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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.
Three bottles filled with homemade Sriracha sauce.

Homemade Sriracha Sauce

7 d

A bowl filled with basic polenta next to a mug of tea, a cloth, and a spoon resting on the side of the bowl.

Basic Polenta

30 mins

Mexican Hot Chocolate

Mexican Hot Chocolate ~ Chocolate Caliente

10 mins

Sweet peanut butter cookie tart crust filled with chocolate ganache, on a white plate

Sweet Peanut Butter Cookie Tart Crust

40 mins

Three jars of homemade Meyer lemon curd, two with spoons in them.

Meyer Lemon Curd

25 mins

A perfectly roasted beef tenderloin with Madeira sauce on the side ion a copper pot

Beef Tenderloin with Madeira Sauce

1 hr 45 mins

A pot of fork-mashed potatoes with a fork resting inside.

Fork-Mashed Potatoes

30 mins

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

Coconut Cream Pie

1 hr

A person holding a pot of creamy stone ground cheese grits with a wooden spoon in it.

Creamy Stone-Ground Cheese Grits

1 hr 25 mins

A light-blue gravy boat filled with svelte green goddess dip

Svelte Green Goddess Dip

1 hr 15 mins

An oval platter topped with spaghetti with raw tomatoes and a couple of spoons on the side.

Spaghetti with Raw Tomatoes

50 mins

A square cast iron skillet filled with sliced fried skillet potatoes for 2 on a grey oval metal platter.

Skillet Potatoes for Two

30 mins

A syrup canister half-filled with simple syrup.

Simple Syrup

10 mins

A baked fresh peach pie with three slices missing.

Fresh Peach Pie

1 hr

A smooth cheddar cheese sauce being poured over a chili burger.

Cheddar Cheese Sauce

15 mins

Three brownies stacked on a plate with a bottle of milk in the background.

Katharine Hepburn’s Brownies

1 hr

A plate of fall-off-the-bone baby back ribs. Also, slaw and BBQ sauce on the side.

Fall-Off-the-Bone Baby Back Ribs

2 hrs 45 mins

Homemade pasta dough in 5 colors, plain, squid ink, spinach, beet, and saffron on a white background.

Homemade Pasta Dough

1 hr 30 mins

A perfect fried egg in a small black skillet.

How To Make The Perfect Fried Egg

5 mins

A parchment-lined square pan filled with pecan-studded best brownies.

David Lebovitz’s Best Brownies

40 mins

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