Kitchen basics
Cooking With Butter, Oils, and Animal Fats
A practical guide to smoke points, olive oil, butter, duck fat, goose fat, and how I choose the right fat for cooking.
Elisabeth's Kitchen
Notes
Thoughts on cooking, planning meals, ingredients, and building recipes for real weeknight life.
Kitchen basics
Why Browning and Searing Matter in Slow Cooker and Oven Dishes
A practical note on why I brown ingredients before slow cooker and oven cooking, how it builds flavor, and when I sear vegetables instead of sautéing them.
Coming soon
More notes are on the way
I’ll be adding practical kitchen notes, cooking tips, and behind-the-scenes thoughts here over time.