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In this recipe video, I show you how to make the simple, traditional, yet fully excellent, mashed potato. There are all kinds of twists and turns you can take with mashed potatoes, but for all of those, you need to know how to make the classic. In the video, I show you how to boil off the...

In this recipe video, I show you how to do a modern take on the very classic French Onion Soup. French onion has probably been my favorite soup since I was a kid, and I still love it. However, there are time when all that gooey cheese and bread are just too much, and I looking for a lighter, more...

In this recipe video I show you a twist on the traditional mashed potatoes, by making Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes. Although I frequently try to slip more vegetables into my dishes so that I eat more, but rarely do I find the combo better than the original. Well some may argue with me that...

In this recipe video, I show you how to make a very traditional Green Beans Almondine. It's a classic dish, that (in my opinion) has never gone out of style. It is really simple to make, especially if you blanch the green beans, and then just finish them off for a few minutes right before...

In this recipe video, I show you how to make a brine that I use for chicken. While it's good for any piece of chicken, I almost always use it for whole roasted chickens, and for pieces still on the bone. The result? I get a more flavorful and juicier chicken. This brine, uses the standard...