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5 Reasons Why You Should Cook More in 2025

Some of you may be asking this question: Why should I learn to cook? It takes time. It takes money. It means I have to go to the grocery store. It takes practice. I have so little free time in my life – why should I spend time every day, or a few days a week, working in the kitchen? It’s so much easier just to eat out or order take-out.

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Posted on December 25, 2024January 3, 2025 by jamesbradfordgrayPosted in InspirationTagged cooking, food, health, nutrition, Recipes. 3 Comments

12 Gift Ideas for People Who Love to Cook

Looking for gift ideas for that person in your life who loves to cook? Here are 10 unique ideas that are pretty much guaranteed to appeal to their inner chef.

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Posted on December 8, 2024January 3, 2025 by jamesbradfordgrayPosted in Inspiration, ReviewsTagged christmasgifts, christmasgiftsforchefs, cooking, dinner, food, giftideas, giftsforpeoplewholovetocook, recipe, Recipes. Leave a comment

5 Classic Thanksgiving Sides to Make This Thanksgiving

Here it is: Your definitive guide to Thanksgiving Sides

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Posted on November 12, 2024January 3, 2025 by jamesbradfordgrayPosted in Inspiration, Sides and SaladsTagged cooking, food, perfect mashed potatoes, recipe, Recipes, Thanksgiving, thanksgiving sides. Leave a comment

Perfect Turkey Stuffing (What You Need to Know)

No matter exactly how you make stuffing (casserole-style, stovetop style, or actually stuffing it IN your turkey, as God intended), these are the ratios you need to remember for stuffing that’s perfectly fluffy.

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Posted on November 12, 2024January 3, 2025 by jamesbradfordgrayPosted in Inspiration, Sides and SaladsTagged cooking, dinner, food, recipe, Recipes, stuffing, Thanksgiving, thanksgiving sides, thanksgiving stuffing, turkey stuffing. 1 Comment

Your 2024 Fall Cooking Bucket List Has Arrived

Whether you’re gathered with friends to watch Football (or the World Series), or you’re just enjoying a relaxed evening at home, here are 12 recipes guaranteed to warm your heart and soul on a cool fall evening.

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Posted on September 15, 2024October 21, 2024 by jamesbradfordgrayPosted in InspirationTagged cooking, dinner, fall-cooking, fall-recipes, food, recipe, Recipes. Leave a comment

⛋ Field Notes |HOLIDAYS 2025

Seasonal Feature

12 Gift Ideas for People Who Love to Cook

Looking for gift ideas for that person in your life who loves to cook? Here are 10 unique ideas that are pretty much guaranteed to appeal to their inner chef.

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Featured Dinner

Khao Soi Curry

This beautiful version of curry hails from Northern Thailand and is all at once warming, comforting and deeply flavorful – sure to warm your heart on a cold night.

4 minute read

Gear

Here Are The Best Chef’s Aprons You Can Buy This Fall

Aprons – even expensive ones – are still cheaper than clothes. Here are the best aprons money can buy in 2025 for all your Fall cooking adventures.

4 minute read

Morning Coffee Read

The Truth About MSG

MSG (Monosodium Glutamate) has gotten a bad rap for decades, but the question remains: is it really as bad for you as everyone thinks?

15 minute read

Quick Read

Steak au Poivre with Apple Brandy Pink Peppercorn Sauce

Using Pink Peppercorns elevates this dish by contributing a fruity, floral depth while Himalayan Pink Salt provides a minerality which perfectly complements any cut of beef.

3 minute read

Tips & Tricks

7 Kitchen Hacks Used By Pro Chefs That You Should Be Using At Home

If you want to learn to cook like the pros, start with some of these tried-and-true pro hacks that have the potential to make your life infinitely easier in the kitchen.

7 minute read

Gear

These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things…

“Japanese chefs believe that their soul goes into their knives once they start using them… You wouldn’t put your soul in the dishwasher, now would you?” — Masaharu Morimoto

7 minute read

About The Intrepid Gourmet

Hi! My name is Jim. I'm so glad you found your way to my blog!

I'm an avid cook, recipe developer and culinary enthusiast. At the end of the day though, I'm just a regular guy who loves cooking, eating, and sharing a fantastic meal with others.

I firmly believe cooking is for everyone, and that anyone who wants to learn to cook - and cook well - can do so.

As my grandfather used to say "If you can read, you can cook!" There is literally nothing to stop you from trying your hand in the kitchen - you'll be surprised what you can do!

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Disclaimer Cooking can be a thrilling experience, but is also inherently dangerous because most of the time it means using heat, which means fire, and sharp things, like knives, to say nothing of eating raw or undercooked things that might be housing various diseases, including but not limited to bacteria, salmonella, e Coli, trichinosis, etc. which can poison you.

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Have fun out there. Eat well, live well, come home with all your fingers, don’t blow yourself up or set your kitchen on fire or eat anything poisonous. Best of luck!

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