Kristel Poole, Recipe Tester

A list of all the recipes Kristel Poole has tested.

Two seared duck breasts, one sliced, the other whole on a wood cutting board

Seared Duck Breast

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An elegant and easy riff on steak au poivre, made not with beef but duck breast cooked to a rosy medium-rare.

  • 30 M
  • 1 H, 40 M
  • 4
Two hands holding a paper container of tater tots sprinkled with Parmesan cheese

Parmesan Tater Tots

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Frozen tater tots and Parmesan cheese. Seems so intuitive, doesn’t it? And yet it’s so wonderfully unexpected. Easy, kid-friendly, adult-appeasing.

  • Quick Glance
  • 5 M
  • 45 M
  • 0
Homemade Hot Sauce

Homemade Hot Sauce

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Hot peppers. Salt. Vinegar. And patience. That’s all you need to earn bragging rights as the maker of the best hot sauce ever.

  • 25 M
  • 7 D
  • 17
Six square caramels topped with sea salt sitting on a sheet of parchment

Spiced Caramels

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OGM. No, we don’t mean OMG. We mean OGM. As in, “Oh, garam masala.” That’s how incredible this sweet and earthy loveliness is.

  • 30 M
  • 3 H
  • 6
Mint Julep

Mint Julep

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We’re thinking about petitioning for the word “julep” to officially function as a verb as well as a noun. Julep us!

  • Quick Glance
  • 5 M
  • 5 M
  • 3
The Chefs Collaborative Cookbook

Moroccan Spice Rub

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Whatever words we use to try to capture the essence of this Moroccan spice blend, they’re going to fail to do it justice. Best to experience it firsthand.

  • Quick Glance
  • 5 M
  • 5 M
  • 2