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Home | Karen Depp

Karen Depp

Karen Depp began cooking in the 4th grade, making applesauce with her best friend in the backyard, using a candle, tart tin, and paring knife. She advanced to cakes and cookies by the 6th grade and continued to hone her skills as she grew up. She likes to say that the highlight of her culinary career was being admitted to the hallowed halls of LC Testerville. Alas, her first recipe attempt wasn’t so hallowed and resulted in her setting her oven on fire. (We have it on good authority the conflagration had nothing to do with us; her oven was limping along on its last BTU.) Depp modestly claims that her success in the realm of cooking comes from her relationship to good cooks—her mother, two chef brothers-in-law, and a Culinary Institute of America-trained nephew who’s worked with Emeril Lagasse.

Karen Depp
Four bottles of pepper sherry.

Pepper Sherry

7 d 5 mins

Five irregular shaped cheddar biscuits with golden edges, on a wooden cutting board.

Cheddar Biscuits

35 mins

Two vinegar pie crusts in pie pans.

Vinegar Pie Crust

40 mins

A bowl of purslane salad topped with yogurt and oil and a lemon wedge on the side, with a bowl of marinated tomatoes beside it.

Purslane Salad

5 mins

Six one-bowl mocha brownies on wood

One-Bowl Mocha Brownies

45 mins

Two waffle iron grilled cheese sandwiches on a wooden cutting board with a knife and a waffle iron nearby.

Waffle Iron Grilled Cheese Sandwich

10 mins

An oval dish of old-fashioned potato gratin, with a bottle and decanter of wine behind it.

Old-Fashioned Potato Gratin

1 hr 45 mins

A pile of Cajun fried chicken pieces.

Cajun Fried Chicken

35 mins

Twice baked bacon-Cheddar potatoes, cut in half and stuffed with Cheddar cheese, bacon bits, sour cream, and chives.

Twice-Baked Potatoes With Bacon and Cheddar

1 hr 30 mins

A large pot of Ina Garten's easy tomato soup with a grilled cheese sandwich being cut into croutons beside it.

Ina Garten’s Easy Tomato Soup

45 mins

A woman pouring maple syrup over a maple glazed turkey in a black roasting pan.

Maple Glazed Turkey

4 hrs 30 mins

A bacon-wrapped pork tenderloin with a few slices cut from the end and a knife resting beside.

Bacon Wrapped Pork Tenderloin

45 mins

A decorative plate topped with a slice of drunken apple cake that is drizzled with cream.

Drunken Apple Cake ~ Kuchen Borracho

2 hrs

A sliced steak chimichurri with a gravy boat filled with chimichurri on the side.

Steak Chimichurri

2 hrs 50 mins

A bowl of spaghetti all'Aglio e Olio topped with olive oil and flakes of Parmesan cheese.

Spaghetti all’Aglio e Olio

20 mins

Chocolate fudge pops with popsicle sticks melting on a white surface.

Chocolate Fudge Pops

2 hrs 10 mins

Several open glass bottles of barbecue sauces, including a vinegar barbecue sauce.

Vinegar Barbecue Sauce

10 mins

A twice-baked potato with Irish Cheddar on a dark wood table.

Twice-Baked Potatoes with Irish Cheddar

2 hrs 30 mins

Chicken pieces in a sauce of vinegar, garlic, rosemary in a white plate, knife and fork on the side.

Vinegar-Glossed Chicken

1 hr 5 mins

Prosecco being added to a Prosecco and Aperol cocktail, with two partially filled glasses behind it.

Prosecco and Aperol Cocktail

5 mins

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