Recipes
We aren’t your average recipe site. Cook's Compass emphasizes recipes that are novel, exotic, archaic, or otherwise different – and we help you find what you need to make them. Our recipes will get you out into your community to find unique ingredients, or just the best of what’s available locally.
Search our recipes - or add your own - and we’ll link your reviews of stores near you that have what you want. We understand that a recipe is only as good as the ingredients you make it with, so we hope you’ll contribute your own local knowledge about where to shop for the most interesting food near you.
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User's Picks
Overall Best
White Wine Risotto with Chicken Breast
Description:
Unmasking the scary face that usually accompanies the making of risotto, this is a very simple, yet...
Best Mexican
Chicken Tacos
Description:
Have you seen the Taco Bell commercial for carne asada... that's what this is like. Shredded chick...
Best baked
Pillowy Oatmeal Cookies
Description:
An incredible oatmeal cookie with a subtle sweetness brought by the combination of dried cranberrie...
Best Latin
Sofrito
Description:
Sofrito serves as the foundation of a lot of latin dishes. This is a simple recipe for it....
Best Chicken
Daikon Radish with Chicken
Description:
This is a tasty preparation for a Daikon...