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Professional Recipes For Home Cooks

This site serves professionally developed recipes for home cooks and professionals alike. I want to teach you how to be a better cook and appreciate and enjoy the process. My philosophy is straightforward. Keep it simple and make it delicious.

Spring favorites

  • Moroccan spiced couscous in a traditional dish.
    Moroccan Spiced Couscous
  • green pea and mint dip on white plate
    Healthy Green Pea Dip With Feta And Mint
  • Thai jungle curry in a bowl.
    Authentic Thai Jungle Curry | Kaeng Pa | แกงป่า (Video)
  • Middle Eastern Lamb Koftas With Yoghurt Dressing
  • leg of lamb on white plate
    Slow Cooked Leg Of Lamb
  • steak with chimichurri sauce
    Chimichurri Ribeye Steak
  • Moroccan lemon chicken in gravy with olives and bay leaves.
    Moroccan Lemon Chicken Tagine With Olives (Video)
  • Roasted pepper, mascarpone and caper salad
    4 Easy Braai salads and side dishes

Latest recipes

  • Moroccan pastilla chicken pie on a white plate.
    Pastilla — Moroccan Chicken Pie (Video)
  • Sour cherry jam in a glass jar.
    Sour Cherry Jam Recipe (No Pectin)
  • Chicken biryani with herbs and crispy onions in a bowl.
    Chicken Biryani | Indian One-Pot Rice And Chicken (Video)
  • Syrniki cheese pancakes with cherry jam on a white plate.
    Russian Syrniki Recipe (Cottage Cheese Pancakes)
  • Cheese curds, farmer's cheese or tvorog in a brown bowl.
    Homemade Cottage Cheese — Tvorog(Farmer's cheese)
  • Chakalaka in a pan.
    South African Chakalaka - Traditional Spiced Relish (Video)
  • Pastel de nata sprinkled with cinnamon.
    Pastéis De Nata - Authentic Portuguese Custard Tarts (Video)
  • Yellow rice in a brown ceramic bowl.
    Geelrys (Yellow Rice)

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Salad dressings

  • Honey mustard dressing in a glass jar.
    Quick And Easy Creamy Honey Mustard Dressing (Video)
  • Gremolata dressing in a glass jar.
    Gremolata Recipe (Italian Green Sauce)
  • Blue cheese dressing in a ceramic dish.
    Easy Homemade Gorgonzola Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe (Video)
  • Rosemary vinaigrette in a glass jar.
    Rosemary Vinaigrette With Lemon And Dijon (Video)

See more Dressing recipes →

Delicious easy salads

  • plated caesar salad on white plate
    Classic Caesar Salad With Whole Leaves
  • Spicy cucumber salad
    Smashed Chinese cucumber salad
  • cured salmon salad in a brown bowl.
    Cured Salmon Salad
  • Zaalouk in a white bowl served with flat bread and dukkah.
    Zaalouk | Moroccan Tomato And Eggplant Dip

See more Salad recipes →

Most popular recipes

  • Hainanese chicken and rice served on a white plate with all the classic condiments.
    The Ultimate Hainanese Chicken Rice Recipe (Video)
  • Individual apple, meat and cabbage Russian piroshki on marble background.
    Traditional Russian Pirozhki Recipe (Hand pies) - Complete Guide And Video
  • mashed potatoes in a bowl
    Luxuriously Creamy Mashed Potatoes (Video)
  • red lentil soup in white bowl
    Red Lentil Soup

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Charlé Visser, Professional Chef

About Charlé

Being a Professional Chef,

I believe eating and cooking well attributes majorly to a happy life. I am here to teach you. Best thing is. It's free. Forever.

Asian flavors

  • Potato chickpea and coconut curry with rice and lime in a white bowl.
    Aloo Chana Curry (Potato And Chickpea curry)
  • Stack of crispy spring rolls with dipping sauce on a wooden board.
    Crispy Spring Rolls (Video)
  • Sriracha hot sauce in swing top bottles on a grey background.
    Homemade Fermented Hot Sauce
  • Kimchi in a glass vessel.
    Easy Korean Kimchi Recipe (Video)

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Beef, chicken, and lamb

  • Perfectly cooked bavette steak
    Bavette Steak - What Is It And How To Cook It
  • Thai spiced beef koftas with sesame, spring onion, soy and lime
    Easy Thai Spiced Beef Koftas
  • oven roasted chicken breast with thyme butter
    Juicy Oven Baked Chicken Breast
  • Cooked ribeye steak sliced on a white plate.
    Ultimate Guide For Cooking Beef Ribeye Steak At Home (Video)

See more Meat recipes →

Easy home-baking

  • baked british scones on a black wire rack
    British Scones/American Biscuits(Video)
  • flaxseed meal sourdough bread cut in half on striped kitchen towel
    Flaxseed Meal Sourdough Bread
  • slice of spiced apple cake on a plate with vintage fork
    Easy Spiced Apple Cake With Almonds
  • Pumpkin cake on wire rack.
    Spiced Pumpkin Cake With Cream Cheese

See more baking recipes →

Everything pumpkin

  • pumpkin bread
    The Ultimate Pumpkin Bread Recipe
  • Pumpkin cake on wire rack.
    Spiced Pumpkin Cake With Cream Cheese
  • roasted pumpkin on tray.
    Roasted Pumpkin
  • pumpkin cream cheese spread
    Pumpkin Cream Cheese Spread

Fermentation recipes

  • Lemon with salt, thyme, and black pepper on a plate for making preserved lemons.
    Moroccan Preserved Lemons (Video)
  • Sliced duck biltong close up.
    Duck Biltong (Video)
  • Black bread kvass in a beer glass on white table.
    Traditional Homemade Bread Kvass (Video)
  • Beef and pork jerky on a wooden board.
    Thai Beef And Pork Jerky (Video)

South African recipes

  • Denningvleis on yellow rice with green chili.
    Denningvleis - Traditional Cape Malay Meat Stew (Video)
  • Malva pudding on cake lifter.
    South African Malva Pudding (Video)
  • Frikkadels on a white plate with sweet potato.
    Traditional South African Frikkadels With Onion Gravy (Video)
  • Traditional South African Tomato bredie in a casserole pan.
    Tomato Bredie - Traditional South African Stew (Video)

See more South African recipes →

Basic recipes

  • cooked rice in a brown bowl
    How To Cook Fluffy Rice On The Stove Every Time
  • Garlic and herb brioche croutons in a bowl.
    Easy Garlic And Herb Seasoned Brioche Croutons
  • Freshly made hand cut pasta dough in a hand.
    Homemade Pasta And How To Cook It
  • two heads of broccoli on wooden board
    How To Cook Broccoli - 8 Best Methods

See more Basic skill tutorials →

Recently updated recipes

  • Homemade Custard in a white bowl.
    Easy Homemade Custard
  • Fresh mint salad dressing in a glass jar.
    Lemon And Mint Salad Dressing (Video)
  • Cherry tomato and mozzarella pasta in a white pasta bowl.
    Cherry Tomato And Fresh Mozzarella Pasta
  • roasted red peppers with mascarpone and olive tapenade
    Roasted Red Peppers with Olive Tapenade and Mascarpone

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