Eating With George Washington And Thomas Jefferson For 4th Of July! Well, happy Independence Day to you all! For my “52 In 22” cooking challenge, I am diving into a terrific book at America’s “Founding Foodies”, first President George Washington… Read More ›
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A Vietnamese “Banh xeo” Pancake Recipe! My “52 In 22” Challenge Heads To Vietnam With Chef Ottolenghi!
Heading Around The World To Discover Vietnamese Cuisine! One of the things I enjoy most about my year-long cooking challenge is that I can go to places in the world where the food is uniquely different that what I usually… Read More ›
Homemade Asian Dumplings! My “52 In 22” Cooking Challenge Has Siu Mai And Potstickers!
My Homemade “Dumpling” Feast! This is a first for me – making homemade Dumplings! Yes, my latest “52 In 22” cooking challenge took me to Asia and a cookbook filled with Dumplings, Dumplings, Dumplings! For week #25 of my yearlong… Read More ›
Deliciously Healthy Turkey Chili – With A Secret Ingredient! My “52 In 22” Cooking Challenge!
Who Wants To Be “Deliciously” Healthy? Yes, this is the end result of week #24 of my “52 In 22” cooking challenge – a terrific, healthy Turkey Chili that’s loaded with flavor, not fat! This is my stack of cookbooks… Read More ›
Baked Eggs With Chocolate Tacos! My “52 In 22” Cooking Challenge Has “Chocolate For Breakfast!”
A Strawberry-Stuffed Chocolate Taco! Well, let’s just say it: this is a match made in culinary heaven! My “52 In 22” cooking challenge has a delicious recipe from the heart of Napa Valley wine country, thanks to my good friend… Read More ›
One-Pan Crispy Spaghetti Chicken! My “52 In 22” Cooking Challenge Has “Shelf Love” From Ottolenghi Test Kitchen!
Here Is Some “Shelf Love!” It’s week #22 in my “52 In 22” cooking challenge, and after stacking a burger very high last week, I’m going to make something that has “shelf love!” Here are the next ten cookbooks in… Read More ›
Ready For A “Crab-Santhemum”? We Go “Off The Menu” And Dive Into The “Secret” Swan Oyster Depot Menu In San Francisco! Seafood As Art!
Ready For Some “Seafood As Art?” What you see above is an incredibly delicious plate of “seafood as art” – a “Crab-Santhemum!” It’s just one of a number of wildly creative dishes from a legendary “hole in the wall” in… Read More ›
My “Surf And Turf” Burger Recipe! My “52 In 22” Cooking Challenge Is Stacked!
Talk About A Wild Burger Mashup! Let’s get right to this! First, look at these ingredients,…hamburger. ASPARAGUS. Cherry tomatoes. LOBSTER. And PINEAPPLE. Week #21 in my “52 In 22” cooking challenge makes a wild “Surf And Turf Burger” for Memorial Day Weekend! Yes,… Read More ›
I Made “The Big Kahuna” Burger From “Pulp Fiction” – Here’s The Recipe!
“Mmm-mmmm. That is a tasty burger.” It’s The Burger Bite Heard Around The Cinematic World! When Samuel L. Jackson asks if he can try the “Big Kahuna Burger”, bites into it and then casually offers his opinion of it, a… Read More ›
“Basteeya!” My “52 In 22” Cooking Challenge Has A Moroccan Chicken Pot Pie!
Celebrating Moroccan Cuisine! This is a “Chicken Pot Pie” – Moroccan style! One of the goals of my “52 In 22” cooking challenge is to go around the world to try new cuisines, and since I was given this cookbook… Read More ›