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    Night Owl Chef ยป Recipes

    ๐Ÿด Kitchen Techniques for Better Knife Skills & Other How-To's

    This category is all about kitchen skills and techniques for better knife skills and basic how-to lessons. Some recipes are listed here because they're a basic building block for creating many other dishes once you learn them.

    • Two canning jars filled with homemade ham stock with a plate of carved ham in front of them.
      Homemade Ham Stock
    • Pot of chicken and vegetables for creating homemade chicken stock.
      Homemade Chicken Stock
    • A cutting board showing how to cut chicken wings into their separate parts.
      How to Cut Chicken Wings
    • Various canning jars filled with homemade turkey stock.
      Homemade Turkey Stock
    • Homemade tomato ketchup in a ramekin on top of a plate of french fries.
      Easy Homemade Tomato Ketchup
    • Buttermilk ranch in a glass jar with a spoon coated in dressing.
      Homemade Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
    • Homemade Mayonnaise in an opened glass jar.
      Easy Homemade Mayonnaise
    • excess dough removed from pate sucree dough
      Sweet Tart Crust (Pรขte Sucrรฉe)
    • two swing top bottles of homemade vanilla extract
      How to Make Homemade Vanilla Extract
    • a deep dish apple pie with an all-butter lattice pie crust
      How to Make a Flaky All-Butter Pie Crust
    • classic Thanksgiving stuffing in a blue and white baking dish with a wooden spoon
      Classic Thanksgiving Stuffing How-To
    Photo of the author and cook, Chris Pezzana.

    about the author:

    Chris Pezzana

    Hello! I'm Chris and I'm here to share recipes with you, from regional and authentic international dishes to baked treats both simple and elaborate. I also love making seasonal and holiday focused dishes, both sweet and savory.

    More about me โ†’

    Spring Recipes

    • Mexican cactus salad in a serving bowl, topped with crumbled queso fresco.
      Cactus Salad
    • German white asparagus topped with hollandaise sauce and fresh parsley.
      German White Asparagus (with Hollandaise Sauce)
    • Maple roasted heirloom carrots on a serving plate topped with thyme.
      Maple Roasted Heirloom Carrots
    • A bowl of creamy roasted carrot soup topped with croutons and coconut cream.
      Creamy Roasted Carrot Soup
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    Most Popular Recipes

    • Crispy oven baked chicken wings stacked on a plate, served with celery sticks.
      Crispy Baked Chicken Wings
    • A slice of New Orleans bread pudding with bourbon sauce being drizzled on top.
      New Orleans Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce
    • Crispy loaded potato skins topped with melted cheddar and bacon on a plate of shredded lettuce.
      Crispy Loaded Potato Skins
    • A serving bowl full of maple bacon roasted brussels sprouts.
      Maple Bacon Roasted Brussels Sprouts

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