There are a lot of great things about New York Strip steak. While not as tender as a filet, they are almost never tough, and they carry a bit more flavor than their more expensive brother cut. With the right sear and seasoning, you get a beautiful crunchy outer layer, and a juicy center that is...
One the nice things about Soup (like Asparagus soup), is you can make a great one in very little time, and with just a few ingredients. Soups also provide a great demonstration of various techniques, which is what NoRecipeRequired is all about. In this video, I show you how to make an Asparagus...
Not sure if it’s my Irish ancestry, or just the simple deliciousness of the vegetable itself, but the potato is one of Gods great creations. You can boil them, roast them, gratin them, fry them, or…mash them. And there are thousands of variations on each technique. In this recipe video, I take the...
A few years back, I was in a nice Italian restaurant that served those thin crust, super tasty, brick oven pizzas, and one of the pizza’s we got for the table was a fennel and sausage combination. I know both ingredients are popular in Italian cooking, but I’m not sure I had them on a pizza before...
Growing up in my house, every November 19, was Pastisio night. Why that day? Well, that day is my birthday, and Pastisio was my absolute favorite. And my saintly (of course saintly) Mom, always made it for me (despite at least one of my brothers hating it). Not sure where the love of this Greek,...
When I talk to people about cooking steak at home, two things frequently (and I don’t understand why) come up. First, that cooking steak is hard. Second, that steak, is steak, is steak…there’s no real differentiation. Well I’ve addressed the first point before; cooking steak (in fact most red meat...
As kid, I didn’t know Pappardelle pasta even existed. But a few years ago, I started to see it more often in the “upscale” restaurants I visited…and now I see pappardelle all the time. Usually, these broadly cut pasta noodles are served with a rich meat sauce…and usually they are very very tasty...
I feel pasta dishes in general offer incredible opportunities to be creative in the kitchen. Of course there are traditional classics that need no modification, but when you want to be creative, pasta offers a great blank canvas. That is especially true with stuffed shells. In this recipe video, I...
I have to admit that when dinner is served, the veggies usually get the least attention from me. It’s not that they are not good…it’s that sometimes they lack a little something…a bit of pizzazz. In this recipe video, I wanted to show you recipe for green beans, with parmesan & pine nuts that I...
We eat a lot of pasta for dinner in my house…it’s easy to make after getting home, and it’s filling, but best of all it’s easy to make a wide variety of different recipes without a ton of work in the kitchen. Here is a recipe for a simple dish with an big name…Fettucini with Mushroom Sugo. I’ve...
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