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
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.
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.
Southwest Chicken Soup
A cozy, late-summer soup made with smoky chicken stock, warm spices, and a medley of fresh veggies. Perfect for using up leftover produce and easing into fall.
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.
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.
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!
Forget the Can—This Fresh Creamed Corn Is Next-Level
Skip the canned stuff—this fresh creamed corn is ultra-creamy, naturally sweet, and comes together in just 15 minutes with a few simple ingredients.
Zucchini Ribbon Salad with Whipped Feta, Silk Chili & Mint
A light and elegant summer salad of salted zucchini ribbons, creamy whipped feta, fresh mint, and a touch of chili—beautifully simple and full of flavor.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Tomato Cobbler with Cheddar Rye Biscuit Topping
A rustic savory cobbler made with peak-season tomatoes and topped with golden cheddar–rye biscuits. Comforting, flavorful, and the perfect dish to celebrate late-summer produce.
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.
Patrick's Famous Tomato Pie
A savory summer pie made with heirloom tomatoes, a creamy ricotta-mayo base, and a crisp extra blind baked crust. Finished with fresh herbs and lemon for a bright, flavorful bite.
Butter Pie Crust
Master the art of flaky, buttery pie crust with this foolproof all-butter recipe. From mixing and chilling to rolling, crimping, and blind baking, this guide walks you through every step to make perfect pie dough at home—no soggy bottoms, no stress.
Peach Pie with Vanilla Crumble
Juicy summer peaches baked in a buttery pie crust, layered with cream cheese for a crisp base, and topped with a fragrant vanilla crumble. The perfect late-summer dessert.
Peach & Cucumber Salad with Burrata
This Peach & Cucumber Salad with Burrata is the ultimate summer dish—light, refreshing, and ready in minutes. Tossed with honey vinegar and fresh basil, then finished with creamy burrata and flaky sea salt, it's a perfect way to savor peak-season produce.
Chocolate Cherry Crème Brûlée
This chocolate cherry crème brûlée layers fruity dark chocolate custard over fresh cherries and finishes with a crisp turbinado sugar top. It’s rich, elegant, and the perfect make-ahead dessert for cherry season.
5 Italian Cocktails to Sip This Summer
Beat the heat with these 5 iconic Italian cocktails perfect for summer. From the bold Negroni to the refreshing Aperol Spritz and frozen Sgroppino, these easy recipes bring Italian aperitivo vibes to your glass.
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.
We’ve taken a little break on creating new videos but 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.