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Abner Ramirez and Amanda Sudano Ramirez are LA-based singer-songwriters and parents of three who love to collaborate, bond, and have fun together in the kitchen. The duo embraces the joys and challenges of cooking while juggling family life.

Amanda Sudano Ramirez and Abner Ramirez

Abner & Amanda's Smashed Beef Burgers and Sauce

Smashed Beef Burgers and Sauce

Meet The Creator

Annie Starke's Strawberry and Vanilla Sauce

Strawberry and Vanilla Sauce

Annie Starke's Crunchy Chicken and Peanut Salad and Peanut Sauce

Crunchy Chicken and Peanut Salad with Peanut Sauce

Jo's Marinara Sauce

I love to open a jar of this sauce to toss with pasta on a winter evening. The flavors and texture transport me straight to the summer garden, with its orderly rows of heirloom tomatoes, onions, garlic, and basil. It is such a joy to have this flavorful sauce in the pantry, ready and waiting to make a quick, comforting, and warming meal to eat together after a day out in the wind and cold.

Rustic Tomato Sauce

Do you like happiness? If you don’t, then this recipe isn’t for you. But if you do, then let’s make my macaroni and cheese together. This is the dish that put me on the map. It’s the one everyone talks about and the one that every person who comes over for dinner begs me to make. And the beauty is, it’s so simple. You’ll have friends begging you for this recipe.

Macaroni and Cheese

Samantha Seneviratne's Chicken and Clam Paella

Chicken and Clam Paella

Samantha Seneviratne's Ham and Cheese Strata

Ham and Cheese Strata

Citrus and Herb Vinaigrette

A bone-in ribeye is my favorite cut of steak, and I love grilling for special occasions. It is well marbled, flavorful, and the ultimate classic cut. Chimichurri sauce is one of those condiments that you can slather onto almost anything and pairs perfectly with a steak. I make a big batch and use it throughout the whole week. There is something about the fresh herbs and vinegar that makes this a bright, vibrant, highly flavored sauce.

Elizabeth Poett's Ribeye Steak with Chimichurri

Ribeye Steak with Chimichurri Sauce

You can’t have soul food without some good music and friends, so throw on some of your favorite tunes, and invite over your friends and family because you’ve fried up some amazingly light and crispy fish. Add your tartar sauce if you’ve got it, maybe some hush puppies, or just some sliced wheat bread and enjoy.

Millie Peartree's Fried Fish with Tartar Sauce

Fried Fish with Tartar Sauce

Charles Hunter III's Peppercorn Chicken with Fig Sauce

Peppercorn Chicken with Fig Sauce

Joanna Gaines' Homemade Pasta Noodles with Vodka Sauce

Homemade Pasta Noodles with Vodka Sauce

The first step to this recipe is to make a rich mushroom stock, which packs enormous mushroom flavor intensity, adding depth to any recipe where stock is used. When sourcing the fresh mushrooms, look for larger ones because they’ll hold up to the braise. Clusters of lion's mane, oyster mushrooms, and maitake mushrooms can often be found at specialty grocery stores (but white button mushrooms can be substituted). To prep them, pull apart the clusters into 3-inch chunks. The final product is an umami-filled dish with brightness from the orange juice. Enjoy it as a veggie-forward main or a hearty side dish.

Katie Button's Orange and Honey Braised Mushrooms

Orange and Honey Braised Mushrooms

Samantha Seneviratne's Crepes with Lemon and Sugar

Crêpes with Lemon and Sugar

Annie Starke's Sliced Skirt Steak with Romesco Sauce

Sliced Skirt Steak with Romesco Sauce

Hot Dogs and Rice

Eduardo Garcia's Shrimp and Merguez Paella

Shrimp and Merguez Paella

I love a one-pot meal that also feels extra-special, and paella makes that kind of meal. This Spanish dish of rice, vegetables and meat or seafood packs flavor and simplicity into one skillet. A large pan of paella is festive, colorful and serves a crowd — it’s just right for a celebratory dinner with friends and family. Making the vegetable-and-aromatic sofrito is a key step in cooking paella and acts as the dish’s flavor base. I like a combination of mussels, shrimp and lobster tails in the seafood version of the dish, but you can easily tailor it to your favorite types of seafood.

Elizabeth Poett's Seafood and Asparagus Paella

Seafood and Asparagus Paella

These fritters are inspired by my time in Spain. We would order them all the time out, and the señora I lived with would make them because she knew how much I loved them!

Elizabeth Poett's Potato Fritters with Manchego and Prosciutto