A Ragù sauce is a heavily textured tomato-based sauce full of diced ingredients and meaty additions. This recipe delivers all of the classic, complex flavor of an Italian family supper with a twist. Ours is made with ingredients like lentils and a splash of red wine. Use this recipe as an opportunity to hone your […]
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Meatless Crumbles
Use Meatless Crumbles as a base for a scramble or bowl with added veggies, add them as texture and flavor for tomato sauce, soups, stews, pizza, or as the main even in wraps and tacos. Prepare Meatless Crumbles and freeze them into individual portions for future meals. You can thaw frozen portions and cook up, […]
Cashew Sauce
This is a satisfying, easy, and extremely versatile sauce that you can enjoy as-is or use as a base for countless recipes from Enchiladas to Creamy Mac. It makes a great dip, cheese alternative, and it thickens soups and stews with satisfying creaminess.
Cauliflower Tots
With a crunchy exterior and pillowy interior, these tots are comfort food snacks at their best! This recipe is a great base for many variations, and it’s one you can batch cook and freeze for future snacks and appetizers—go from frozen to eat in a matter of minutes. Be sure to dip your tots in […]
Chesapeake Veggie Fritters
If you didn’t know any better, you may think these were crabcakes. A hint of coastal spice, lemon, and fresh herbs make these fritters a go-to for snacks, entertaining, and quick meals like salads, wraps, and burgers. We demonstrate the shallow frying technique in this recipe, but you can also sauté the fritters until golden […]
Vanilla-Spice Poached Pears
Poached Pears are a great staple to have in the fridge for a week of desserts, snacks, and breakfasts. Serve them with cake and/or ice cream, tart berries, and toasted nuts. Add them to a bowl of Granola or yogurt, or just snack on them as-is—they’re packed with flavor!
Stir-Fry Sauce
This is a go-to stir fry sauce everyone will love. It hits all of the tastes: salty, sweet, sour, bitter, and umami and it couldn’t be easier to prepare.
Banana Pancakes
Banana makes a terrific egg-free binder for this recipe, and it adds subtle sweetness and moisture for crave-worthy pancakes. You’ll try a few (maybe new to you) whole-grain, gluten-free flours with this recipe. We have many other recipes in this course that call for these same flours too, so you become familiar with their versatility, […]
The Granola Template
This is a simple granola base that you can change up many ways with our combination suggestions. We love to add olive oil to our granola because it aids browning and adds a hint of savory roasted flavor to the final result.
Easy Tomato Sauce
This recipe template is great way to taste a recipe at its simplest so you can learn how to build flavor complexity. Taste as you cook. Become familiar with each addition from the Variations, one by one. This is how you learn to confidently build dimension of flavor. Our recommended final preparation is with all […]