Merry Christmas! No matter how you celebrate the holiday season, we all know that Christmas Day is, for many, the day to dig into the holiday spirit and eat great food with friends and family – as this guy showed… Read More ›
Patricia and Walter Wells
My Annual Holiday “Gigot D’Agneau” Recipe! Christmas Means Ratatouille! A Wild Potato Cake! All The Recipes Are Here!
Time To Share An Amazing Holiday Feast! It’s our annual Christmas Day tradition – a roasted leg of lamb cooked over sliced onion, potato and tomato! This is “Gigot D’Agneau” – and it’s my favorite holiday meal, thanks to the… Read More ›
Cooking Provence With Patricia Wells! Our French Culinary Adventure With Recipes!
Provence At Night! There is nothing better in the world than saying goodnight in a magical place…especially when you are there to celebrate – like we did! Welcome to Vaison la Romaine, France… Welcome back to the beautiful south of… 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 ›
“Cheezborger! Cheezborger!” The Story Of Chicago’s Legendary Billy Goat Tavern – And Their Burger!
Behold a thing of beauty: A “Billy Goat Tavern Cheezborger!” Here’s a look at one of Chicago’s most unique and legendary underground restaurants! INTRODUCING THE BILLY GOAT TAVERN OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS! The original Billy Goat Tavern, located in Chicago, was… Read More ›
Eating Bone Marrow And “Black Label” Burgers! My Minetta Tavern Review!
What’s Under That Bun? Good question! I’ve been exploring some of the iconic restaurants New York City – and one of the most iconic of them all is the legendary Minetta Tavern! When I looked up a list of the… Read More ›
The Best Chicken In Paris? “Le Coq & Fils” Makes Its Case And I Bit Down On Their Bird! A Bonus Windmill Greets You As Well!
“Either the best meat or no meat at all.”— Chef Antoine Westermann With that simple motto, the terrific restaurant Le Coq Rico was born in 2012 in the Montmartre district of Paris. Le Coq Rico sits on top of a… 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 ›
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