Fresh Out The Kitchen

Homemade Recipes. Simple Ingredients. Restaurant-worthy Flavor.

Not your grandma’s recipe blog (but she’d still approve). Bold flavors, scratch-made meals, and zero food snobbery.

BBQ Sauces
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Carolina-Style Beet BBQ Sauce

A tangy beet-infused vinegar BBQ sauce with honey, mustard, and warm spices. Thick enough to cling to meat while letting the vinegar shine.

14 minutes
Pork
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Pellet Grill Smoked Spare Ribs (Texas-Style)

Texas-style spare ribs seasoned with salt and coarse black pepper smoked low and slow for maximum smoke flavor and spritzed with a maple, apple-cide vinegar mix to give a sweet glaze.

6 hours 50 minutes
A black bowl filled with fried rice garnished with chopped green onions, shredded carrots, and sesame seeds, placed on a wooden surface.
Better Than Takeout
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Hibachi-Style Fried Rice

Make restaurant-style hibachi fried rice at home with buttery rice, eggs, veggies, and savory seasonings. A quick, easy side or main ready in minutes.

30 minutes
the Kelly family of five stands together in Rocky Mountain National Park. They are all dressed in casual, winter clothing and smile at the camera. Pine trees and rocks are in the background.

meet joe

The guy who never stops experimenting in the kitchen

I’m Joe: a husband, dad of three, and the guy behind every recipe on this site. Whether I’m grilling in the backyard, testing recipes inspired by our travels, or trying to recreate something incredible we tasted on vacation, my goal is simple: make food that tastes like it was made in a restaurant… in your home kitchen.

texas-style bbq

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Pork
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Pellet Grill Smoked Spare Ribs (Texas-Style)

6 hours 50 minutes
A close-up of a metal tray filled with juicy Texas-Style Smoked Pulled Pork, featuring tender shreds, smoky bark, and flavorful meat.
Pork
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Texas-Style Smoked Pulled Pork

14 hours 30 minutes
A close-up of a baking dish filled with Southern Style creamed corn, topped with toasted shredded coconut and spices. A spoon lifts a serving, revealing the creamy, textured corn mixture perfect for comforting Southern meals.
Sides
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Toasted Coconut Creamed Corn (Southern Style!)

18 minutes
A smoked whole chicken sits on a grill rack, seasoned with black pepper and displaying crispy, golden-brown skin.
Chicken
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Crispy-Skinned Smoked Whole Chicken

2 hours 30 minutes
A black bowl filled with fried rice garnished with chopped green onions, shredded carrots, and sesame seeds, placed on a wooden surface.
Better Than Takeout
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Hibachi-Style Fried Rice

30 minutes
A black bowl filled with vibrant yellow saffron risotto is placed on a light surface. A textured beige cloth is partially visible on the left side of the image.
Sides
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Saffron Risotto

30 minutes
A white oval dish filled with creamy mashed potatoes, garnished with chopped chives, sits on a wooden surface. A spoon rests in the dish, and a textured green cloth is in the background.
Sides
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Sam’s Mashed Potatoes (Just Like Capital Grille)

55 minutes
A casserole dish filled with Maple Bourbon Sweet Potato Casserole topped with a pecan and brown sugar crumble. A wooden spoon is scooping out a portion, revealing the orange sweet potato filling underneath.
Sides
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Maple Bourbon Sweet Potato Casserole

1 hour 5 minutes
A stack of five pieces of golden-brown fried bread sits on a white plate against a neutral background.
Quick Breads
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Fried Bread

26 minutes
A baking dish lined with a red and white towel holds several golden brown drop biscuits. A small bowl of honey with a honey dipper and a few slices of butter are visible nearby.
Quick Breads
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Quick Buttermilk Drop Biscuits

30 minutes
A person holds and breaks apart a piece of fluffy naan with dark, toasted spots on its surface. The North Indian flatbread appears soft and airy inside. A blurred countertop is visible in the background.
Breads
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Soft & Fluffy Naan (North Indian Flatbread)

1 hour 41 minutes
A cast iron skillet with crispy-edged cornbread, one slice served on a black plate nearby. A jar of honey with a dipper and a black-and-white checkered cloth rest on the wooden surface.
Quick Breads
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Crispy-Edged Honey Skillet Cornbread

25 minutes

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Dessert
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Moist Banana Bread

1 hour 40 minutes
A small green ceramic bowl filled with Brioche Bread Pudding topped with a thick yellow Bourbon Sauce. Another similar dessert and a small jug of sauce are visible in the background on a red surface.
Dessert
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Brioche Bread Pudding with Bourbon Sauce

1 hour 5 minutes
A two-layer spiced carrot cake with cream cheese buttercream between the layers and on top, decorated with piped frosting swirls and chopped nuts, sits on a metal cake stand.
Cakes
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Spiced Carrot Cake with Sweet Cream Cheese Buttercream

3 hours 35 minutes
A small, velvety smooth flan with caramel sauce sits on a white plate. A bite reveals its creamy texture inside, while more plates of crème caramel are visible in the background.
Dessert
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Velvety Smooth Crème Caramel (Flan)

5 hours 30 minutes
A round pan filled with Crispy Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo, featuring fettuccine in creamy sauce topped with sliced breaded chicken. A serving spoon rests in the pan, with parmesan, parsley, a napkin, and extra sauce nearby.
Pasta
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Crispy Chicken Fettucine Alfredo

40 minutes
A bowl of rigatoni pasta with butternut squash sauce, italian sausage chunks, and grated cheese evokes a classic butternut squash and sausage pasta. Beside it are plain pasta, extra grated cheese, and a mixed salad on a blue surface with gold utensils.
Pasta
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Butternut Squash and Sausage Pasta

1 hour 15 minutes
A black bowl filled with Gochujang Noodles, coated in a spicy red sauce and garnished with sliced green onions. A pair of wooden chopsticks rests on the bowl, with a small white dish and green onion pieces nearby.
Pasta
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Gochujang Buttered Noodles

25 minutes
A bowl of rigatoni pasta in a creamy White Cheddar sauce, garnished with chopped parsley, sits on a dark marble surface with pieces of cheese scattered around.
Pasta
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White Cheddar Mac & Cheese

40 minutes

chinese takeout

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Better Than Takeout
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Lemon Chicken (Better Than Takeout)

40 minutes
Close-up of golden, sauce-covered pieces of fried chicken topped with white sesame seeds and chopped green onions.
Chicken
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Crispy Orange Chicken (Better Than Takeout)

40 minutes
A close-up view of several pieces of golden-brown Tempura Chicken resting on a wire rack, perfect for takeout or enjoying fresh and crispy at home.
Chicken
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Tempura Chicken (Just Like Takeout!)

35 minutes
A stack of crispy Pork Egg Rolls sits on a black plate. One egg roll is cut in half, revealing a savory meat and vegetable filling. A small clear bowl of Sweet Chili Crisp Sauce is placed behind the egg rolls.
Pork
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Crispy Pork Egg Rolls with Sweet Chili Crisp Sauce

1 hour