Cook With Us
Good food starts with good ingredients — and the courage to step into the kitchen with an open heart. Cook With Us is where we share seasonal recipes, kitchen stories, and the techniques that help us create meaningful meals at home.
Whether you’re cooking for a crowd or making something simple on a weeknight, we hope these posts and videos inspire you to slow down, cook with intention, and fall in love with the seasons.
Resources for Learning Seasonal Cooking Techniques
These posts and videos help home cooks understand ingredients, build skills, and learn how to cook seasonally.
Seasonal Recipes & Kitchen Stories
Lemon Ricotta Pie with Whipped White Chocolate Ganache
This Lemon Ricotta Pie is a bright, creamy spring dessert with a delicate whipped white chocolate ganache infused with orange blossom. The ricotta-yogurt filling bakes until lightly set in a flaky blind-baked crust and is topped with an airy ganache that tastes like a floral cloud.
Vanilla Bean Pound Cake
A simple, elegant classic with rich vanilla flavor. This vanilla bean pound cake is tender and deeply aromatic, thanks to real vanilla paste and rich cream. The method keeps the crumb light and fine—whipping the eggs and sugar to a ribbon stage before folding in flour and emulsified butter. It’s the kind of cake that’s perfect with a cup of tea, layered with fruit and cream, or simply dusted with powdered sugar.
Snickerdoodles
These classic snickerdoodle cookies are soft, buttery, and coated in cinnamon sugar—no vanilla, no fuss. Just pure cinnamon-forward cookie perfection.
Scandinavian Butter Cookies (Spritz Cookies)
These Scandinavian butter cookies are soft and buttery with almond paste and vanilla, perfect for piping into spritz shapes using a star tip or cookie press.
Sugar & Spice Pecans
These sweet and spicy roasted pecans are coated in egg white, sugar, cinnamon, and cayenne for the perfect crunchy snack. Great for gifts, party snacks, or dessert toppers.
Chai Spiced Snickerdoodle Bars
These chai-spiced snickerdoodle bars are soft, chewy, and infused with warming spices like cinnamon, cardamom, and ginger. A one-pan bar cookie perfect for fall and winter baking.
Chocolate Molasses Cookies
These holiday molasses crinkle cookies are soft, rich, and rolled in sugar for a classic crackled finish. Made with molasses, cocoa, and vanilla for deep winter flavor.
Butternut Squash Casserole with Vanilla Wafer Topping
This butternut squash casserole features a smooth, lightly sweetened filling topped with a crushed vanilla wafer crumble. A Southern holiday favorite with comforting flavor and crunch.
Brussel Sprouts with Bacon and Pomegranate
These crispy Brussels sprouts are seared in bacon fat, tossed with crispy bacon, and topped with fresh pomegranate seeds. A savory-sweet side dish perfect for fall and winter meals.
Cornbread Dressing (Gluten Free)
This classic cornbread dressing is made with homemade gluten-free cornbread, sautéed vegetables, fresh sage, and rich turkey stock. A flavorful holiday side dish everyone will love.
Brown Butter Maple Pumpkin Pie
This pumpkin maple pie is made with brown butter, real maple syrup, and vanilla paste for a rich, spiced holiday dessert. Baked in a blind-baked pie crust for a flaky, crisp bottom.
Chocolate Pecan Pie
This chocolate pecan pie is made with Guanaja 70% chocolate, toasted pecans, and dark corn syrup in a buttery blind-baked crust. A rich, indulgent twist on the Southern classic.
Cornbread with Fresh-Milled Cornmeal (Gluten Free)
This buttermilk cornbread recipe uses fresh-milled cornmeal for rich flavor and texture. Bake as muffins, in a cast iron skillet, or dry it for cornbread dressing.
Apple Cranberry Crisp with Oat Streusel
This apple cranberry crisp features a spiced fruit filling topped with a buttery oat topping made from raw sugar, rolled oats, and flour. A perfect fall dessert for holidays or cozy nights in.
Honey Butter Sage Brioche Rolls
Soft, buttery brioche rolls filled with honey butter and fried sage. Sweet, savory, and aromatic — the perfect side for fall dinners and holidays.
Blueberry Muffins with Cardamom & Lemon
These Cardamom Blueberry Muffins are a fresh twist on a classic favorite—soft, tender, & bursting with juicy blueberries, warming spices, & zesty lemon. Toasting the lemon zest in butter adds a subtle richness that sets these muffins apart. Perfect for breakfast, brunch, or a sweet afternoon treat.
From Brunch to Dessert: 5 Easter Bakes That Taste Like Spring
Celebrate Easter with five joyful baking recipes that bring the flavors of spring to your table. From cozy cinnamon buns to bright apricot scones and a wholesome buckwheat carrot cake, these seasonal favorites are perfect for brunch, dessert, or a sweet treat any time of day.
Ingredient Spotlight: Why Buckwheat Deserves a Spot in Your Kitchen and Your Garden
When you hear the word “buckwheat,” you might think of pancakes—or maybe you’re not quite sure what to think. Despite its name, buckwheat is not actually wheat, nor is it even a grain. It’s a pseudocereal—a seed that behaves like a grain in the kitchen—but behind that humble label lies a powerhouse ingredient for bakers, eaters, and growers alike.
Whether you're experimenting with gluten-free baking, rebuilding tired garden soil, or just looking for a flavorful and nutrient-dense pantry staple, buckwheat deserves a spot in your kitchen and your garden plan.
Buckwheat Banana Bread
This completely gluten free banana bread will satisfy all your cravings. Earthy, nutty buckwheat flour pairs beautifully with banana and a kiss of cardamom. You will find yourself making this any time you have some brown bananas on the counter.
Apricot Scones
These tender, butter scones are anything but your average scone. Tender, soft, buttery and speckled with sweet bits of fruit and a lightly sweet glaze. You'll be going back for seconds.
Cook With Us — Live & In the Kitchen
We host relaxed, seasonal cook-alongs on YouTube so you can cook right beside us — asking questions, learning techniques, and having some fun in the kitchen along the way.
If you’d like to join live next time, you’re always welcome. We host our weekly show at 6 PM EST every Sunday. Just hop on YouTube and join the show, engage with us or the rest of our followers.
Otherwise, feel free to explore past episodes below anytime the cooking mood strikes. We link our shopping lists in the show notes so you can shop for the video in advance.

