Hey! It’s 2025 – Time To Eat Healthy! I was prompted by a blogging friend to think healthy to start the year, so I am! This is a recipe I made with fresh peas and mint and I loved it… Read More ›
Cookbooks
Kicking Off 2025 With A Broccoli Leek Gratin! The “MKD Cookbook Club” Gets Healthy!
Healthy Recipes For A New Year! This is a “sprouting broccoli and leek gratin”…from a terrific cookbook I was told about – and how did I happen upon it? My friend Jo Tracy is having a recipe share on her… Read More ›
Need “Dinner And A Movie?” Here’s Remy The Rat’s Animated “Ratatouille” Recipe!
Biting Down On Greatness! I get hungry every time I watch a movie with food in it. That was the initial inspiration for my series “Dinner And A Movie!” Time to make one of the most delicious “Dinners And A Movie”… Read More ›
Who Wants Jambalaya? I’ve Got A Classic Recipe AND A “Seinfeld” Spot To Buy It Too!
Who Wants Jambalaya?” The word “Jambalaya” always reminds me of “Seinfeld”, when Newman, the mail carrier who is also Jerry’s neighbor/nemesis almost sings the word as he dances away from “The Soup Nazi” with his prize – here is the… Read More ›
Have You Made A “Jeow Som” Sauce? Here’s A Great Marinated Beef Recipe…
Check Out Chef Mimi’s “Jeow Som” Recipe! As always, anytime I see Chef Mimi’s great recipes and photos like this one above, I immediately make plans to try the dish myself…especailly because I had no idea what “Jeow Som” was!… Read More ›
Need A Cooking Break? Just “Boil In A Bag!” Here’s A Fast And Delicious Ground Pork Noodle Recipe!
Time To “Boil In A Bag” For Dinner! It was a simpler time, right? I mean, these retro ads for “cookin’ bag” foods are something! After all, who doesn’t want a freshly boiled turkey sandwich? Well, those were the days,… Read More ›
Chef Rick Tremonto Honors His Mom With “Gloria’s Lasagna!” Here’s The Recipe!
Time For A Traditional Italian Lasagna Dish – Thanks To A Chef’s Mom! There is nothing better in cold winter months than a comforting meal that is full of flavor – so it’s time for a homemade Lasagna, thanks to… Read More ›
Making Good Luck “Hoppin’ John!” Here’s A Recipe To A Positive 2025!
Dig Into This “Good Luck” Stew! Do you know what “Hoppin’ John” is? Well I didn’t! I didn’t know a thing about “Hoppin’ John” until my wife told me about it years ago. You are supposed to make it on New… Read More ›
My 2024 Year In Food…Healthy Eating + Oxtail Gravy And Olive Sauce Too!
Healthy Halibut For The Holidays… Before the year ends, I plan to remake this very healthy and delicious Halibut dish, because I want to end 2024 on a culinary high note! Oh, but I also plan to do this: Oxtail… Read More ›
Making Chef Dominique Crenn’s “Vegetable Parmentier!” Oh, And What’s A “Parmentier?”
Who Wants A “Parmentier?” Oh, And What Exactly Is It? Well, most of you probably know the answer, but I didn’t! Go to France and you will likely have this on your plate: Behold The Potato! In this case whipped… Read More ›
