A collection of Quick & Easy Recipes that shouldn't take very long to make, have only a few ingredients, don't require crazy cooking techinques!

How to Make Sundried Tomatoes

I love coming up with new recipe for tomatoes, and incorporating sun-dried tomatoes into your dishes open up all kinds of new possibilities. In this technique video, I show you how you can make your own sun-dried tomatoes at home, in the oven. It takes a bit of time, as they roast slowly in a low...
Modern French Onion Soup

Modern French Onion Soup

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...

How to Get More Juice From Citrus Fruit

Have you ever cut open a lemon, or lime, ready to squeeze all that tangy, delicious juice out into a drink or into a marinade, and found just the most paltry trickle, slowly falling away despite your best kung fu death grip? It’s disappointing I know. Well, I’ve got a technique that’s going to help...
Sauteed Asparagus with Shallot Recipe

Sauteed Asparagus with Shallots

In this recipe video, I show you how to make a simple, flavorful vegetable dish - Asparagus with Shallots. One of my favorite vegetables, asparagus is great on its own, but it can also be boosted with the additional of a other simple ingredients. For this recipe, I saute the asparagus with some...
Roast Potatoes with Garlic and Parsley Recipe

Roast Potatoes with Garlic and Parsley

In this recipe video, I show you how to make one of my favorite side dishes - Roasted Potatoes with Garlic and Parsley. The basic recipe is pretty simple, as you'll see in the video. The secret is to blanch the potatoes first, to help ensure that the inside is nicely cooked, while getting...
Cauliflower Mashed Potato Recipe

Cauliflower Mashed Potatoes

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...
Zucchini Carpaccio Recipe

Zucchini Carpaccio

In this recipe video, I make you one of the simplest, yet most elegant, summer salads I know how to make. There is no cooking involved and only 5 ingredients, so you can make it in about 10 minutes, and there really isn't any big secrets or hard techniques. Traditionally, a carpaccio is...

How to Blanch Potatoes

There are more ways to cook potatoes than I could possibly recount. Mashed and smashed, baked and boiled, fried and fricasseed…if there is a cooking technique, there’s probably a potato recipe for it. In this cooking technique video, I show you how to blanch potatoes, which is a really useful...
Green Beans Almondine Recipe

Green Beans Almondine

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...

How to Slice a Potato

Potato dishes come in all kinds of shapes and sizes….and recipes. Some of those recipes, like potato lyonnaise , require that you slice the potatoes into a thin disks. While professional chefs and many experienced home cooks might use a mandoline , most folks don’t have one, and have to rely on a...
Grilled Asparagus Recipe

Grilled Asparagus

In this recipe video I show you how to make grilled asparagus. One of my favorite Spring/Summer vegetables, Asparagus is super versatile, and always (when fresh) very tasty. By cooking it on the grill, you can get a bit of char and smoky flavor that adds some complexity and body to the vegetable -...

How to Brine a Chicken

In this cooking video, I show you how to brine a chicken. Why bring a chicken you ask? Well, the best reasons are flavor, and moisture…which, when it comes to chickens, are pretty darn important. While I don’t use the technique every time I roast a whole bird, I do try to do it whenever I have time...

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