How Do You Like My “Meat Tie?” It looked like a bold red tie to me, and even though I had a T-shirt on, it made for quite the outfit! Why am I holding this up for you? Because Chef… Read More ›
Chef memoirs
A Terrific Pesto Pasta Salad For Today’s “Cookbook Confidential – Thanks To Darlene Foster!
A “Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Pasta Salad” Recipe And Review! Bernadette’s terrific “Cookbook Confidential” series continues with Darren Foster, who always shares great recipes on her blog, so I was excited to see what she chose to make and how it… Read More ›
A”Shrimp Linguine” Recipe Gets A “Cookbook Confidential” Review!
A “Restaurant Worthy Easy Shrimp Linguine” – Recipe And Review! Dorothy Grover Reed shared her recipe and review of the latest “Cookbook Confidential” series that Bernadette has at her “New Classic Recipe” website…it’s a great look at a simple but… Read More ›
Making Swedish Meatballs! Here’s My “Cookbook Confidential” Recipe And Review!
RecipeTin Eats Dinner Recipe And Review! Bernadette’s terrific “Cookbook Confidential” review series is focusing on RecipeTin Eats Dinner by Nagi Maehashi, which was Jo Tracey’s suggestion. As Nagi writes on her blog: “I’m Nagi, and RecipeTin Eats is my corner of… Read More ›
Do You Know “Coccoi e Corcoriga?” Well, Chef Mimi Has The Recipe!
Have You Eaten A “Coccoi?” Well I never have and until recently, neither has Chef Mimi – but how she came across them is a great story in itself! First, a definition: Coccoi is a grated vegetable flatbread from Sardinia,… Read More ›
A Culinary Volcanic Eruption! Dessert At Budapest’s Onyx Restaurant! Here’s Our Unique Hungarian Menu!
Welcome To Budapest Hungary! Alex and I had a terrific visit to this unique city, as you can see here as we overlook the Danube River from the “Buda” side of the city – that’s “Pest” on the other side…and… Read More ›
My Creole Jambalaya Recipe Goes “Pot Cooking” With The Commander’s Palace!
Who Wants Jambalaya?” The word “Jambalaya” always reminds me of “Seinfeld”, when Newman almost sings the word as he describes the dish: but I got my inspiration from one of New Orleans’ greatest restaurants! Commander’s Palace has been a New… Read More ›
Have You Done A “Dry Brine?” Here Is Zuni Cafe’s Legendary Roast Chicken And Bread Salad Recipe!
Celebrating An Iconic Roast Chicken Recipe! In 2022, I did a year long “52 In 22” cooking challenge – where every week I made a different dish from a different cookbook I owned – and one week I headed to… Read More ›
Who Wants Poached Tuna Belly? Show Chef Mimi Some Love For An Amazing Tuna Salad Recipe!
Chef Mimi has shared a terrific looking recipe that celebrates tuna! Mimi began her review by mentioning that she owns the cookbook “The Young Man and the Sea”, published in 2007. She had never heard of the author, David Pasternack,… Read More ›
Making A Legendary “Plaice” Recipe With Vincent Price – Foodie!
Did You Know That Vincent Price Was A Foodie? If you didn’t know that Horror legend Vincent Price was a Chef and a huge food lover, that’s OK – you see, more than cooking, he just LOVED eating at the greatest restaurants… Read More ›