How To - Craving California

A platter of scrambled eggs and breakfast sausage patties.

Breakfast | Culinary How-Tos, Cooking Techniques and Chef Tips | Pork Recipes

Pork Breakfast Sausage

Thin, yellow sheets of fresh pasta dough gently folded on a marble tabletop.

Culinary How-Tos, Cooking Techniques and Chef Tips | Pasta | Recipes

Fresh Pasta Dough

A glass bottle filled with creamy salad dressing. A small dish of roasted garlic cloves in the foreground.

Culinary How-Tos, Cooking Techniques and Chef Tips | Salads | Sauces and Condiments

Roasted Garlic Vinaigrette

A glass bottle of salad dressing with a bowl of fresh lettuce in the background.

Culinary How-Tos, Cooking Techniques and Chef Tips | Salads | Sauces and Condiments

Fig Balsamic Vinaigrette

A glass bottle of bright orange salad dressing with a bowl of lettuce in the foreground.

Asian | Culinary How-Tos, Cooking Techniques and Chef Tips | Salads | Sauces and Condiments

Miso Carrot Ginger Dressing

A paper towel lined baking tray with two different types of fried shallots.

Asian | Culinary How-Tos, Cooking Techniques and Chef Tips | Sauces and Condiments

Crispy Fried Shallots (Two Methods)

A mason jar filled with broth.

California Thanksgiving | Chicken and Turkey Recipes | Culinary How-Tos, Cooking Techniques and Chef Tips | Soups, Stews and Curries

Holiday Turkey Stock

A small white dish with a tall pile of spices.

Culinary How-Tos, Cooking Techniques and Chef Tips | Recipes | Sauces and Condiments

Za’atar Spice (+ Za’atar Oil for Dipping and Drizzling)

A small glass jar filled with red pickled chilis.

Culinary How-Tos, Cooking Techniques and Chef Tips | Recipes | Sauces and Condiments

Pickled Fresno Chilis

One large jar and one small jar of chicken stock on a white background.

Chicken and Turkey Recipes | Culinary How-Tos, Cooking Techniques and Chef Tips | Soups, Stews and Curries

Homemade Chicken Stock

A white bowl filled with scrambled eggs, chopped chives and a silver spoon.

30 Minutes or Less | Breakfast | Culinary How-Tos, Cooking Techniques and Chef Tips

Soft Scrambled Eggs with Crème Fraîche and Chives

A white oval bowl filled with multi-colored roasted red peppers, oregano and garlic.

Culinary How-Tos, Cooking Techniques and Chef Tips | Recipes | Sauces and Condiments | Vegetables | Vegetarian

Marinated Roasted Peppers

A honey dipper coated and dripping with honey and crushed red pepper flakes on a white background.

Culinary How-Tos, Cooking Techniques and Chef Tips | Sauces and Condiments

Sweet & Spicy Hot Honey

A mason jar filled with thinly sliced pickled shallots in bring with black peppercorns and mustard seeds.

Culinary How-Tos, Cooking Techniques and Chef Tips | Healthy Recipes | Recipes | Sauces and Condiments

Quick Pickled Shallots

A plastic deli cup filled with vibrant green herbs sauce.

Culinary How-Tos, Cooking Techniques and Chef Tips | Healthy Recipes | Sauces and Condiments

Zhoug (Spicy Green Hot Sauce)

a glass pitcher with buttermilk and two more glass jars also filled with different types of buttermilk.

Culinary How-Tos, Cooking Techniques and Chef Tips | Recipes

Three Ways to Make Buttermilk

a white oval baking dish filled with roasted garlic cloves, olive oil and rosemary

Culinary How-Tos, Cooking Techniques and Chef Tips | Recipes | Sauces and Condiments

Oven-Roasted Garlic Confit

a mason jar filled with cherry tomato confit on a white background

Culinary How-Tos, Cooking Techniques and Chef Tips | Recipes | Sauces and Condiments

Cherry Tomato Confit

a glass jar filled with spicy mayo with a spoon dipping into it

Culinary How-Tos, Cooking Techniques and Chef Tips | Recipes | Sauces and Condiments

The Best Spicy Mayo (Quick + Easy)

How to Build a Crudités Platter

Appetizers | Culinary How-Tos, Cooking Techniques and Chef Tips | Vegetables

How to Build a Crudités Platter

A close up cross-section of baked pie crust showing lots of individual flaky layers.

California Thanksgiving | Culinary How-Tos, Cooking Techniques and Chef Tips | Dessert | Recipes

Perfect Flaky Pie Crust (Two Methods)

two bowls of Smooth and Creamy Homemade Hummus topped with olive oil and smoked paprika

Appetizers | Culinary How-Tos, Cooking Techniques and Chef Tips | Healthy Recipes | Recipes | Sauces and Condiments | Vegetarian

Smooth and Creamy Homemade Hummus

A large bowl of dark brown, caramelized onions with wooden spatula and a bottle of olive oil

Culinary How-Tos, Cooking Techniques and Chef Tips | Recipes

How to Caramelize Onions

infographic showing the components of a charcuterie and cheese platter

30 Minutes or Less | Appetizers | Culinary How-Tos, Cooking Techniques and Chef Tips | Recipes

How to Build a Charcuterie & Cheese Platter