Cavatelli with Duck and Mushroom
While I would certainly not claim to be a restaurant quality cook, let alone a fine dining chef, I do get a ton of menu ideas from restaurants, and believe with some core cooking techniques, I can make some pretty good versions of their specialities . This is a recipe for Cavatelli with Duck and...
Carrot Puree
I love a well-made dish of mashed potatoes, filled with good fresh butter and cream. Of course, my long term health, could do without a bit of that butter and cream, and so I love dishes, like this carrot puree, that can give as much (albeit slightly different) satisfaction with a bit healthier...
Corn Salsa
If you look, you’ll find quite a few salsas on this site. I love them, and many goto salsa versions and am always looking for more. Here I show you how to make a simple corn salsa – one of my favorites. Obviously you can use a salsa like this on tacos, and other Mexican food (and I do use it that...
Chicken Fajitas
Fajitas are pretty easy to make, and they are crazy delicious...when cooked well. Cooked well to me means the meat packs a ton of flavor and is not overcooked. The vegetables are nicely caramelized, and still have a bit of a bite. I love this kinds of food, and I'm making some version of fajitas,...
Broccoli Gratin
Broccoli was a hard vegetable for me to learn to love. I hated it as a kid, and the lasting memories of over cafeteria trays of broccoli, overcooked, limp and watery, turned me off for years. But then entered broccoli soup....mmm…not to bad. Broccoli Mac and Cheese or Fettucini alfredo (who couldn’...
Blue Cheese Burger
The hamburger, is one of the greatest contributions to the culinary arts ever made. Wonderful it in simplicity, it also provides an incredible canvas for creativity. There are as many burger recipes as there are burger makers, and provided the burger is made with a few key techniques, it’ll taste...
Wild Mushroom Pizza
Homemade pizza is actually quite easy to make. And once you know the basic techniques (I cheat on the pizza dough), can you swap out toppings really easily. I like matching my pizzas to the time of year, and to what’s fresh and available...that makes seasonal offerings really easy. While great all...
Chicken Lettuce Cups
It was years and years ago that I had my first lettuce cup in a Thai restaurant. My first thought was "cool, Asian Taco”. My second thought was, "...damn this is good". I started making a version of chicken lettuce cups about 10 years ago, and every time I make them for friends and family they are...
Shrimp and Chorizo
Shrimp, aside for being absolutely great in and of themselves, are also a great vehicle to carry other flavors. As such, they are common is just about every major cuisine around the world (at least those near water!), and they are also one of my favorite ingredients. In this recipe video, I show...
Potato Gratin with Blue Cheese and Spinach
I love to throw new ingredients into my basic recipe for potato gratin. While there are surely some things I’d probably avoid (candy bars, snow cones, grape juice…) really the range of ingredients you can use is extremely broad. In this recipe video, I show you how to make a potato gratin with...
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