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Chateaubriand Recipe — How to Roast Beef Tenderloin and Build the Sauce

Classic chili con carne simmering in a heavy cast-iron Dutch oven.

Classic Chili con Carne Recipe (Bold, Beef-Forward, No Shortcuts)

Flank Steak with Chimichurri Sauce

Flank Steak with Chimichurri Sauce Recipe

How to Make Kabobs

Perfect Kabobs Every Time: Steak, Chicken & Scallop Skewers

Shepherd's Pie Recipe

Shepherd’s Pie Recipe

Beef and Vegetable Soup Recipe

Leftover Beef and Vegetable Soup Recipe

New York Strip Steak Roast

New York Strip Steak Roast Recipe

A bowl of tender beef stew prepared in a crockpot.

Delicious Crock Pot Beef Stew Recipe for Easy Weeknight Meals

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I’ve been cooking seriously since the mid-1980s — self-taught, a lot of trial and error, and genuinely interested in why things work in the kitchen. I started this site in 1997 because I couldn’t find cooking writing that explained the reasoning. Still at it.

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