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.
Seasonal Recipes & Kitchen Stories
Our blog is currently undergoing some maintenance from the site transfer and we are actively working to improve search and browsing function.
Bear with us- it will get better soon! Meanwhile, you can still access all of our recipes and articles and we will continue adding new ones soon.
Apple Salad with Hakurei Turnips, Walnuts & Yogurt Sauce
This apple salad with yogurt, thyme, and kohlrabi (or hakurei turnips) is creamy, crisp, and refreshing. A simple, tangy side dish for fall or spring meals.
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.
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.
Silky Mashed Potatoes with Celeriac
Ultra-smooth mashed potatoes with creamy celeriac add depth and brightness to a classic side — rich, silky, and perfectly balanced for weeknight dinners or special occasions.
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.
Cinnamon Port Cranberry Sauce
This cinnamon port cranberry sauce is made with ruby Port, dried and fresh cranberries, cinnamon sticks, and just enough sugar to balance the tartness. A perfect holiday side with rich, spiced flavor.
Okonomiyaki (Savory Cabbage Pancake)
Japanese cabbage pancakes. Somewhere between a crepe and a latke, this Japanese shredded cabbage pancake topped with Japanese BBQ sauce, mayo and fried eggs is sure to satisfy cravings you didn't even know you had. Quick, easy, delicious.
Chili, Cheese and Broccoli Tart in an Everything Spice Crust
This creamy, mildly spicy tart is packed with flavor. From a flaky tender rye, cheddar and everything spice crust to a flavorful custardy filling, you will want a second slice.
Creamy Stone-Ground Grits
Learn how to make the perfect pot of creamy grits from a master of Southern cooking.
The BEST Pickled Beets
Recipe for the perfect pickled beets. Guaranteed to make a beet lover out of anyone.
Citrus-Ginger Vinaigrette
Bright, fresh, and perfectly balanced, this citrus vinaigrette brings acidity and vibrancy to salads, roasted vegetables, and grilled proteins. A simple, versatile dressing that shows how a few good ingredients can transform a dish.
Rose & Cardamom Chocolate Pots de Crème
Recipe for rose and cardamom chocolate pots de creme. Instructions for how to bake the perfect creamy chocolate dessert.
Caramelized Onion Dip
Recipe for home made caramelized onion dip. Recipe includes learning to caramelized onions.
Roasted Beets with Citrus and Whipped Goat Cheese
Recipe for the perfect winter salad. Roasted beets, citrus supremes, goat cheese, pink peppercorns and pistachio.
Turnip Bread Pudding
Recipe teaching people to cook seasonally with turnips and use up leftover ingredients in their kitchen.
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.

