Welcome to Savor the Best!
We’re Pat and Dahn, the mother-and-daughter team behind Savor the Best.
Hi! We’re Pat and Dahn
Founders of Savor the Best
Our mission is to bring back the joy of cooking and baking from scratch. We want to inspire you in the kitchen and make cooking an enjoyable experience. We love getting creative with our recipes and finding new ways to put a fresh spin on classic dishes, so you never have to eat the same old chicken recipe every day.
From scratch cooking is our passion, and we share flavorful recipes that are approachable for home cooks of all levels.
Whether you’re a seasoned home cook or just starting out, we’re here to help you get dinner on the table and bring family together around food. Our recipes span the gamut, from quick and easy meals to complex culinary creations, ensuring there’s something for everyone, no matter your mood or schedule.
Authenticity and Transparency
At Savor the Best, we’re all about keeping it real. In a world where instant gratification and AI-generated content crowd the digital landscape, we stand apart. While technology has its place, there’s no substitute for the human touch in the kitchen.
We want you to feel confident that every recipe you find on our site has been developed, cooked, and taste-tested by real people in real kitchens. We understand that your time and money are precious, and we strive to ensure that you never waste either on a recipe that hasn’t been thoroughly tested and perfected.
Our commitment to authenticity is more than just words—it’s our promise to you. We appreciate every reader who chooses to stick with us, knowing that our content is made with love and integrity. Your trust means the world to us, and we are dedicated to providing you with real, reliable recipes that you can count on.
What to Expect
You can expect to find from scratch recipes made with whole foods and fewer processed ingredients. But we will sometimes throw in a few convenience items to take some of the stress out of meal prep or dessert making (hello onion soup meatloaf and vanilla cake filling).
You can find everything from comfort food favorites like mac and cheese, chili beans, and fall-off-the-bone ribs to gourmet dishes like rack of lamb in red wine cherry sauce, stuffed grape leaves, and Copper River Salmon.
We also have a large selection of desserts like chocolate cake with cream cheese frosting, crispy chocolate cookies, and white chocolate cake with Italian meringue buttercream.
Pictured above: Lobster Ravioli, Panko Chicken, and Pork Tamales.
Cooking Styles
We cook standard recipes in the kitchen just like your grandma used to cook (stove-top, oven, slow cooker). However, we also love incorporating modern cooking methods such as sous vide, Instant Pot, and pellet grill recipes.
When you use sous vide to cook steak, you can expect a perfect result – every single time. The Instant Pot makes perfect wild rice and saves space on the stovetop. And we can’t say enough about the flavor of pellet grilling (check out our smoked pork shoulder or our Traeger smoked turkey).
Most of our recipes use common ingredients that are easy to source. But we also love playing in the kitchen and using unique or unfamiliar ingredients. For instance, we enjoy baking with ancient grains like spelt, einkorn, and barley. We can’t get enough of the rich flavor they bring to our recipes.
Ancient grains, which were used during biblical times, are much more nutrient-rich and flavorful than modern wheat of today. Since ancient grains are a little different to work with, we spend a lot of extra time testing our recipes. Some examples of our ancient grain recipes are spelt sourdough, einkorn sourdough bread, and barley quick bread.
Our recipes have been featured in numerous online magazines and websites, including PunchFork, Parade, The Food Channel, Food52, Greatist, Mashed, MSN, Bobs Red Mill, Mashed, FoodGawker, Buzz Feed, Tasty, PureWow, CenturyLink, The Feed Feed, Fox News, Eden Foods, Imgur, Tumblr, the Nibble, Smart News, News Break, Publishers Clearing House, Xfinity, and Jews For Jesus.
Our content here on Savor the Best is free. You will never find a paywall blocking access to our recipes and video tutorials.
To reach us, check out our contact page.
About Pat
With seven decades of cooking and baking experience under her belt, Pat is an expert in the kitchen. She is primarily a self-taught chef and honed her skills through formal and informal training. She started cooking as a teenager when she and her sister were responsible for preparing dinner after school.
Pat is an avid recipe collector and loves the adventure of trying out new dishes and techniques. She often combines global flavors with local ingredients to create unique recipes.
Pat says the best part of being in the kitchen is spending time with family and friends and sharing meals and stories. Her home is always filled with the delicious smells of home cooking.
As important as food and family is to Pat, her faith is the foundation of her life. It is more than a religion but a relationship with Jesus Christ.
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About Dahn
Dahn learned to cook and bake by helping her mom in the kitchen. She has gained over four decades of experience in the kitchen and spent time working in a bakery during high school and college. Like her mom, she loves taking culinary courses and reading books about the science behind cooking and baking.
As a retired cardiac nurse, she understands the importance of nutrition and incorporates healthy ingredients into her dishes. But she also understands the importance of finding balance in life and believes that moderation is key when it comes to enjoying sweet treats or indulgent meals.
She believes that cooking is not only a way to nourish your body, but it’s also a way to connect with family, friends, and the community. For Dahn, food brings people together and creates lasting memories.
Like her mother, Dahn’s faith is central to her life, and Jesus is her source of strength, joy, and peace.
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Debby
Sunday 26th of March 2023
For your Intense Chocolate Cake I would like to make it in a 9 x 13 pan. How long would I bake it for?
Thank you.
Dahn Boquist
Sunday 26th of March 2023
You will need to bake the cake for 35 to 40 minutes in a 13 x 9 pan.