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• Beef Chuck Ribs "Mangez-moi"

  Thick-cut (English-style) beef chuck short ribs with a spicy, smoky dry rub and no sugar, seared, then braised low and slow in a cast iron skillet until tender. The braising…

• Cast Iron Crumble

  A dead-simple fruit cobbler baked in a cast iron skillet — "You're gonna thank me later!" Melt butter in the hot pan, pour in a one-cup-each batter, drop in whatever fruit you…

• Chili — "My Pig's on Fire" (from Ranger Long Pig)

  A pork chili from Ranger Long Pig. All pork, no beans — browned in batches, simmered low with a big hit of chili powder and cumin, then thickened at the end with a cornmeal…

• Chili Relleno Soup

  > ⭐️ "I don't think I've ever tasted anything like this. Flavor explosion — we all loved it!" — Sara

• Easy Baked Chicken Thighs

  A bare-bones, four-ingredient baked chicken thigh — bone-in and skin-on, seasoned simply and baked until the juices run clear. The pantry-staple seasoning (garlic powder, dried…

• Easy Slow Cooker Lamb Chops

  Lamb loin chops cooked low and slow on a bed of onions. No added liquid needed — the lamb makes its own juices. An optional pre-sear adds color and richness, and you can drop in…

• Kelly's Carne Asada

  Kelly's carne asada. The trick is slivering the thick steak into thin pieces, then layering it in a dish with lemon juice and dry seasonings so the marinade reaches every slice.…

• Meatloaf in a Muffin Pan

  Meatloaf baked in a muffin pan, so it cooks fast and portions itself — figure two muffins per person. A flexible recipe: ketchup can stand in for the tomato sauce (the added sugar…

• Oven-Roasted Beef Short Ribs

  Low-and-slow oven short ribs: salt-and-peppered, sealed tight under foil, and roasted until the bone separates from the meat — then finished with a quick BBQ-sauce broil for a…

• Ranch Chicken (Spatchcocked)

  A spatchcocked whole chicken marinated in a ranch-and-buttermilk mix, then roasted or grilled. Drying the chicken in the fridge gives crispier skin.

• Sausage Gravy and Soft Scrambled Eggs

  A small-batch sausage gravy made from frozen sausage patties, served over soft cold-pan scrambled eggs instead of biscuits. Both pans finish together. Soft enough to eat with sore…

• Sausage Muffins

  Quick savory breakfast muffins — sausage, cheese, eggs, and Bisquick, baked in a muffin pan. Four ingredients, twenty minutes.

• Slow Cooker Chicken and Dumplings

  A four-ingredient comfort-food classic: chicken and condensed soup go in the slow cooker all day, and refrigerated biscuit dough, torn in and cooked at the end, stands in for…

• Sous Vide Steak

  Fred's sous vide steak notes. Costco steaks, seasoned before freezing, then cooked from frozen. A first run at 132°F for 2.5 hours came out medium-rare — great flavor, a touch too…

• Uncle Alan's Waffles (or Pancakes)

  [[alan-heald|Uncle Alan]] lived in San Francisco, and our family shared his recipe for real San Francisco sourdough waffles — along with a shared batch of starter.

• Vindaloo Dry Rub Chicken Wings

  Bold vindaloo dry rub chicken wings — Kashmiri chili for color and mild-to-medium heat, dry mustard for the traditional vindaloo tang, baked or air-fried until crispy.