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Classic Cooking Techniques for the Home Cook

Real culinary training. Home cook friendly. At The Frizzled Leek, we go beyond the recipe and teach you the WHY behind the technique - from knife skills and mother sauces to stocks, braises, and everything in between.

What's Cooking This Summer

  • Tomato, peach, and burrata salad on a oval white platter with crusty french bread.
    Tomato Peach Burrata Salad
  • Sous vide corn on the cob on a large round plate with butter and cilantro.
    Sous Vide Corn On The Cob Recipe
  • Featured image of jerk chicken drumsticks on a cedar plank.
    Air Fryer Jerk Chicken Drumsticks (Jamaican Style)
  • Strawberry margarita featured image
    Fresh Strawberry Margaritas on the rocks
More Summer Recipes

Latest Recipes

  • Small glass bowls with Mise en place prepped out.
    What Is Mise En Place and Why It Makes You a Better Cook
  • Chicken velouté sauce in served in a gravy boat with a spoon.
    Velouté Sauce - A Classic French Mother Sauce
  • Making a brown roux in a stainless-steel pan and stirring with a wooden spoon.
    How To Make A Roux (White, Blonde, and Brown)
  • Chicken bones, vegetables, herbs, and cold water in a stainless steel stock pot.
    How To Make White Chicken Stock (Fond Blanc de Volaille)

Summer Mains

  • A dark round bowl with a swoosh of a saffron aioli and a sous vide halibut fillet.
    Sous Vide Halibut with Saffron Aioli
  • A chicken burger with lettuce, tomato, and chipotle sauce dripping down the edges.
    Air Fryer Chipotle Chicken Burgers
  • Two swordfish steaks on a round plate garnished with parsley and lemon.
    Air Fryer Swordfish Steaks Recipe
  • Shrimp scampi with lemon slices and pasta in a white dutch oven.
    Shrimp Scampi Without Wine

Popular Recipes

  • bowl of crispy sweet potatoes
    Air Fryer Crispy Sweet Potato Cubes
  • Two breaded and crispy chicken breast served with a arugula salad.
    What to Serve with Chicken Schnitzel (19 Best Side Dishes)
  • Two swordfish steaks on a round plate garnished with parsley and lemon.
    Air Fryer Swordfish Steaks Recipe
  • A spoon coated with a demi-glace sauce dripping over a small sauce pan.
    Demi-Glace Recipe: The Chef Sauce Behind Every Great Steak

Browse Recipes

  • Mains
  • Breakfast & Brunch
  • Pastry Arts
  • Salads
  • Sides
  • Cooking Basics

Seasonal Salads

  • Tomato, peach, and burrata salad on a oval white platter with crusty french bread.
    Tomato Peach Burrata Salad
  • A blackened chicken salad inside of a large-white salad bowl.
    Blackened Chicken Salad with White Balsamic Vinaigrette
  • Tuna Caesar salad in a large round white bowl with wooden serving spoons.
    Tuna Caesar Salad (High-Protein + Meal Prep Friendly)
  • A filet of blackened salmon on top of a salad of leaf lettuce, mango salsa, and sliced avocados.
    Healthy Mango Salmon Salad (Rubio's Copycat)

Summer Sides & Sauces

  • Sous vide corn on the cob on a large round plate with butter and cilantro.
    Sous Vide Corn On The Cob Recipe
  • A featured image of air fryer slow roasted tomatoes on a small plate.
    Air Fryer Slow Roasted Tomatoes
  • mango salsa in a large bowl with a serving spoon
    Spicy mango salsa with jalapenos
  • Overhead photo of guacamole in a round bowl with a single tortilla chip.
    Food Processor Guacamole (Creamy Guacamole)
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Hey, I'm Chef Mike!

Culinary trained and obsessed with good food, I break down the basics of cooking so anyone can feel confident in the kitchen.

From knife skills to stocks and sauces, I teach the fundamentals of cooking, just with fewer burns and way more fun. Let's get cooking.

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