The celery root is an ugly, dirty vegetable…but it also proves the rule that you shouldn’t judge a book by the cover, because you can make some damn good food with them. In this recipe video, I show you how to make a celery root puree – which is basically a take on traditional mashed potatoes. I...
The other day, my wife simply said of this dish “…this one’s a winner”. Despite growing up in a house that (to my memory at least) never saw a box of penne pasta, I’ve learned to love these short little tube shapes. Like all pastas, there are a ton of different ways you can prepare penne, and in...
My first fettucini alfredo memory is still clear in my mind. I was a kid, probably still in the single digit years old, my mom, my Aunt & I went into the Italy themed restaurant at Epcot in Disney world. As a kid, I was probably pissed I wasn’t back on Space Mountain, but all notion of...
One of the great “family” meals of all time is Lasagna. As a kid, I loved lasagna night, and being able to dig into that baked pile of tomato-y, cheesy, & pasta, along a tasty slice of garlic bread was great. Lasagna is pretty easy to make, and in this recipe video I show you how to make one...
As seasons change, so don’t the recipes I cook. Using seasonal vegetables and flavors not only keeps us aligned with the goings-on around us, but it also enables us to use the best available produce and ingredients for that given time. With Fall around the corner, I wanted to give you a pumpkin...
Potatoes, cream, butter….three ingredients that I gotta say are pretty darn good together. Add a some sautéed leek and it’s even better. Put them together in a gratin, with a golden brown, crispy crust, and soft creamy center, and you’ve got one of the best potato side dishes out there. In this...
Ravioli is a pretty common meal at my house. There are a lot of good quality options at most grocery stores, and there are a ton of different ways, and sauces to pair with them. In this recipe video, I show you how to make a Ravioli Bolognese. Bolognese is a favorite of mine, cooked down for hours...
Putting twists on fairly standard ingredients, in addition to being potentially delicious (or admittedly disastrous) is just plain fun. In this recipe video, I do just that, by taking standard gnocchi, normally soft and pillowy , and frying them up in a bit of olive oil, to make the outside crispy…...
Near the top of the any “comfort” food list should be the classic mashed potato. Besides my Irish roots forcing my love of the simple potato, there are intrinsic properties that just about everyone is going to love. You can have them chunky or smooth, whipped or mashed, or simple or flavored (like...
Let’s make a simple, seasonal, and delicious pasta dish. I’ve shown you how to make your own sundried tomatoes , now it’s time to take those (or you can buy them, it is a time saver), a bit of chicken and some angel hair pasta, to make a great pasta recipe in about 20 minutes. It’s even simpler if...
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