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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.

A single basic crepe, folded into quarters on a sheet of parchment with two lemon wedges beside it.
Classic shrimp scampi on a white plate with large pink shrimp in garlic butter sauce, garnished with parsley. A silver fork rests on the side, with a lemon half nearby and golden sauce pooling at the bottom for dipping.

Classic Shrimp Scampi

20 mins

A bowl of edible chocolate chip cookie dough with a spoon and napkin on the side.

Eggless Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough

15 mins

Chocolate frosting on a wire mixer whisk.

Hershey’s Chocolate Frosting

10 mins

A slice of Hershey's chocolate cake with chocolate frosting on a yellow plate, with the remaining cake on a stand in the background.

Hershey’s Chocolate Cake Redux

55 mins

A jar of garlic confit with loose garlic cloves and husks nearby.

Garlic Confit

1 hr

A coconut cream pie with a meringue top and sprinkled with toasted shredded coconut.

Coconut Cream Pie

1 hr

Two slices of brownie pie on plates.

Brownie Pie

4 hrs

Two bowls of coq au vin on a table with sliced bread and fresh herbs.

Julia Child’s Coq au Vin

1 hr 30 mins

A saucepan filled with roasted garlic mashed potatoes with a pat of butter on top.

Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes

1 hr

A Ball jar filled with chive blossom vinegar and the blossoms. In front, some blooming chives.

Chive Blossom Vinegar

5 mins

A tray of chewy hermit bars

Chewy Hermit Bars

45 mins

A stack of fluffy buttermilk pancakes on a white plate with syrup and butter on top.

Best Fluffy Buttermilk Pancakes

45 mins

Classic cheese charcuterie board with grapes, spiced nuts, baked Brie, sliced meat, toasted baguette, gherkins, cheese and more.

Classic Cheese and Charcuterie Board

1 hr

Easy shortbread cookies cooling on a wire rack, beside a rolling pin and a large shortbread petticoat.

Easy Shortbread Cookies

1 hr 45 mins

Christmas sugar cookies being rolled out and placed on a sheet pan, with cookie cutters, a rolling pin, sprinkles, and flour nearby.

Christmas Sugar Cookies

3 hrs 30 mins

Sausage pizza with mozzarella and chili oil with a bubbled and blisters top, in a pizza pan on a wooden table.

Sausage Pizza with Mozzarella and Chili Oil

27 mins

Sablés Breton with crosshatched tops, in two rows, on a crinkled sheet of parchment paper.

Sablés Breton

40 mins

Hot artichoke dip in a white pottery bowl with a serving spoon, beside a bowl of toasted bread.

Hot Artichoke Dip

20 mins

Lemon and herb roast chicken with fingerling potatoes and cloves of garlic, in a roasting pan, beside a plate of Swiss chard salad.

Lemon and Herb Roast Chicken

2 hrs

A partially sliced pancetta and herb stuffed turkey breast on a serving platter with a serving fork on the side.

Pancetta and Herb Stuffed Turkey Breast

2 hrs 30 mins

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