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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. Cook something simply and cook it well.

    Pumpkin recipes

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

    My best autumn/winter recipes

    • slice of spiced apple cake on a plate with vintage fork
      Moist Apple Spice Cake With Almonds
    • leg of lamb on white plate
      Slow Cooked Leg Of Lamb
    • red lentil soup in white bowl
      Red Lentil Soup
    • green potato leek soup in white bowl
      Creamy Potato And Leek Soup (Video)
    • butter chicken in a white bowl
      Authentic Indian Butter Chicken Recipe (Murgh Makhani)
    • Close up of bobotie in a white ceramic dish.
      Traditional Cape Malay Bobotie (Video)
    • red ukrainian beet soup in black bowl on wooden table.
      Classic Ukrainian Red Beet Soup - Borscht(Борщ)
    • coconut chicken curry in brown bowl.
      Kerala Coconut Chicken Curry

    Latest recipes

    • 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)
    • Cilantro mint chutney in a glass jar.
      Cilantro And Mint Chutney | Indian Green Chutney (Video)
    • Cold cut turkey deli ham or lunch meat sliced on a wooden board.
      Homemade Turkey Deli Ham - Perfect Cold Cut Lunch meat (video)
    • Traditional South African Tomato bredie in a casserole pan.
      Tomato Bredie - Traditional South African Stew (Video)
    • Burger bun on wooden background.
      Super Soft Burger Buns - Hokkaido Milk Rolls (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)

    See more All recipes →

    Trending recipes

    The most talked-about recipes at the moment.

    • hand holding strips of cured meat on a wooden board
      Ultimate Biltong Recipe - South African Beef Jerky (Video)
    • parmesan sablé cookies stacked on top of each other.
      Parmesan Shortbread Cookies | Sablé Parmesan
    • baguette bread on wire rack with striped kitchen towel
      Sourdough Baguette
    • den miso glaze in mason jar.
      Sweet Miso Glaze - Japanese Den Miso

    Delicious salads

    Simple healthy salads for all occasions and seasons.

    • Roasted pepper, mascarpone and caper salad
      4 Easy Braai salads and side dishes
    • Spicy cucumber salad
      Smashed Chinese cucumber salad
    • cured salmon salad in a brown bowl.
      Cured Salmon Salad
    • plated caesar salad on white plate
      Classic Caesar Salad

    See more Salad recipes →

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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.

    Properly cooked Asian food

    Big flavours, cheap to make.

    • Thai jungle curry in a bowl.
      Authentic Thai Jungle Curry | Kaeng Pa | แกงป่า (Video)
    • thai-red-curry-paste-in-pestle-and-mortar.
      Authentic Thai Red Curry Paste (Video)
    • Garlic and ginger paste in a blender jug.
      Garlic And Ginger Paste
    • Apricot chilli chutney on a glass jar.
      Homemade Apricot Chilli Chutney

    See more Asian recipes →

    Something meaty

    We respect good meat by cooking it properly

    • 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
    • medium rare ribeye steak cooked in a cast iron skillet sliced on a white plate
      How To Cook A Ribeye Steak Perfectly In A Skillet

    See more Meat recipes →

    Bake something

    Don't be scared. It's actually pretty easy.

    • 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
      Moist Apple Spice Cake With Almonds
    • Pumpkin cake on wire rack.
      Spiced Pumpkin Cake With Cream Cheese

    See more baking recipes →

    Basic skills

    We all start somewhere.

    • cooked rice in a brown bowl
      How To Cook Fluffy Rice On The Stove Every Time
    • homemade croutons in a black bowl on white background.
      Vegan Homemade 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 on this blog get updated regularly for relevance and to add more useful information.

    • Cherry tart slice on white plate with fork.
      Homemade Almond Frangipane And Cherry Tart
    • BBQ sauce in a kilner jar with spoon.
      Homemade BBQ Sauce With Chocolate (Video)
    • Homemade curry powder on an orange plate.
      Homemade Authentic Indian Madras Curry Masala Powder
    • lacto fermented carrots
      Easy Lacto Fermented Carrots

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