👩🍳 Cooking Level 2
Foundations
The Five Levels of Cooking
Goals for Level 2
Bone Broth ⚡️
Roasting/Baking - Level 2
Baked/Roasted Fish 📓
Shakshouka
Roasted Leeks
Roasted Potatoes
Garlic Bread
Spanish Omelette
Quiche 📓
Frittata 📓
Pizza 📓
Chicken & Rice 📓
Roasted Chickpeas
Chicken Pot Pie
Meatballs
Casserole (e.g., kugel, mac & cheese)
Lunch 3.0
Pesto Pasta Salad
Green Smoothie
8 min Toast & Eggs
Dressing Up Canned Soup
The Open Faced Tortilla
Udon/Ramen 📓
Grilled Cheese
Egg Salad Sandwich
Gravlax
Smorgasbord (e.g., herring & pickles)
Sausage & Spinach
Homemade Hummus
Boiling - Level 3
Chicken & Vegetable Soup 📓
Puréed Vegetable Soup ⚡️📓
Lentils & Beans
Basic Curry
French Onion Soup
Poached/Sous Vide Chicken
Amazing Bolognese
Knife Skills - Level 2
How to Slice a Melon - video 🎬
How to Mince Garlic
How to Peel a Kiwi
How to Prepare Strawberries
Butchering Butternut Squash
The Elevated Salad
Salad with Fruit, Nuts & Cheese 📓
Arugula & Parm
California Kale Ceasar
Kale & Root Vegetable Salad
Anna’s Salad Nicoise
Bitter Lettuce Salads (Radicchio, Fennel, Endives, Frisée)
Rotisserie Chicken & Veg Salad
Steak Salad
Homemade Croutons
Homemade Aioli/Mayonnaise
Pan Cooking - Level 2:
How to Sauté Greens 📓
How to Caramelize Onions
Pan-Seared Chicken (Chef Dennis Mabasa) 📓
How to Pan Cook Bacon
Stir Fry 📓
Fried Rice 📓
Burgers 📓
Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Omelette 📓
Pan-Fried Tofu
Garlic Eggplant & Shrimp
Chicken Schnitzel
Striding Ahead (Meal Prep & Shopping) - Level 2
Selecting & Storing Produce 📓
Trader Joe’s Best Of 📓
Costco Best Of 📓
Sauces for the Week 📓
Spreads & Dips for the Week 📓
Healing Soups
“Non-Recipe Guides”
Beef Stew (aka Brisket/Cholent/Goulash/Boeuf Bourginon)
Braised Chicken (aka Coq au Vin)
Chili 📓
Lasagna 📓
Pasta Salads 📓
Risotto 📓
Sausage Soup
Stuffed Cabbage
Carnitas
Short Ribs
Creamy Potato (& Leek) Soup
Nachos
Toasts
DIY/Projects
Homemade Applesauce - video 🎬
Homemade Jam ⚡️
Homemade Butter in a Jar
Compound Butter
Whipped Cream
Challah Bread
Popovers
Rugelach
Gluten-Free Sandwich Bread
Matzo Balls
Chopped Liver
Gravlax
Hummus
Guacamole