Cheers From Paradise! This was our group in Tuscany, helping Alex and I celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary….why am I telling you this on a food blog? Because of this! I made this traditional “Pici pasta” dish while there –… Read More ›
Fine Dining
A Fresh “Creamy Lemon Chicken” Recipe For Fall!
Lemon Chicken For Fall! As the temperatures cool, I like to bake chicken – it’s like wrapping a warm blanket of deliciousness around me…and when I saw this recipe, it had my name written all over it! This easy Lemon… Read More ›
Celebrating Denmark’s Wild “Potato Week” With 3 Great Recipes! A Potato Cake, Scalloped + Decadent “Puree de Pomme!”
Time To Celebrate Danish Potato Week! Talk about learning something new every day! Did you know we are in the midst of “Danish Potato Week”, all because of these industrious tykes? Meet The Originators Of This Annual Danish Tradition! Time… Read More ›
A Delicious “Fish Veracruz” Recipe – It’s What I’m Cooking Tonight!
A Fun Fish Dish Done “Veracruz” Style! First, a huge shoutout to my sister-in-law Cherie: not only is she a great Chef, but she made fish in a “Veracruz” sauce and I was hooked! First, let’s discuss what “Veracruz style”… Read More ›
Sea Scallop Madness! Seared With Zucchini-Garlic Succotash! Nantucket’s Mini-Scallops Too!!
Digging Into These Plump Seared Scallops! Like many of you, I love love love to cook – and that means experimenting with food mashups as well! I came up with this alternative to the standard “Sea Scallops Over Mashed Potatoes”… Read More ›
Meatloaf Around The World! From Macau To Grandma’s Kitchen!
So says AI when I asked for a “traditional meatloaf” image…and this is, indeed a satisfying and comforting meal. I made the meatloaf you see above, and will be sharing th recipe – I got on this “meatloaf train” when… Read More ›
Mama DePandi Inspired Me To Make “Mixed Berries Salami Pasta!” Here’s The “Fried Matchstick Salami” Recipe!
Ready For A Unique Take On Pasta – With Salami Matchsticks? I like to try new things all the time – especially when I am given a unique product to cook with – like this! Mixed Berries Salami! Yes this… Read More ›
“Dinner And A Movie” With Clint Eastwood! A Legendary Restaurant Serves Up Sardines – And Shocks!
Welcome To The Sardine Factory! That’s my wife Alex standing next to me at the entrance to one of the California’s most unique restaurants – made even more iconic by being part of a classic Clint Eastwood film! This edition… Read More ›
Celebrating Casa Vega! Bite Down On 70 Years Of Show Biz Royalty!
Celebrating An Iconic Restaurant’s 70th Birthday! Welcome to Sherman Oaks California, just over the hill from Hollywood…where the iconic Mexican restaurant Casa Vega turns 70 years old today! Pour yourself a Margarita – they make a delicious one – and… Read More ›
Cooking Basque! I Make Chef José Pizarro’s “Tortilla de Bacalao” Recipe – Here It Is!
Have You Eaten A “Tortilla de Bacalao”? I found this photo online – it’s a salt cod tortilla, and as a lover of “all things cod”, I decided to tackle a cod recipe from one of the great Spanish Chefs!… Read More ›
