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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.

Resources for Learning Seasonal Cooking Techniques

These posts and videos help home cooks understand ingredients, build skills, and learn how to cook seasonally.

Seasonal Recipes & Kitchen Stories

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Rye Pumpkin Bread with Maple Glaze

This moist pumpkin rye loaf is full of fall flavor and topped with a maple-cider glaze. Easy to make, deeply spiced, and perfect for cozy mornings.

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Peach & Plum Tea Cake

This stone fruit tea cake is a tender, buttery shortbread-style cake layered with juicy peaches and plums, bright lemon zest, and a touch of floral rose water. Perfect for late summer, this easy dessert bakes up golden with a caramelized turbinado sugar topping.

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Beef Ragu with Pappardelle

This braised chuck roast recipe features tender beef slow-cooked in crushed tomatoes, red wine, and vegetables, finished with cream for a rich, hearty sauce. Perfect over pasta or polenta.

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Gluten Free Apple Muffins

Warmly spiced gluten-free muffins made with almond, tapioca, and buckwheat flours, sweet baharat, and fresh apples. Perfect for cozy breakfasts or snacks.

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Sweet Baharat Spice Blend

A cozy sweet baharat blend made with cinnamon, black pepper, and warm spices. Perfect for fall baking, pancakes, apple desserts, or sprinkling into everyday breakfasts.

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Stone Fruit Molasses Upside Down Cake

This Ginger Peach and Plum Upside-Down Cake blends the best of late summer fruit with warm fall spices. A moist, spiced ginger cake topped with caramelized peaches and plums makes the perfect dessert to transition from summer to autumn.

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Pumpkin Spice Mix

A cozy homemade pumpkin spice blend perfect for baking, coffee, and all your favorite fall recipes. Ready in minutes and made with just four pantry spices.

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Corn & Zucchini Cakes

Crispy, golden zucchini and corn cakes made with simple ingredients. Perfect as a side dish, snack, or light meal—ready in under 30 minutes!

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Brown Butter Zucchini Bread

This moist and tender zucchini bread is the perfect balance of sweet and spiced, made with browned butter and fresh grated zucchini. This scaled-down version yields just one loaf—ideal for smaller households or when you're craving just enough to enjoy and share.

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12 Easy, Late-Summer Recipe Ideas

Make the most of your late-summer CSA haul with these 12 fresh, seasonal recipes featuring peaches, tomatoes, corn, and more. From refreshing gazpacho to rustic desserts, these dishes will inspire your next meal and help you savor every bite of summer.

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Peperonata: My Favorite Dish of the Summer

A rustic Italian peperonata made with sweet peppers, onion, tomatoes, garlic, and herbs. Sweet, spicy, and tangy — the perfect late-summer dish to slather on bread, toss with pasta, or spoon over eggs.

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Homemade Poptarts with Seasonal Fruit Jam

Flaky, buttery homemade poptarts filled with jam and baked until golden. A nostalgic treat made from scratch — customizable, freezer-friendly, and so much better than store-bought.

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Corn & Nectarine Pie

Juicy nectarines and fresh corn baked in a crisp buttery crust with a golden cornmeal streusel topping. A unique and flavorful summer pie.

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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.