s great culinary treats spit roast your next leg of lamb. Spit roasted leg of lamb is tender and delicious and oh so fun to watch as it spins slowly over the grill.

    Great Summer Gazpacho

    What I Love About Gazpacho

    A challenge for me can be making sure I’m eating enough healthy vegetables, which is why I love keeping a batch of fresh gazpacho on hand.

    Raspberry jam all done

    How I Learned to Can and Lived to Tell About It

    Canning can be scary, but once I got over my irrational fear of poisoning my future self I was able to finally learn how to can.
    Tender shrimp cocktail

    For Great Shrimp Cocktail Try Poaching

    Making shrimp cocktail at home is a lot easier and more affordable than you think. All it takes to make a tender and delicious shrimp cocktail that is full of bright flavors that highlight the shrimp is learning how to slowly poach the shrimp.