Noble Pig

Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy

2026-11-03T18:48:54Z

This make-ahead turkey gravy starts with roasted turkey wings and homemade stock, so there’s no waiting for drippings on Thanksgiving Day. Adding whole milk adds richness, and apple cider vinegar at the end makes a real difference.

Make-Ahead Turkey Gravy Without Drippings

I grew up watching the adults completely lose their minds over Thanksgiving gravy, which is probably why this make-ahead turkey gravy recipe is important to me. My mom would have 25 people waiting for dinner, the turkey...

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Apple Bread Pudding with Bourbon Caramel Sauce

2026-11-02T18:52:49Z

This apple bread pudding with bourbon caramel sauce has buttery brioche, brown sugar apples, and a rich custard with extra egg yolks. I finish it with crunchy turbinado sugar and warm bourbon caramel sauce poured over the top.

Apple Bread Pudding with Brown Sugar Bourbon Caramel

I use a lot of apples in this apple bread pudding with bourbon caramel sauce, about a pound and a half before peeling and coring. I did want a lot of apples in every serving, not a bunch of bread and apples mixed in. I...

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Banana Bread with Cottage Cheese

2026-10-31T18:05:30Z

This banana bread with cottage cheese has ripe bananas, toasted pecans, and a tender texture that stays that way for days. The cottage cheese is my favorite part of the recipe, and you’d never know it was in there.

Banana Bread with Cottage Cheese and Toasted Pecans

There are so many ways to make banana bread, but this banana bread with cottage cheese is my regular, everyday recipe. Believe it or not, most of the time, I don’t want streusel, chocolate, or peanut butter on a Tuesday...

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Dill Pickle Sourdough Sandwich Bread

2026-10-30T17:08:30Z

This dill pickle sourdough sandwich bread is begging for a wad of pastrami, Swiss cheese, and mustard. Sure, you could toast a slice and butter it, but when the pickles are already in the bread, making an outrageous sandwich is the most reasonable decision.

Dill Pickle Sourdough Sandwich Bread Made with Real Pickles and Pickle Brine

If you’ve been around here for any amount of time, then this dill pickle sourdough sandwich bread probably seems more inevitable than strange. Dill pickle...

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Chocolate Buttermilk Texas Sheet Cake

2026-10-28T17:42:48Z

This chocolate buttermilk Texas sheet cake is baked in a 9×13 pan because a thin slice of chocolate cake doesn’t really do it for me. It has a thick layer of brown butter chocolate frosting because I wasn’t about to solve one problem and create another.

Chocolate Buttermilk Texas Sheet Cake with Thicker Cake and More Frosting

I’ve never really understood why Texas sheet cake has to be so thin. (Texas, do not come for me.) I really like the cake with the warm frosting poured all over...

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Thai Dumpling Soup

2026-10-27T18:21:13Z

I make this Thai dumpling soup with frozen pork potstickers simmered in a coconut red curry broth with mushrooms. It’s ready in about 30 minutes, and I finish mine with chili crisp and fresh cilantro.

Thai Dumpling Soup with Red Curry and Coconut Milk

When I lived in Northern California for six years, there was a small Thai restaurant in town where I’d stop for soup. I went often enough that it became part of my routine. I knew I could stop, pick up soup to bring home, and have dinner...

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Vampire Chocolate Halloween Bark

2026-10-26T18:33:34Z

This vampire chocolate Halloween bark is white chocolate covered with gummy vampire teeth and edible red gel for a bloody Halloween treat. It takes three ingredients, about 20 minutes, and every piece gets its own set of fangs.

Vampire Chocolate Halloween Bark with Gummy Teeth and Edible Blood

I used to make this vampire chocolate bark for Halloween parties when my boys were at the age where scary and gross were basically the same thing as fun. I wanted vampire teeth, visible blood, and...

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Coffee Rubbed Oven Brisket

2026-10-25T17:56:14Z

This coffee rubbed oven brisket gets its nearly black crust from dark roast coffee, chipotle, and brown sugar, with no smoker required. I cook a whole packer brisket until the flat is ready to slice and the point pulls apart for dinner, sandwiches, tacos, and whatever happens after that.

Coffee Rubbed Oven Brisket with a Dark Coffee and Chipotle Crust

I love the look of a brisket that’s been in the smoker for hours because my brain already connects thedark crust with how good it’s going to...

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Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

2026-10-24T17:21:28Z

These brown butter chocolate chip cookies have golden tops, soft, chewy centers, and melted dark and milk chocolate. Browned butter adds a rich, nutty flavor, while the large portions of dough bake into thick cookies that stay soft as they cool.

Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies with Soft, Chewy Centers

I’ve been baking chocolate chip cookies since I was 10 years old, and I’ve learned how much the smallest changes can affect the finished cookie. For this recipe, I wanted a large cookie...

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Mint Chocolate Poke Cake

2026-10-28T18:20:46Z

This mint chocolate poke cake has warm hot fudge poured into the holes, followed by mint-flavored chocolate fudge pudding and a homemade mint whipped cream topping. I finish it with chopped Andes mints, and I like making it a day ahead so the pudding can soak into the cake and everything gets completely cold.

Mint Chocolate Poke Cake with Hot Fudge and Andes Mints

When I was a kid, I was obsessed with Thrifty mint chocolate chip ice cream. My dad, who also had his own obsession with ice cream,...

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