American home cooking, trail-marked
Know the climb before you start cooking.
Every recipe is rated like a trail, from a 25-minute pancake stack to a ten-hour brisket. Pick your difficulty and go.
Pick a trail
First
lightBreakfastBiscuits, pancakes and diner-style
mornings.Dinner
stretchWeeknight MainsSkillets, pastas and bakes for the long
middle of the week.Cool creekSoups & SaladsBowls to warm you
up and plates to cool you down.CampfireGrill & BBQSmoke, char and
backyard Saturdays.SummitDessertsPies, cobblers and sweet
finales.
Read the blaze
Every recipe carries a trail marker, borrowed from signs on American hiking and ski trails.
- Easy trailBeginner friendly, under an hour.
- Moderate trailA few techniques, a little patience.
- Expert trailLong cooks and finer skills. Worth it.
Start here
45
minBreakfast
Buttermilk Biscuits & Sausage Gravy
Flaky, tall biscuits under a peppery Southern-style sausage gravy.
50 minWeeknight
Mains
One-Pan Garlic Chicken Thighs & Potatoes
Crisp-skinned chicken roasted over golden potatoes, all on one sheet pan.
10 hrGrill &
BBQ
Texas-Style Smoked Brisket
Salt-and-pepper bark, a rosy smoke ring and slices that pull apart.
2 hr 30
minDesserts
Classic Double-Crust Apple Pie
All-butter crust, tender cinnamon apples and a lattice that actually holds.