Cooking with Clayton

Enhance your everyday cooking with guidance from five-time James Beard–nominated Chef Clayton Chapman. Each month, discover seasonal recipes, mindful ingredients, and simple techniques that make restaurant-level flavor feel approachable, intentional, and deeply delicious.
Join for just $4/month

Fresh Recipes Every Month

New, seasonally inspired recipes designed for real home kitchens - no fancy equipment required.

Conscious Ingredients, Elevated Flavor

Learn why every ingredient matters and how to build flavor from the ground up - just like a chef.

Simple Techniques, Big Impact

From searing to seasoning, Clayton breaks down the “why” behind the method so your meals taste extraordinary every time.

A Chef’s Table, Reimagined for Home Cooks

 

Cooking with Clayton was born from a simple idea: that great food starts with care - for the ingredients, the craft, and the people you share it with. Every recipe is designed to teach you something new, while keeping the joy in the process. Think of it as a front-row seat to a chef’s kitchen, without the intimidation.

Explore what’s inside - over 80 recipes, printable PDFs, shopping lists, and conscious cooking guidance from Chef Clayton Chapman.

Cooking with Clayton

  1. Free Recipes

    2 lessons
    1. Carrot Ginger Soup
    2. Shake & Bake Chicken

  2. Appetizers

    4 lessons
    1. Squash Fritters with Maple Aioli
    2. Grilled Chicken Wings
    3. Meatball Sliders
    4. Onion & Spinach Dip

  3. Soup

    2 lessons
    1. Carrot Ginger Soup
    2. Open Fire Chili + Homemade Crackers

  4. Handhelds

    4 lessons
    1. Grilled Cheese
    2. Steak & Fry Sandwich
    3. Pork Sandwich with Tomato Confit
    4. Wagyu + Pork Belly Cheeseburger

  5. Dinner

    10 lessons
    1. Sweet Potato Gnocchi
    2. Salmon & Couscous
    3. Beef Bourguignon
    4. Shake & Bake Chicken
    5. Roasted Pork Loin + Scalloped Potatoes
    6. Flat Bread Pizza
    7. Battered Walleye
    8. Whole Roasted Trout
    9. Cast Iron Chicken with Pan Sauce
    10. Fresh Pasta with Pistachio Pesto

  6. Sides

    3 lessons
    1. Grilled Vegetables
    2. Corn on the Cob + Blue Cheese Butter
    3. Mushroom Risotto

  7. Dessert

    2 lessons
    1. Peach Cobbler + Homemade Ice Cream
    2. Homemade Apple Pie

  8. Breakfast

    9 lessons
    1. Pancakes... with Bacon!
    2. Three-Egg Omelette
    3. Biscuits & Gravy
    4. Poached Eggs
    5. Quiche
    6. Scrambled Eggs
    7. Eggs in the Hole
    8. Frittata with Brown Butter Hollandaise
    9. Cuban Casserole

  9. Kitchen Staples

    7 lessons
    1. Garlic Aioli
    2. Garlic Confit
    3. Tomato Confit
    4. Pickled Cherry Tomatoes
    5. Bacon Jam
    6. Red Onion Confit
    7. Homemade Chicken Stock

  10. Meat + Fish Fabrication

    3 lessons
    1. How to Tie a Roast
    2. Chicken Fabrication
    3. Fish Fabrication

  11. Cocktails

    1 lesson
    1. Homemade Margaritas

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Whether you’re here to sharpen your skills or fall back in love with your kitchen, you’re invited to join a community that believes good food starts with good energy.

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