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 Clean Asparagus

Asparagus is one of my favorite Spring vegetables. I love the nice, clean, grassy taste, and it’s really versatile to cook with. You can grill, steam, sauté it…asparagus also makes a great addition to pasta’s and salads. However, before you do any of that, you've got to get it cleaned and prepped...
Pizza Margarita

Pizza Margarita

In this recipe video, I show you how to make a classic Pizza Margarita. Homemade pizza is not as hard as you might think...especially if you buy the dough from a local pizza shop, and keep some sauce in the freezer. This pizza margarita has fresh mozzarella, tomatoes, and basil, and in its...
Fettucini with Olive Oil and Garlic

Fettucini with Olive Oil and Garlic

In this recipe video, I show you one of the simplest pasta dishes of all time…Fettucini with Olive Oil & Garlic. I know some of you doubt me, but come on…it’s three ingredients – how hard can it be? Actually there are a couple other ingredients, but they don’t really add to the complexity of...
Pizza Sauce

Pizza Sauce

In this recipe video, I show you how to make a homemade pizza sauce…which you would need of course for a homemade pizza. While I love my local pizza shops, I find it fun to make my own, and I also like being able to use my own toppings to create the completely personalized pizza. In this video,...

How to Make Pizza Dough

A few years back I started making my own pizza and quickly found the worst part was making and rolling out the pasta dough. The solution, buy the dough!! Today. there is not shortage of places to buy a good quality pizza dough. And while it is available is most grocery stores, I’ve started just...
Mushroom Sauce with Brandy

Mushroom Sauce with Brandy

In this recipe video, I show you how to make a mushroom sauce flavored with brandy. The beautiful thing about knowing a few sauce recipes, is that they can elevate a simple cut of meat or fish, from good to great. And pan sauces, like this one, are both really simple to make, and very versatile...

How to Slice an Onion

Here is a short cooking video where I show you how to slice an onion. One of people’s chief complaints about slicing onions, is doing so makes them cry. Well, the best way to reduce the tears is to move quickly. And to move quickly, you need to have solid knife skills. Unlike julienne onions , when...

How to Clean Kale

Here is a short cooking video where I show you how to clean kale. Kale, much like chard and collard greens, are large leafy vegetables, which are more hearty, and much bigger than spinach leaves. I think they have a great texture and flavor, and make a great side or vegetable for pork and chicken...
Fettuccini Alfredo with Chicken

Fettuccini Alfredo with Chicken

In this recipe video, I show you how to make a fettucini alfredo with chicken. Man…when I was a kid I thought these silky noodles, swimming in the white, luscious, creamy alfredo sauce was the absolute best. And I still love the dish. There are all kinds of different versions out there, and few...

How to Chop Apples

Fruit is probably under-used in savory recipes and apples are one fruit that shouldn’t be. In this cooking technique video, I show you how to chop up an apple, which, in this particular case, I used an apple and black bean salsa. But no matter what recipe you’re making, savory or sweet, knowing the right knife techniques will help you in a number of ways.

How to Pound out a Chicken Breast

Now you may ask yourself (quite legitimately), why should I pound out a chicken breast? Well, in addition to the therapeutic benefits of taking out your frustration, several chicken dishes are actually improved by having a uniformly thick (or thin), flat piece of breast meat…which is not the...

How to Dice an Onion

I would guess more than 50% of the dishes I cook call for onions, and many of those for diced onions. Getting proficient at cutting an onion (along with other knife skills) is absolutely essentially, if you want to cut down (pun intended) on your prep work, and spend more time eating. In this...

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