Simple is no slight when it comes to great food. Simple dishes don’t have to be simple flavors at all. They can pack a real punch, and can also be among the most visually stunning. For example, is this recipe video, I’ll show you how I make a zucchini (or squash) carpaccio; and it hard to find a...
Morel mushrooms are a wild mushroom variety that to my knowledge can’t be farmed or cultivated. Which is truly a shame, because they are one of the best mushrooms out there. When I see them in the store, I forget whatever I had planned for dinner, because it’s going to be morel mushroom night come...
I love cooking pork in all it’s wonderful varieties, but a nice thick grilled pork chop is definitely one of my favorites. There are several different ways to cook pork chops; in this video recipe, I show you a grilled preparation. Pan, or oven roasting, is great, but the smokiness and char that...
Today, in this recipe video, I want to show you how to make a fresh Mango Sauce. I’ve shown you how to make mango salsa on the site before…it is fresh, light and of course delicious. This sauce, takes the mango a step further, using savory vegetables like red onion and chili, and a bit of bacon to...
Green beans almondine is a classic; and in this recipe video, I show you how to make them. Green beans make a great vegetable side dish for so many meals, and through the simple act of adding a few almonds, and a bit of butter, you elevate the dish in both flavor and “class”. For this version, I...
Come Spring, two of my favorite culinary pleasures are grilling and asparagus. so, in this recipe video, you probably know where I’m going…yes, grilled asparagus. I love asparagus prepared just about any way, shape or form, but grilling is definitely one of my favorites. The char and smokiness that...
While I find pan roasting a steak more than an acceptable cooking option, there is something special about using the grill. In this recipe video, I show you how to grill a flank steak, which I season simply with salt and pepper, but then flavor with a bit of homemade pesto sauce . The pesto, which...
As the seasons change, so do my pizza ingredients. This recipe, Asparagus Mushroom Pizza is perfect for spring or summer, when the Asparagus is tasty and in season. The basic techniques are the same, but the asparagus gives the pizza a fresh grassy taste, that offsets the earthy rich mushrooms...
One of my wife’s favorite Sunday dinners is roast chicken, and as I’m quite fond of them too, I’m probably roasting a bird a least one a month. I think roasting them whole is the best way to highlight the natural flavor of chicken, but also enables you to add little twists through the addition of...
Whenever I cook a whole chicken, or really just about any chicken on the bone, I like to brine the chicken. Brines, really just a mixture of water, sugar and salt, are a great way to add additional moisture and flavor to meat like chicken. They also work really well with pork, and you can find a...
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