Time To Bite Down On Halloween! First of all, I love this platter of food with a Halloween theme…a nice charcuterie platter – with what appears to be folded salami as intestines! It’s the time when everyone shares their own… Read More ›
Chef memoirs
Mushroom Ketchup! Banana Ketchup! Wild Condiment Recipes From The “Cook And Drink” Chefs!
What Kind Of Ketchup Do You Love? There was a lot of social media attention paid a few years back when Heinz began offering up all sorts of unique ketchup flavors, but they all have one thing in common: a… Read More ›
Who Wants “Angels On Horseback?” I Love Oysters So Here Are 3 “Two Leaves Of A Door” Recipes!
Alex Loves Oysters! My wife Alex loves oysters –which is of course a member of the “bivalve” family: A bivalve is an aquatic mollusk belonging to the class Bivalvia, distinguished by its body being enclosed in a two-part hinged shell. The… Read More ›
I Made A Seared Salmon With Tomato Shallot Sauce Recipe – But I Didn’t Stick The Landing! The BKD Club Goes French!
Seared Salmon With Shallot Creme Fraiche Sauce! I love to cook, so when Jo Tracey from the BKD Cookbook Club asked us to share a French recipe, I knew who to go to: a brilliant Chef, Writer and friend! That’s… Read More ›
Who Wants A Traditional Paella Recipe? How About One That Breaks Culinary Law? I Have BOTH!
My Delicious Paella Adventure! I’m always looking for some new recipes, and of course putting a bit of my own spin on them – sometimes offending purists like this! This Is The Tale Of Two Paellas! I have made Paella… Read More ›
Who Wants A Mushroom Pie Recipe? Chefs Michiel And Jeen Have A Great One!
Who Wants A Slice Of Mushroom Pie? Well, I do for sure! And thanks to a terrific pair of Chefs, I’m going to make one! Michiel and Jeen have a terrific website called “Cook And Drink”. They share incredible recipes… Read More ›
A Famous Deep Dish Pizza Recipe! Bite Down On Chicago’s Incredible Food Scene + Fiery Finger Drinks Too!
Celebrating Chicago’s Fiery Food Scene! My wife Alex and I lived for 5 years in Chicago, and we ate our way through some incredible food. With all of the headlines regarding Chicago’s safety, I wanted to do two things: first,… Read More ›
Here’s A Summer Corn Tomato Salad Recipe! A Fresh Way To End The Summer…
Who Wants A Taste Of Summer? It’s Labor Day in the US, and that means a lot of summer parties and picnics to celebrate the end of summer and the beginning of fall…and I didn’t want to say goodbye to… Read More ›
I Made Homemade Smash Burgers! Here Is The Recipe – And The “Oklahoma Style” Smashburger Too!
Behold A Smashburger… It is perhaps the hottest new burger in America right now – the smahsburger! Look up an image online and this is what you will find: smashed hamburger patties topped with melted yellow cheese, with pickles and… Read More ›
A Controversial Cacio e Pepe Recipe! Chefs Michiel And Jeen Have The “International Culinary Incident!”
Talk About A Controversial Pasta Dish! Chefs Michiel and Jeen at “Cook And Drink” shared a terrific story about a “international culinary incident” – involving a beloved Italian pasta dish! When you enter “Cacio e Pepe” into your search engine,… Read More ›
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