Cooks we love
Great cooks worth following
Our books are only one way to get dinner on the table. These home cooks share free videos and recipes that we think busy cooks will love. We are not connected to any of them.
Weeknight and family dinners
Natasha Kravchuk
reliable weeknight dinners for real families
A busy household can trust her for straightforward dinners that come together on a weeknight from a normal grocery run.
Nagi
big-flavor dinners from everyday supermarket ingredients
She builds bold, practical dinners from ordinary ingredients when time and the grocery budget are both tight.
Rachel Farnsworth
restaurant-style meals taught from a home kitchen
She walks through polished family meals in a normal home kitchen, so the steps feel doable after work.
One pan, one appliance
Julia Pacheco
one-pan and slow-cooker dinners for busy families
She specializes in one-pan, sheet-pan, and slow-cooker meals that keep cleanup small on tired nights.
Jeffrey Eisner
Instant Pot dinners with plain supermarket ingredients
His Instant Pot recipes use everyday groceries and stay specific enough that a first-timer can follow them.
Susie Bulloch
backyard grilling and smoking for weeknight cooks
She teaches backyard grill and smoker cooking so a home cook can feed people with the gear they already own.
Gluten-free kitchens
Their recipes are their own, not checked by us. Read the label on every package you buy.
Lisa Bryan
gluten-free meals built from fresh whole foods
Her whole channel is gluten-free cooking with fresh ingredients, at a pace that still fits a weeknight.
Cooking from around the world
Maangchi
home-style Korean cooking for family tables
She has taught home Korean cooking for nearly two decades, with dishes meant to be shared at the table.
Namiko Chen
clear Japanese home recipes with pantry swaps
Her Japanese recipes are written for a home kitchen and include practical swaps when an ingredient is hard to find.
Made With Lau
Cantonese family recipes measured for home cooks
A son films his father's Cantonese cooking and turns those restaurant habits into measured home recipes.
Archana Hebbar
quick vegetarian Indian meals in short lessons
Her short vegetarian Indian recipes are built for people who need dinner without a long shopping list.
Isabel Orozco-Moore
weeknight Mexican and Tex-Mex from family recipes
She publishes approachable Mexican and Tex-Mex from the dishes her family actually cooks, with printable recipes.
Vincenzo's Plate
home Italian cooking taught with family habits
He shows how Italian home cooks make the classics, with the method spelled out enough to cook along.
Yumna Jawad
fast Lebanese-inspired meals for busy families
Her Lebanese-inspired meals are built for families who want something fresh on a busy weeknight.
Learn to cook
Ethan Chlebowski
why techniques work, then how to cook dinner
He teaches the reason a method works, which helps you fix dinner when the recipe in front of you is vague.
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