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Pork Medallions Recipe

Pork Medallions with White Wine Sauce

In this recipe video, I show you how to make a pork medallion dish that is super tasty, and super cool. Pork medallions are like the filet mignon of pork, and go really well with a variety of sauces and side dishes. In this pork recipe, I make a pan sauce out of the pork drippings, some white...
Spaghetti Pesto with Chicken

Spaghetti Pesto with Chicken

In this recipe video, I show you how to make a spaghetti pesto with chicken. Pesto, is one of the simpler pasta sauces you can make (is doesn’t require any cooking), but is packed with flavor from the fresh basil, garlic, and cheese. I’ll put pesto sauce on all kinds of pasta, but in this...
Polenta Recipe

Polenta

Polenta is one of my favorite side dishes, and far more simple than a lot of people think. In this recipe video, I make a simple and tasty polenta that would go great as a side dish for roast chicken, braised dishes like oso bucco, or simple classic dishes like chicken piccata .
Macaroni and Cheese

Macaroni and Cheese

In this recipe video, I show you how to make a classic Mac ‘n Cheese. We all know the box versions, and I’ve been guilty (in a former life) of loving those. But now, I prefer the rich, creamy, cheesy version that I can make at home. The basic technique is to make a béchamel sauce, then a cheese...

How to Make Beef Stock

One of the factors that separates good cooking from great cooking is stock. Stocks bring far more to the table (no pun intended) than most people think. While they are really just flavored water, when cooked and used properly stock contribute flavor and texture that water just doesn’t do; and...
Brussel Sprouts

Roasted Brussel Sprouts

In this recipe video, I show you how to make pan roasted brussel sprouts…and man are they good. Now, I was the guy that hated brussel sprouts growing up and for a long time as an adult too. Primarily because the ones I had, were over cooked, flabby and acrid tasting. But they don’t have to be...
Spaghetti and Meatballs

Spaghetti and Meatballs

In this recipe video, I show you how to make my beloved and honored spaghetti and meatballs. Spaghetti was a mainstay in my house as a kid…we had ground meat in the sauce itself (Bolognese) which is great, but I love to sink my teeth into a tasty meatball. I make spaghetti and meatballs every few...
Pasta Carbonara

Pasta Carbonara

In this recipe video, I how you how to make a pasta carbonara…a close cousin of fettucini alfredo, another one of my favorites. I’ll generally make carbonara with fettucini, spaghetti, or linguini, and love the egg based sauce it creates. The salty taste and crisp texture of the bacon is also...

How to Make Roasted Tomatoes

Oven roasting is a great way to evaporate water and concentrate flavors. It can add depth and complexity to an otherwise simple ingredient, and vegetables offer great opportunities to experiment. In this cooking video, I show you a technique I use to make oven roasted tomatoes - which end up being...
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...
Peppercorn Sauce Recipe

Peppercorn Sauce

In this recipe video, I show you how to make a peppercorn sauce. Sauces, although I’m not sure why, tend to intimidate people, but really they should not. Especially, if it’s a pan sauce like this one. In the video, I show you how to make it step by step. And this process, where I deglaze the...
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,...

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