The Dude Cooks - Recipes and Cooking Tips

10/26/2026

I debunk some of the myths around what you can and can't cook in cast iron.

Don't fall for some of the "facts" spread around the internet.

Told to never cook tomatoes, salmon, eggs, or garlic in cast iron? After decades of cooking in it, here’s what’s true, what’s myth, and what to do instead.

10/26/2026

All the flavor of an egg roll. None of the wrapper. None of the frying.
One skillet, 20 minutes, and you've got dinner. Ground beef, cabbage, garlic, ginger — scrambled egg stirred in at the end so everything holds together instead of just falling apart in the bowl.
The key is building the sauce right in the pan and keeping the sesame oil and sriracha off the heat so they stay bright instead of cooking out.
About 3 net carbs per serving if you're keeping it low-carb. Over rice if you're not. Either way works.
Drop a "🥢" below if you're a ground pork person instead of beef.

10/20/2026

Glass pressure cookers? Yeah that sounds like a great way to get perforated in your kitchen.

10/20/2026

Until we make transparent alluminum a thing, transparent pressure cookers are not a thing.

10/19/2026

Garlic Soy Salmon Stir-Fry

Easy Garlic Soy Salmon Stir-Fry with tender salmon and crisp vegetables in a glossy sauce. Ready in under 25 minutes—perfect for busy weeknights.

10/18/2026

Maple Glazed Grilled Salmon

Sweet maple glaze meets smoky grill marks in this easy Maple Glazed Grilled Salmon. Perfect summer dinner ready in under 20 minutes.

10/16/2026

Nothing Bundt Cakes just did something it never does: it left out the cream cheese frosting.

Its new Galactic Brownie Cake is a fudgy chocolate bundtlet topped with brownie batter glaze and rainbow sprinkles instead, basically a bakery-sized Cosmic Brownie. It's part of their fall lineup along with a new Apple Pie Cake and the return of the Biscoff Cookie Butter Cake.

Here's the catch: the Galactic Brownie Cake is only around from August 24 to September 6. Individual bundtlet only, while supplies last. Miss that window and it's gone until it maybe comes back next year.

I wrote up all three flavors, including the Biscoff one and how long each is actually available, over on the site. I also threw in a homemade brownie version for anyone who doesn't want to plan a bakery run around a two-week release.

Would you actually drive out for a limited-edition bakery cake, or is that the kind of thing you'd rather just make at home? Curious where people land on this one.

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