Cooking Up A Halloween “Dinner And A Movie” With Vincent Price! Actor Vincent Price was so much more than a horror legend: he was a foodie too! And yes, that’s a heavily disguised Diana Rigg next to him! She’s helping… Read More ›
Cookbooks
Magical Mauritius Food! It’s The “A – Z” Of World Cuisines Thanks To Carol! A Bol Renversé Recipe!
Carol Heads To Paradise! I love Carol’s website “Carolcooks2.com” for many reasons, and one of them is her terrific “A – Z” of world cuisines…this week she shared one of the more gorgeous places to eat in the world! Mauritius… Read More ›
My Annual “Pumpkin Spice Spam Bread” Recipe – Is It A “Treat” Or A “Trick?”
Time To Cook With “Pumpkin Spice” Spam! We are nearing the end of October – and since it is Halloween season, that means the insane array of “Pumpkin Spice” products we’ve had to endure all month will fade away…what began… Read More ›
Do You Know The “White Lasagna Soup” Phenomenon? Well, I Made This Recipe To See For Myself!
Have You Heard Of “Lasagna Soup?” The photo above is exactly that – I never heard of it, but apparently it was a TikTok sensation in 2023! This unique take on Lasagna first went viral primarily through content creator Danny… 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 ›
It’s National Pasta Day 2025! Celebrating With Giuliana And Bill! Stanley Tucci’s “Pasta Pie” + “Under The Tuscan Sun” Pici Rolling!
It’s National Pasta Day 2025! I love all of the “food holidays” throughout the year, and nothing is better than this one: a celebration of all things pasta! So I have reached out to all of my Celebrity contacts to… Read More ›
Do You “Spatchcock” Your Chicken? Here’s My First Try + A Recipe!
Now THAT’S A Spatchcocked Chicken! I’ve made chicken many different ways, but never “spatchcocked”, so it was fun to discover what the process was and make a recipe using the result! I found this photo online, credited to NatashasKitchen, which… 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 ›
It’s National Taco Day! I’m Celebrating “Taco Tuesday” With Great Food And Recipes!
Happy “National Taco Day” aka “Taco Tuesday!” Who’s hungry for a celebration? National Taco Day in the U.S. is celebrated annually on the first Tuesday of October – you see, the date was officially moved from October 4 in 2024 to… Read More ›
A Branzino With Roasted Red Pepper + Fennel Recipe – Could I Replicate It?
Does This Look Good To You? I came across this photo in The Washington Post’s Recipe section, and as my wife Alex is a Branzino fan, I knew I had to make this…a “Branzino with roasted Red Pepper and Fennel”… Read More ›