You might need to buy:
  • salted butter
  • chopped onion
  • chopped green bell pepper
  • minced garlic
  • black pepper
  • celery salt
  • pulled smoked pork
  • pulled smoked chicken
  • crushed tomatoes
  • chicken broth
  • spicy barbecue sauce
  • cornstarch
You might need to buy:
  • red wine
  • light brown sugar
  • Kosher salt and black pepper
  • ground beef
  • Worcestershire
  • olive oil
  • thick deli-cut slices of fontina or provolone
  • Little Gem or Romaine leaves
  • Thick slices of heirloom tomatoes
You might need to buy:
  • thick-cut bacon
  • fine cornmeal
  • flour
  • baking powder
  • kosher salt
  • large eggs
  • buttermilk
You might need to buy:
  • tahini
  • fresh lemon juice
  • brown sugar
  • Black pepper
You might need to buy:
  • flat iron or flank steak
  • kosher salt
  • lemon
  • olive oil
You might need to buy:
  • Vegetable-Tomato Sauce:
  • olive oil
  • butter
  • Salt and pepper
  • half-and-half
  • sugar
  • for fresh basil leaves
  • Chicken Meatballs:
  • ground chicken
  • Salt and pepper
  • grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
  • dry breadcrumbs
  • whole milk
  • olive oil
  • lemon zest
  • granulated onion
  • little freshly grated nutmeg
  • Pasta:
  • Salt
  • spaghetti
  • butter
  • grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
  • fat handful of fresh basil leaves
You might need to buy:
  • half-and-half
  • grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
  • olive oil
  • Salt
  • spaghetti
  • Pepper
You might need to buy:
  • meaty bacon
  • crumbled smoked blue cheese
  • sour cream
  • hot sauce and Worcestershire
  • finely chopped fresh chives
  • Salt and pepper
  • sourdough bread
  • thick slices of white or Vidalia onion
  • A1 Bold and Spicy steak sauce
You might need to buy:
  • Chicken in Queso:
  • butter
  • olive oil
  • Salt and pepper
  • chicken stock
  • honey
  • Mexican crema or sour cream
  • shredded Monterey Jack or pepper Jack
  • bag tortilla chips or 8 large flat-bottom hard taco shells
  • Corny Pico de Gallo:
  • ground cumin
  • Frank's RedHot
  • Salt
  • For Topping:
You might need to buy:
  • boneless sirloin steaks or rib eye steaks
  • Kosher salt and black pepper
  • fennel seeds
  • each granulated garlic and granulated onion
  • dried oregano
  • crushed red pepper
  • chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley tops
  • olive oil
  • olive oil
  • butter
  • fresh thyme leaves