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Apple and Black Bean Salsa

Apple and Black Bean Salsa

In this recipe video, I show you how to make a very simple, but very delicious Apple and Black Bean Salsa. Salsas like this one, are a great to add character and flavor to an otherwise plain dish. Like a nicely seared piece of fish is...nice. Over rice...it's good. Over Apple and Black...
Roasted Halibut with Tomato Sauce and Orzo

Roasted Halibut with Tomato Sauce and Orzo

In this recipe video, I show you how to make a Roasted Halibut with Tomato Sauce, along with a side dish of vegetable orzo pasta. It's a dish that I put together because I had the ingredients handy, I don't know that tomato sauce and halibut is all that common, and it turned out really...
Recipe Pan Roasted Pork Chop with Succotash

Pan Roasted Pork Chop with Succotash

In this recipe video, I show you how to make a pan roasted pork chop with vegetable succotash. Pork chops, cooked well, are among my favorite dinners. To get the best results, make sure to be buy nice and thick, double cut chops, and brine them for 5 - 8 hours before cooking (although when I...
Fettucini with Basil and Garlic

Fettucini with Basil and Garlic

In this recipe video, I show you how to make Fettucini with Basil & Garlic. You won't believe how simple the dish is, it's one of the those dinners you can pull together in about 20 minutes, yet is packed with flavor, and really pretty interesting. There are a few key techniques you...
Roast Potatoes with Rosemary and Lemon Recipe

Roast Potatoes with Rosemary and Lemon

In this recipe video, I show you how to make Roast Potatoes, flavored with fresh rosemary and lemon. Roasting potatoes like this are one of my favorite side dishes. The outsides are nice and crispy, and inside fluffy and tender, and they go great with everything from light fish dishes, to the...
Spaghetti with Chicken and Fava Beans Recipe

Spaghetti with Chicken and Fava Beans

In this recipe video, I show you how to make a super light, super delicious pasta dish - Spaghetti with Chicken and Fava Beans. Dishes like this are perfect when you need a great meal in about 30 minutes. There is a bit of prep work required to dice the vegetables and to peel the fava beans, but...
Pea, Corn and Potato Succotash Recipe

Pea, Corn and Potato Succotash

In this recipe video, I show you how to make one of my favorite side dishes - Succotash. Traditionally, succotash, is made with bean (kidney or some other shell beans), but like just about everything else at NoRecipeRequired, I say why follow tradition. In this version, I combine peas, corn and...
Fettucini Alfredo with Chicken and Broccoli Recipe

Fettucini Alfredo with Chicken and Broccoli

In this recipe video, I show you how to make a Fettucini Alfredo, with Chicken and Broccoli. The dish is a twist on an Italian-American classic that has been one of my favorites since I was a kid. It's also a "base" dish, that is easy to modify with other ingredients...really,...
Chicken with Mushroom Cream Sauce Recipe

Chicken with Mushroom Cream Sauce

In this recipe video, I show you how to make a very simple chicken breast with mushroom cream sauce recipe. I quickly sear the chicken breast on the stove top, which only takes about 10 minutes. For the sauce, I use brown mushrooms, which I cook for about 15 minutes, until the moisture is mostly...
Chicken Stuffed with Spinach and Cheese Recipe

Chicken Stuffed with Spinach and Cheese

In this recipe video, I show you how to make another stuffed chicken breast - this one, stuffed with sauteed spinach and manchego cheese. I love doing this recipe, because once you know the technique, you can make all kinds of different stuffings to make your tastes, the seasons, holidays,...
Scallop and Zucchini Appetizer

Scallop and Zucchini Appetizer

In this recipe video, I show you how to make a very simple, very elegant scallop appetizer. Every time, I make this, my guests ask for the recipe, which I give them, but of course stress the importance of the technique. Searing the scallop is very simple, and can be used in a ton of recipes...
Chicken Cordon Bleu Recipe

Chicken Cordon Bleu

In this recipe video, I show you how to make a fairly classic version of Chicken Cordon Bleu. While absent from many restaurant menus these days, there's a reason this chicken dish became a classic...it tastes great. We are always looking for new and interesting ways to cook chicken, and...

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