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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.

Laura Vitale

Italian-American family recipes explained step by step

Her long library of familiar Italian-American dishes is easy to follow when you just need dinner on the table.

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.

Cathy Yoder

fast air-fryer dinners for a busy household

She focuses on air-fryer meals that are fast enough for a weeknight and written up so you can print them.

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.

Becky Excell

everyday gluten-free cooking for a celiac kitchen

She has spent years showing celiac households how to cook the everyday foods they miss.

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.

Pailin Chongchitnant

Thai home cooking with the flavor explained

She explains Thai technique and flavor so the dish still works when you cook it in a home kitchen.

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.

Brian Lagerstrom

restaurant habits turned into practical home recipes

A former restaurant cook, he turns professional habits into recipes a home kitchen can finish on a weeknight.

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