-
6 days ago | 
askchefdennis.com | Ryan Littley
Our small-batch Fig Jam recipe is rich, sticky, and packed with that luscious, sun-ripened fruit flavor that makes fig season feel way too short. It’s quick, easy, and just as happy on a cracker with cheese as it is spooned over vanilla ice cream. Fresh Fig Jam is just fancy enough to make your morning toast feel like it should be served with a linen napkin and a butler named Charles.
-
1 week ago | 
askchefdennis.com | Ryan Littley
Our honey-glazed carrots are a delicious side dish for a weeknight meal or holiday dinner. The sweet honey glaze, made with a handful of ingredients and just a few simple steps, is the perfect complement for roasted and grilled meats. Rainbow carrots, aka heirloom carrots, are how carrots used to look before the color was standardized to orange. They not only add more color to the plate, but they actually taste better than the standard variety.
-
1 week ago | 
askchefdennis.com | Ryan Littley
This easy stuffed pepper casserole brings all the hearty, cheesy, saucy flavor of classic stuffed bell peppers without any of the fiddly prep work. It’s a complete meal in one bubbling, melty, beefy masterpiece that gets the whole table smiling before the first spoonful even lands. It has enough veggies to ease your conscience, yet enough cheese to test it. Stuffed peppers have been winning hearts for centuries, from Mediterranean kitchens to Latin American tables.
-
2 weeks ago | 
askchefdennis.com | Ryan Littley
Creamy Lemon Chicken Orzo Pasta is packed with tender chicken, velvety orzo pasta, and a hit of fresh lemon that wakes up your taste buds. It’s the kind of family favorite that tastes straight out of a restaurant, and comes together with one skillet and zero fuss. It’ll make Tuesday night feel like it should come with a wine list. Our Lemon Chicken Orzo pasta recipe delivers big, satisfying flavor in every bite.
-
2 weeks ago | 
askchefdennis.com | Ryan Littley
When it comes to burger sauces, one of the most popular or famous ones has to be McDonald’s Big Mac Sauce recipe. Our copycat Big Mac sauce will have you wondering why it has taken you this long to try it out. Its sweet, tangy flavor will have you standing in your kitchen saying, “Yep, it tastes just like Big Mac sauce.” Our copycat Big Mac sauce is made for grilling season and will be a great addition to your next barbecue.
-
3 weeks ago | 
askchefdennis.com | Ryan Littley
Creamy, rich, and packed with roasted garlic flavor, our Garlic Mashed Potatoes are fluffy, unapologetically flavorful, and completely irresistible. Every spoonful melts into a buttery, velvety mash that makes even simple weeknight dinners a meal to remember. One bite of our Roasted Garlic Mashed Potatoes, and you’ll be serving them with a side of Beef Wellington, not the other way around. What makes our Garlic Mashed Potatoes shine is how every ingredient earns its place.
-
3 weeks ago | 
askchefdennis.com | Ryan Littley
These bacon wrapped smokies are juicy little sausages snuggled in crispy bacon, with caramelized brown sugar and a warm kick of smoky paprika and cayenne. They come together easily yet look impressively handcrafted, with just enough fiddly charm to turn any game day food or holiday gathering into a full-on party. Little Smokies (or Lil Smokies) started out as bite-sized cocktail sausages simmered in sweet and tangy sauces like grape jelly, barbecue, or honey mustard.
-
3 weeks ago | 
askchefdennis.com | Ryan Littley
Our easy raspberry jam recipe turns fresh berries into a bright, tangy spread that makes your morning toast feel downright fancy. This homemade jam is sweet, juicy, and worth every minute at the stove. And if a spoonful accidentally ends up straight in your mouth instead of on your ice cream? That’s just quality control. Homemade jam remains the most delicious way to preserve the season’s fresh berries and ripe fruit, just like home cooks did long before freezers and fridges were around.
-
4 weeks ago | 
askchefdennis.com | Ryan Littley
Cowboy Beans are a full-on flavor stampede – sweet, smoky, meaty, and ready to lasso your taste buds. They’re the kind of hearty side dish that eats like a main course, thanks to ground beef, thick-cut bacon, and a variety of beans soaked in tangy barbecue sauce and brown sugar. It’s loaded with that slow-cooked, firepit flavor that makes Cowboy Beans taste like they’ve been bubbling on the range all day.
-
1 month ago | 
askchefdennis.com | Ryan Littley
Our melt-in-your-mouth Slow Cooker Beef Tips recipe brings you tender beef tips braised low and slow in an indulgent, savory gravy until every bite is dripping with flavor and comfort. It’s the kind of slow cooker dinner that’ll make your neighbors “accidentally” stop by right around dinnertime. The second that rich gravy hits the mashed potatoes, forks are up and manners are out the window.
