The Arsenal®

Just started cooking? Is the kitchen as foreign to you as Uzbekistan? Have no fear. These are the recipes that will build the foundation of your pantry and teach you the skills you need to grow as a cook, not to mention rack up compliments faster than Katy Perry gains Twitter followers.

Six homemade English muffins in tins on a baking sheet and four empty tins.

English Muffins

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Far easier to make than you might imagine. And unspeakably more flavorful than anything you can find that’s store-bought.

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  • 30 M
  • 3 H, 30 M
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Four portions of roasted beet and quinoa salad served in a radicchio leaves on a white marble board.

Roasted Beet and Quinoa Salad

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The epitome of what healthful food ought to be, this salad not only looks stunning but, more importantly, is just as stunning to the palate.

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  • 30 M
  • 2 H
  • 0
A child eating a bowl of cooked pasta with red sauce.

Red Sauce ~ Sugo di Pomodoro

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“Simple, quick, and delicious.” “Elegant.” “It sure as heck is good.” That’s what folks are saying about this easy weeknight supper.

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  • 15 M
  • 45 M
  • 0
A better brined roast chicken in a cast iron Dutch oven surrounded by potatoes, mushrooms, carrots, and a halved head of garlic.

Best Brined Roast Chicken

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This is, without any doubt, the BEST brined chicken recipe we’ve EVER tasted. Seriously. (And did we mention how quick and easy it is?!)

  • 20 M
  • 1 H, 30 M
  • 6
A parchment lined loaf pan filled with partially frosted small batch brownies and a wire whisk on the side.

Small Batch Brownies

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These small batch brownies make just enough batter to fill a loaf pan so you don’t have an entire baking pan hanging around all week tempting you. Who loves you?!

  • 30 M
  • 2 H
  • 2
A jar of pumpkin spice syrup with a spoon resting on top and two spoons beside the jar.

Pumpkin Spice Syrup

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Oh, the places you’ll go with this sweetly spicy pumpkin syrup. So long, Starbucks. DIY pumpkin spice latte, here we come!

  • 5 M
  • 30 M
  • 10
A stack of several oatmeal raisin cookies on a wire paddle.

Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

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Crisp at the edges, chewy in the center, and (sorta) wholesome through and through, these are a revelatory riff on the classic.

  • 25 M
  • 40 M
  • 28
A cast-iron skillet with four cooked chicken apple sausages inside.

Chicken Apple Sausage

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Seriously, it’s so easy to make your own sausage. Insanely easy. And holy heck, does it taste phenomenal. No meat grinder required.

  • 25 M
  • 45 M
  • 17
A loaf of ciabatta, sliced, and filled with large air holes

Ciabatta

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Every once in a while, along comes a loaf of bread that’s so rustic, so memorable, it ruins every other bread experience. Here’s that loaf.

  • 30 M
  • 4 H, 20 M
  • 301
Confetti Cookies

Confetti Cookies

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Cloudy with a chance of sprinkles. That’s our forecast for anyone who wishes to recreate the sugar cookies of their childhood.

  • 25 M
  • 3 H, 30 M
  • 6
A hot dog in a white bun with a squiggle of mustard on a wooden board.

The Best Hot Dog

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Grilling. Boiling. Microwaving. Roasting. Campfiring. We’ve got the best ways to cook wieners right here, folks.

  • 5 M
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