A recipe box that outgrew the kitchen drawer
What started as a shoebox of stained index cards on a Venice, Florida counter is now a searchable library of 280 recipes, a small store and a team of cooks who still argue about how much garlic is too much.
Cooked twice, filed once
Every recipe on this site is cooked at least two times before it is published. The first cook writes the card. The second cook follows that card exactly, without asking questions, and marks every spot where they hesitated. Those notes become the kitchen note and the swap you see at the bottom of each method.
We cook on ordinary home equipment, shop at ordinary grocery stores and measure in the cups and spoons most people own. If a step needs a special tool, we say so up front.
recipes filed across 14 categories
every recipe is cooked at least twice before publishing
sponsored recipes or paid product placements
roughly half the library is free for everyone
The people with the stained aprons
A small crew spread between the test kitchen, the editing desk and the camera.
Sisi Marlowe
Co-founder and Recipe Developer
Sisi writes every recipe on the site and keeps a row of potted basil, mint and rosemary on the test kitchen counter in Venice. She learned to cook beside her grandmother, still files each dish on a stained index card, and believes a good weeknight recipe should forgive a busy cook. Fresh herbs go into almost everything she makes.
Signature card: Creamy Pesto Spaghetti with Olives and Garlic Bread
Sebastian Reyes
Co-founder and Test Kitchen Lead
Seb runs the test kitchen, where every recipe gets cooked at least twice before it is published. He spent years on restaurant grills before trading late nights for a home kitchen, and he still reaches for cast iron first. He handles the timing, the temperatures and most of the dishes, and he never skips resting the meat.
Signature card: Grilled T-Bone Steak with Lemon and Herb Oil
Dana Whitfield
Managing Editor
Dana keeps the recipe library organized, clear and consistent. She reads every ingredient list with a pencil in hand, checks that the steps match the photos, and makes sure measurements read the same in cups and grams. Away from her desk she cooks big pots of vegetable couscous and trades pantry tips with readers.
Signature card: Moroccan Vegetable Couscous
Rohan Desai
Food Photographer
Rohan shoots every dish in natural light by the test kitchen window, usually minutes after it comes off the stove. He likes honest crumbs, drips and a little mess on the board, because that is how food looks at home. When the shoot wraps, he is usually first in line for a slice of whatever pie was on set.
Signature card: Strawberry Lattice Pie
A Gulf Coast kitchen with the windows open
We cook out of 345 Warfield Ave., VENICE, FL 34285, USA. That shows up in the recipes: plenty of seafood, citrus from the yard, and a strong preference for dinners that do not heat up the whole house in August.
SisianDseb Recipes is operated by SISI GROUP LLC. Questions, corrections and good-natured arguments are welcome at info@sisiandseb.com.
