Nothing Says Merry Christmas Like a Hot Dog Holiday Tree! I love the internet, for this holiday season it has bestowed the hallowed “hot dog holiday tree”! And that’s not all, how about a Christmas tree fashioned out of TUNA FISH!?!?!?… Read More ›
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Time For A Holiday Cookie Exchange! Bernadette Has Great Recipes To Share!
Bernadette’s Hosting A Holiday Cookie Exchange! Once again, Bernadette has terrific recipes on her “New Classic Recipe” website…like these: I’d never seen a “Pignoli Nut Cookie” before, and certainly not one as charming as this! It’s all part of her… Read More ›
Making “Toad In The Hole!” My Recipe For A Classic English Dish!
Who’s Ready To Bite Into A “Toad In The Hole?” I found this picture online, and it shows what the dish called “toad in the hole” looks like when ready to serve. My blogging friend Robbie Cheadle inspired me to… Read More ›
Robbie Tackles “Chicken With Spinach!” The “Cookbook Confidential” Series Cooks Classic Indian Cuisine!
I took part in Bernadette’s latest “Cookbook Confidential” effort – to cook a recipe from the legendary Indian Chef and Cookbook Author Madhur Jaffrey: One of my favorite bloggers and Authors, Robbie Cheadle, who because of availability chose a different… Read More ›
Dal Soup And Cumin Mushrooms! The Cookbook Confidential Review Series Has “Asafetida”!
Dal Soup, Anyone? This image of Dal Soup is courtesy of Jeen and Michiel, who have made two dishes as part of the latest Cookbook Confidential Challenge! Mushrooms with Cumin and Asafetida! Do you know that “asafetida” is a gum… Read More ›
An Invitation To Indian Cooking – A New Classic Recipe Challenge With Tomato Tamarind Chutney!
It’s time for another “Cookbook Confidential” series to begin – this time focused on the Indian cooking of Madder Jaffrey…starting with this tomato tamarind chutney recipe! It’s from Jaffrey’s legendary cookbook that introduced much of the world to the flavors… Read More ›
An Octopus Salad Recipe! The “Cookbook Confidential” Reviews Continue…
Time For More “Bistro Cooking!” Bernadette’s terrific “Cookbook Confidential Cookbook Club” reviews continue for this one: Today, Jeen and Michiel make two dishes, beginning with an Octopus salad shown above – click here to be taken to the entire review,… Read More ›
A Delicious Swordfish With Sauce Piperade Recipe! Reviewing “Bistro Cooking” By Patricia Wells For “Cookbook Confidential”!
“Bistro Cooking” with Patricia Wells – Swordfish with Piperade Review First, thanks to Bernadette for her terrific “Cookbook confidential” review series, which this month is focus on “Bistro Cooking.” I have many cookbooks from Writer / Chef Patricia Wells. Her focus… Read More ›
Chef Mario Batali’s World Famous Linguine With Clams Recipe…And His Fall From Grace…
Mario Batali was one of the food world’s most acclaimed Chefs…sadly, in 2017 revelations regarding his behavior resulted in him backing away from most of his businesses…in 2022 most of the claims were settled, but his career has never been… Read More ›
Were My Veal Shanks Ready For Their Close-Up? Here’s My Favorite Osso Buco Recipe!
Osso Buco! Oh Yes! There are terrific dishes that I’ve ordered in restaurants that have made me see if I could replicate them at home and that was the case with this Osso Buco dish! Here’s the recipe I followed… Read More ›
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