Chicken & Penne pasta is one of my all time favorite dishes, because there are about a thousand different ways you can change it up. In this recipe, I show how to make Chicken Penne Arrabiata, which is an Italian dish with spicy rich tomato sauce. The sauce, is similar to a standard marinara or...
Vegetable soup is one of those recipes, like chili, where isn’t really a recipe. There are so many different versions and styles, you can try a 1,000 versions without any repeats. In fact, frequently “clean out the fridge” day at my house frequently results in a pot of vegetable soup on the stove,...
Asparagus may be my favorite vegetable and I thought there was little to do to improve on it’s perfect simplicity. That is, until I wrapped it in bacon! Here I show you how to make a bacon (or more specifically pancetta) wrapped asparagus, that has all the great grassy, fresh taste of asparagus...
I’m not sure why Penne Pesto has become such a classic combination, but I do know that it’s a damn fine pasta recipe. I’ll end up making pesto every few months (generally in large batches and freezing some), as it’s really easy to make, tastes great, and can be used in a ton of different ways. For...
Spaghetti, Shrimp, Pancetta…how you can go wrong? Pasta dishes that are simple, and seem simply “thrown together” are often my favorites, and this recipe for Spaghetti, Shrimp and Pancetta is exactly that. Both spaghetti and shrimp, take little more than 10 minutes to cook, and not much longer for...
While I love my “goto” friend the boneless skinless chicken breast, sometimes I just need to go caveman, and tear some meat off the bone. And while I love whole roasted chickens, there is an in between step we shouldn’t gloss over. Here I show you a recipe for Roasted Chicken Breast (the bone in,...
Some recipes you make because they taste great. Some recipes you make simply because they remind you of your childhood. This recipe for ground beef tacos is both. As a kid, taco night was about every two weeks or so, and I loved it. It wasn’t until much later, I learned my mom’s version was a less...
Kobe steak is literally and figuratively a different bread of steak. The steaks come from the Kobe bread of cattle, and Kobe itself is trademarked to beef coming from Japan. Here in the states it’s call Wigyu or frequently “Kobe Style” beef. What makes this beef unique, in the tremendous amount of...
While I love traditional steak house cuts of beef…New York Strip, Filet, Ribeye, simply treated and perfectly cooked, I also love making “lesser” cuts of meat, bathed in sweet and tangy marinades, that are packed with all kinds of additional flavors. That’s exactly the type of recipe, I show you...
I’ve published recipes for mashed potatoes before, but I just can’t stop, because truth be told, they are one of my favorite comfort foods. I make them all the time and everyone loves them (who wouldn’t love my cooking), but sometimes I want to take the humble mashed potato and...
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