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A lovely Asian-inspired salad with fresh, crunchy and herbal textures. Bonus? This salad can sit in the dressing and not wilt.

Green Papaya, Bean Sprout and Escarole Salad

This is a rich sandwich inspired by our local farmer’s market. Find your own fresh ingredients from a market near you and make this delectable dish.

Mushroom and Alpine Cheese Toast

Ice cream is always better with caramel and this innovative twist uses an unlikely ingredient: mustard. Hear me out: it gives spice and tartness.  

Ice Cream with Mustard Caramel

I guarantee this easy, one-pot, slow-roasted chicken dish will be the star of your dinner table. My secret? A low temperature and a long cook time.

Slow Baked-Chicken with Fennel & Lemon Orzo

Have you seen this famous Korean Fried Chicken sandwich trending everywhere? Here’s my home cook-friendly version that’s spicy and delicious.

Gochujang Fried Chicken Sandwich

This is a wild dish that slow cooks whole onions until they become soft enough to eat with a spoon.  

Salt Roasted Onions with Goat Cheese & Balsamico

Cassoulet is not just for winter. This spicy, verdant spring version will have you enjoying this comforting dish all through spring and summer.

Chicken Sausage Cassoulet with Zhug

This is a light and fresh spring salad that has an added depth from the addition of smoked trout and sherry mustard dressing. It's restaurant-quality.

Smoked Trout & Endive Salad 

I love serving this Spanish-inflicted tapas dish as a party snack — it’s pungent, creamy, nutty, and bite-sized. 

Baked Manchego with Garlic, Red Pepper, & Almonds

This hearty vegetarian bagel gives you so much nutrition without sacrificing flavor. It’s a great alternative to a heavy lunch sandwich.

Spring Greens Bagel Sandwich


A flavorful quiche to celebrate Mother’s Day (or any old day).

Spring Quiche with Bacon and Blue Cheese

Made with sauteed shrimp and lime-cilantro vinaigrette, this Asian-inspired salad is vibrant, healthy, and fresh.

Shrimp Mango Salad with Lime Cilantro Vinaigrette

Peas and mint are a perfect pairing – it screams warm weather! Try it with pan-seared salmon for a great weeknight dinner that’s healthy and quick.

Salmon and Mint Peas

For many, the thought of Ambrosia Salad conjures up bad memories of canned fruit and sweet dressing. But that doesn’t have to be the case!

Ambrosia Salad

You can’t celebrate Derby without a mint julep. But skip the same old recipe and try this strawberry-ginger beer version of the Derby favorite.

Strawberry Ginger Mint Julep

This spring lamb dish is perfect to celebrate the spring season or anytime you want a light lamb dish that is vibrant and fresh.

Spring Lamb Chops with Mustard Mint Sauce

Take your egg salad sandwich to new heights with the addition of pumpkin seeds, avocado and dill. It's familiar yet new and delicious. 

Avocado and Pepita Egg Salad Sandwich

Spring isn’t spring without the first stalks of asparagus on your stove. This simple, fragrant dish makes the green vegetable a star, with anchovies adding an extra salty punch of flavor. 

Roasted Lemon Asparagus with Anchovies and Parmesan

Making your own pizza is fun and tasty for the whole family! Get out of the cheese and tomato sauce habit and try this unique pizza that will open your mind to new combinations of an old favorites.

Goat Cheese and Caramelized Onion Pizza

Making your own pizza is fun and tasty for the whole family. This may remind you of breakfast but it is a joy to eat anytime of the day. Quail eggs are a fun alternative to chicken eggs. 

Bacon & Egg Pizza

Tofu is a versatile, delicious ingredient with a soft, creamy texture but you have to know how to cook it properly and what to pair with it. Start off with this simple, tasty recipe.

Pan Fried Tofu with Kimchi and Ginger-Soy Glaze

Introducing, my innovative way to make creamy scrambled eggs without frying. You get moist, healthy, and just-as-delicious eggs. 

Scrambled Eggs Boiled in Oat Milk

Here’s an easy cheesecake recipe that’s vibrant and unique plus you don’t need loads of baking equipment. I recommend freezing the muffin-sized cheesecakes and enjoying them anytime.   

Mini Orange Marmalade Cheesecakes

I find pork chops need a liiiittle flavor lift and this mixture of bacon, apples and chestnuts is the perfect accompaniment. It’s a sweet, savory, and comforting dinner.

Bone-In Pork Chops with Bacon, Apples, and Chestnuts

Whipped up Genie Cooks' recipe for Turkish eggs and they're my new favorite thing to make for breakfast. Check her out at whatscooking.com/genie_cooks

Making @Genie_Cooks' Turkish Eggs

Nothing beats homemade marmalade, and making it at home? Easy! A dash of rosemary makes this marmalade sophisticated.

Orange Rosemary Marmalade

This is a fun and innovative way to serve pancakes.  It is delicious and you can eat pancakes with your hands.

Bacon Almond Pancake Sticks

Braised brisket is one of the best dishes for a large dinner party. This method of slow cooking beef yields the most tender texture to the meat.

Oven-Braised Brisket

A classic and unexpected cocktail that mixes Guinness stout with Champagne. The trick is in the technique of layering the 2 ingredients.

Black Velvet Cocktail

Follow along as I take a juicy, cheesy White Castle burger and turn it into an easy, crunchy spring roll.

White Castle Spring Rolls

This combines the 2 greatest seafood dishes: shrimp scampi and linguini clam sauce. It is a hearty seafood pasta perfect for this shoulder season.

Shrimp Scampi with Clam Linguine

This creamy Roman spaghetti has a Korean twist. What's Ssamjang? A spicy, umami-rich sauce that pairs perfectly with Parmesan and egg yolks. 


Spaghetti with Ssamjang Carbonara

This traditional Korean chicken stew is famous for using the medicinal root, ginseng. It’s a wonderful winter soup that is comforting and filling.

Sam-Gye-Tang (or Korean Ginseng Chicken Stew)

A stunning Vietnamese dish of marinated beef that will quickly fry to caramelized perfection. I like serving it with a healthy, vibrant salad of onions, tomatoes, cucumbers, and cilantro.

Vietnamese Shaking Beef

Don’t be swayed by the number of ingredients required to prepare this dish: the cook time is short and the results are delectable. The shrimp is tender and the sauce is creamy, spicy, and bright.

Shrimp in a Coconut Mango Sauce

A Korean household staple, this rich, spicy, pungent and comforting kimchi stew is surprisingly simple to make considering how deeply flavorful it is. Use ripe kimchi for this recipe for best results.

Kimchi Jigae

There is nothing more delicate, fragrant, or sexy as a plate of perfectly seared scallops. It’s easier to do than most people imagine! I cover mine in a decadent, delicious French butter sauce.

Seared Scallops with Sake Beurre Blanc

This is a great winter salad that uses roasted fennel as a base flavor. The avocado and blue cheese make this salad sing. 

Roasted Fennel and Avocado Salad

Cheerwine is one of my favorite Southern sodas. It also doubles as a perfect flavoring in a classic French mignonette sauce.  

Raw Oysters with Cheerwine Mignonette

 A cocktail that is beautiful, mysterious, and romantic. It’s a perfect for Valentine's Day drink.   

Saffron Vodka Spritzer

This is a perfect creamy and comforting soup for winter. It has deep rich flavors and feels very luxurious in texture. 

Creamy Mushroom Pecorino Soup

This unusual mix of bacon, apple, kale, and cheddar makes for an intense sandwich that is crunchy, cheesy, spicy and chewy all at the same time. 

Bacon Apple Kale Cheddar Sandwich

A simple salad with just a few ingredients that delivers big on flavors. It’s crunchy, light and refreshing.  

Radish Cucumber Salad with Mint Yogurt Dressing

This is a light, creamy, rich, and garlicky composed salad that uses all the flavors of a hummus. A great healthy salad that will fill you right up.

Hummus as a Salad

This light, healthy, and delicious Vietnamese-inspired sandwich features a bright, acidic slaw. Vegetarian? Swap out trout for tofu.

Fried Trout Sandwiches with Asian Slaw

This is a healthy, fresh, and elevated version of a classic potato salad. This is best made a few hours ahead and allowed to rest. 

Ed Lee’s Potato Salad

Don’t be afraid of squid when you see it at the market, it is a great seafood to cook and enjoy! Here’s a simple and fast way to cook squid so the tentacles resemble noodles.

Giant Squid Noodles

A heart warming, rich, and luxurious stew of oxtail served on-the-bone in a thick black bean gravy.  It is best made the day before and rewarmed. 

Braised Black Bean & Oxtail Stew

This is a vibrant healthy salad that offers big, bold flavors. Dig in as a side salad for a sandwich or make it a light weekday dinner by itself. 

Cabbage Salad with Spicy Cabbage Dressing

This bacon-forward clam chowder is rich and creamy.

Bacon and Clam Chowder

This is a traditional Korean soup enjoyed on New Year’s Day for good luck. It’s also a great cold weather soup to enjoy all winter long.

Korean Rice Cake Soup

A quick and easy ramen hack that tastes like it came from a restaurant.

Coconut Chili Salmon Ramen

A great weekday pasta that is out of the ordinary, comforting and delicious.

Blue Cheese, Pepperoni, and Walnut Penne Pasta

These rich and flavorful venison meatballs are served in a creamy dijon sauce.

Venison Meatballs in Dijon Gravy

This is my classic steakhouse sauce….with a twist! I serve it over a perfectly cooked steak.

Rib-eye Steak with Horseradish Sauce

This recipe is a quick glimpse into Ed’s time cooking in France: an easy, party-ready dip made from roasted and steamed eggplant and kalamata olives.

Eggplant and Olive Pâté

Rise and shine! Here’s a German-inspired breakfast you can make anytime: a hearty ham breakfast with intense flavors.

Ham Steak with Sauerkraut and a Fried Egg

Pimento cheese and pork rinds make a perfect combo for a snack, especially when dosed with a little Korean spice. Dole these out as a party snack.

Pimento Cheese with Pork Rinds

This hot pot is simple yet elegant. You can sub in any leftover ingredients you have in your fridge.

Korean Beef and Mushroom Hotpot

This bright and delicious salad is perfect for winter, when citrus are in peak season; it’s a celebration of all the fruit available right now.

Beet & Citrus Salad with Tarragon Vinaigrette

This fun take on pecan pie is stuffed with peanut butter, chocolate, and bourbon, though you can remove the latter if you’re making it for your family.

Peanut Butter and Chocolate Pecan Pie

This is a fall bread pudding using two of my favorite ingredients: sweet potatoes and glazed doughnuts, all baked together with heaps of custard. Psst: using stale doughnuts is totally okay!

Sweet Potato Bread Pudding

Tired of a massive turkey with gallons of leftovers? My holiday trick is to make small game hens for each of my guests.

Cornish Game Hen with Maple Glaze

You’re going to need a few unusual ingredients (think fish sauce, kimchi, and gochujang) but it’s worth it to make this easy, smokey fried rice.

Bacon Kimchi Fried Rice

Quick-toasted spiced pecans, and gooey blue cheese adds deep, rich flavors to this perfect fall salad. Pro tip: The blue cheese adds enough of a sauce so don’t go overboard on the dressing!

Bib Salad with Spiced Pecans, Pears, and Blue Cheese

I make my hand-held apple pie, perfect for welcoming in the fall season. It also makes a healthy(ish) Halloween snack!

Apple Pie on a Stick

It’s halloween! Get into the spooky season spirit with spicy, seasonal, dijon-spiked deviled eggs.

Halloween Deviled Eggs

 This grilled cheese sandwich is a little different than the norm. I use preserved roasted tomatoes to amp up the flavor. 

Grilled Cheese with Preserved Tomatoes

A warming squash soup for chilly fall nights. It’s rich, creamy, and nutty, so dare I say it—it’s actually vegan! (Plus, Chef Ed teaches you how to properly cut down a squash.)

Butternut Squash and Brown 'Butter' Soup

Miso paste, caramelized onions, chicken drumsticks, and peanut butter in one big flavor bomb. If you don’t finish it, it’s even better the next day.

Chicken with Coconut-Miso-Peanut Butter Sauce

Do you ever dig into a bacon cheeseburger only for all the bacon to slip into one bite? Here's the remedy—adding the bacon directly into the patty.

Bacon-Stuffed Cheese Burger

A pinch of lemony sumac, a few slices of peaches, and a big spoonful of herby green sauce helps turn up the flavor on these simple grilled vegetables.

Grilled Veggie and Peach Skewers with Green Sauce

Caramelize your steak with kalbi—a traditional Korean marinade made from soy sauce, sugar, garlic, and ginger.

Grilled Ribeye Steak with Kalbi Butter

A dash of herby green sauce and a sprinkle of aromatic cumin makes these quick-cooking grilled salmon skewers bright, fresh, and perfect for summer.

Grilled Cumin Salmon Kebabs with Herby Green Sauce

The star of this Vietnamese-style salad is fish sauce: a savory, umami-heavy fermented liquid. I toss it with cucumber, iceberg lettuce, and chilled shrimp, to make a crisp, refreshing salad.

Vietnamese-Style Shrimp, Cucumber, and Melon Salad

Entertaining for a crowd? Try out this centerpiece-worthy porterhouse topped with grilled artichoke hearts, shallots, and melted blue cheese, plus a drizzle of honey to bring it all together.

Porterhouse Steak with Artichoke, and Blue Cheese

Easy, grilled-up chicken wrap with the addition of broccoli rabe, a leafy green known as rapini. Dark miso, mustard, honey, plus our creamy BBQ sauce.

Honey Miso-Marinated Grilled Chicken Sandwich

Grill peaches, fennel, corn, and berries for a bright, slightly smoky take on a summer fruit salad. Serve as side to grilled meats or as a vegan main.

 Summer Grilled Fruit Salad

This low-effort cheesecake requires just ten minutes of prep to get a gingery, creamy cheesecake. Dole it out at parties for a minimal-work dessert.

Frozen Grape, Ginger, and Goat Cheese Cake

Buttery avocado, cool shrimp, and a zesty, spicy dressing defines this easy summer shrimp salad. 

Fried Avocado and Shrimp Cocktail

Serve this bright, juicy salad as a side with, say, our kalbi steak or as a first course at a cookout. No mint? Use parsley or cilantro.

Watermelon, Mint, Feta, and Fried Peanut Salad

Part margarita, part mint julep. Regardless of the name, whirl together bourbon, lemon, mint, and ice and sip this slowly by the pool or on the patio.

Frozen Mint-Lemonade Julep

I will be the first to admit I’m not a pastry chef. Which is why I love making this foolproof banana pudding - it’s easy, delicious, and serves a crowd.

Frozen Banana Pudding

This is everything you want from a steak salad. Light, healthy, but still juicy. Try swapping out romaine lettuce for your favorite bitter greens.

Steak & Sugar Snap Pea Salad with Blackberry Dressing

 A brush of whiskey gives these warm, gooey cookies a bourbon-y kick. "Sorry kids these are all for me!” says Chef Edward Lee.

Coffee & Whiskey Chocolate Chunk Cookies

It’s hot outside. You want something cool, refreshing, and boozy. May we introduce you to my strawberry rhubarb basil sangria?

Strawberry Rhubarb Basil Sangria

I spike my classic eggnog with a good amount of bourbon.

Bourbon Eggnog

These soft and crumbly cookies are perfect for the holidays.

Snowball Cookies

A smooth chocolate martini perfect for winter, “for when the weather is cold outside but it’s warm in here.”

Chocolate Martini with Port and Bourbon

This parsnip puree has bold flavors that are surprising, yet refined and comforting.

Parsnip Apple Purée with Dates and Pistachio

This homemade sauce will be the star of your Thanksgiving dinner or any other dish where you need a flavorful gravy.

Ed’s Homemade Gravy

This is a rich, homemade chicken stock that is light years better than store bought.  Use it for gravy, soups, braises and sauces.

Homemade Chicken Stock

Get over the canned cranberry sauce. My fresh, homemade cranberry sauce is super easy, super tasty, and my favorite thing to eat at Thanksgiving.

Cranberry and Ginger Sauce

Next up on our ‘everything but the bird’ holiday cooking special: spice up the usual sweet potato mash with some unique flavors. Try roasting these sweet potatoes days in advance for an easy side.

Roasted Sweet Potato Mash with Rosemary Honey

This holiday season, I’m making everything but the bird. Starting with glazed carrots: a hearty, sweet, and savory side for Thanksgiving.

Sorghum Orange Glazed Carrots

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This refreshing tea screams summer – it is light, pink and subtle. Add a splash of wine or tequila to make it an adult beverage.

Rhubarb Mint Tea

Give your Dad what he really wants for Father’s Day: a huge steak covered in delicious bourbon butter. The combination will make any Father smile. 

Father’s Day Grilled Steak and Bourbon Butter

This salad has all the best of summer ingredients in a bowl.  It is sweet, spicy, herbal and tart....and goes perfectly with a grilled summer steak.  

Blueberry and Corn Salad

Father's Day Steak with Bourbon Butter

Summer is the best time for hot dogs. So this summer, let’s try some fun variations. This Greek-style Hot Dog has sharp, creamy and tangy flavors that elevate hot dogs to a culinary art. 

Chef Edward Lee

To me, home cooking is cooking from the heart. I’m here to make you a better cook

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