Homemade Vegetable Soup

Homemade Vegetable Soup

In this recipe video, I make a vegetable soup that easy for anyone to make at home. I crank this soup out anytime I feel my vegetable consumption is dropping and I need a boost. Of course that boost needs to come with great flavor, and that is exactly what this vegetable soup provides. It’s easy...
Ground Beef Tacos

Ground Beef Tacos

In this recipe video, I show you a recipe based on the ground beef tacos I had as a kid. These are close to my Mom’s version, and while I can’t say they are the most traditional Mexican tacos, from my informal survey of my friends, they are what many of us growing up in the 70’s and 80’s had at...
Arrabiata Sauce Recipe

Arrabiata Sauce

In this recipe video, I show you how to make an Arrabiata sauce. Arrabiata in Italian, means "angry", and this sauce certainly fits the bill, as it's a spicy concoction. You'll see in the video, that the pasta sauce starts off very much like a basic marinara sauce, but to make...
Broccoli Gratin Recipe

Broccoli Gratin

In this recipe video, I show you how to make a Broccoli Gratin. Now broccoli was a hard vegetable for me learn to love. Memories of the buffet line with old, over cooked, mushy piles of green...just made it completely unappetizing. But, broccoli shouldn't be that way. This recipe is one of...
Adobo Steak Tacos

Adobo Steak Tacos

In this recipe video, I show you how to make an adobo (at least my version) steak tacos. I love putting different twists on the classic taco, and this one is absolutely great. The marinade of hot spices, along with citrus juice, herbs and a bit of honey, create a great sweet, sour, and savory...
Balsamic Braised Red Onion Recipe

Balsamic Braised Red Onions

In this recipe video, I show you how to make a Balsamic Braised Red Onion dish. Onions add a ton of flavor to so many dishes...but they are also great on their own, and make a great garnish both raw and cooked. This dish obviously, is cooked. Slowly sauteing until they are caramelized brings out...

How to Julienne a Red Onion

The julienne cut in cooking is to make long thin strips or sticks out of food. Basically a French Fry shape. Generally, making that cut is not too hard, as you can usually cut planks, or slices, and then further cut those planks into match stick shapes. However, in the case of red onions, things...
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...
Steak Fajita Recipe

Steak Fajitas

In this recipe video, I show you how to make my version of Steak Fajitas. One of my favorites for everything from family dinners to casual parties. In addition to the great tasting steak, onions and peppers, you can make a variety of toppings/garnishes, to personalize and customize each delicious...
Potato Lyonnaise Recipe

Potatoes Lyonnaise

In this recipe video, I show you how to make a classic French potato side dish - Potato Lyonnaise. The dish is really an awesome combo of sauteed onion and potatoes, that are essentially shallow fried in olive oil. While the dish is pretty simple to make, and there are only a few ingredients, the...

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 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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