Bacon Lardons

Bacon Lardons

In this recipe video, I show you how to make bacon lardons…and bacon as you know, makes everything taste better. A lardon, is really nothing more than a fancy term for a thin, small strip of meat generally rendered down so it gets crispy and tasty. In this video, I show you how to make bacon...
Roasted Tomato Vinaigrette

Roasted Tomato Vinaigrette

In this recipe video, I show you how to make a roasted tomato vinaigrette, that I think even a tomato hater would love. By roasting the tomatoes you make them sweeter, and mute down the acidity that turns some people off. Then blended together with some herbs, garlic, olive oil and vinegar, you...
Italian Meatballs Recipe

Italian Meatballs

In this recipe video, I show you how to make, one of, my versions of Italian meatballs. I love a great meatball, covered in a rich tomato sauce & spaghetti, and I make these every few months. And one of the nice things about meatballs, is you can modify them pretty easily with other meats,...
Fettucini With Pork Sugo Recipe

Fettucini Pasta with Pork Sugo

In this recipe video, I show you one of my favorite pasta dishes, fettucini with pork sugo. A sugo is a pasta sauce, that is generally meat based, and cooked for hours and hours. This one, using pork, combines some tomato, onion, celery, carrot, several herbs/spices, and cream to make a luscious...
Pork Sugo Pasta Sauce Recipe

Pork Sugo

In this recipe video, I show you how to make a pork sugo…and when I think of sugo, I think of the heavy, big, bold, Italian “Gravy’s” you hear referenced in mobster movies. This version of pork sugo, uses a pork shoulder that I slow roasted the day before, and then braise for hours to make the...
Balsamic Vinaigrette

Balsamic Vinaigrette

In this recipe video, I show you how to make a simple balsamic vinaigrette. While many store bought salads dressings are pretty solid, they aren’t as good as you can make at home…and it’s really pretty easy to make one. In this video, I show how to combine the oil and balsamic, with a bit of...
Mushroom Risotto Recipe

Mushroom Risotto

In this recipe video, I make a mushroom risotto recipe that probably ranks among my wife’s top 3 favorites. We both love the creamy consistency of the risotto, set up by the al dente rice. And in this risotto, the earthy mushrooms bring a delicious, distinctive flavor – and also create a perfect...
Butternut Squash Agnolotti

Butternut Squash Agnolotti with Brown Butter Sauce

In this recipe video, I show you how to make a butternut squash agnolotti, with a brown butter sauce…a recipe that just screams Autumn. Now I’ll admit that this recipe takes a significant amount of time to make. If you make the pasta, then the filling, then the agnolotti (BTW – you can do ravioli...
Sage Brown Butter Sauce

Sage Brown Butter Sauce

In this cooking video, I build on the basic technique for a brown butter sauce to make a sage brown butter sauce. Sage is one of the quintessential Autumn/Fall herbs, and makes a great match with other flavors of the season…pumpkin, squash, etc. In this video, after browning the butter, I add a...
Basic Tomato Sauce Recipe

Basic Tomato Sauce

In this recipe video, I show you how to make a basic tomato sauce; something every cook should know. And while I would never claim that mine is the one and only, I do think this version is very good. I use this sauce directly on pasta, but this is also one of the mother sauces that you can take...
Ravioli with Sundried Tomatoes

Cheese Ravioli with Sundried Tomatoes

In this recipe video, I show you how to make a very simple combination of cheese ravioli and sundried tomato. This is a great dish to pull together after you get home from work, because it can literally be fully cooked in about 20 minutes. I love the sweet, slightly chewy sundried tomatoes, and...

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