Friday Night Risotto! After spending a few days in London eating out every night, it was time to get home and stay there. Alex and I were having good friends over, and Alex found a fresh sweet pea Risotto recipe… Read More ›
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One Pan Lemon Coconut Chicken And Rice! Chef Carolina Gelen Enters The BKD Conversation!
Jo’s Brookford Kitchen Diaries Try Something “New” – Or “Newish…” For those who read regularly, I love to take part in Jo Tracy’s terrific “BKD” monthly cooking challenge…this month, I cooked the dish you see above, and its because Jo… Read More ›
Want A Bowl Of Italian Penicillin? Here’s A “Creamy Pastina” Recipe For Good Health!
As always, what you are looking at is because my wife read about a soup called “Italian Penicillin” or “Sick Day” soup – delicious and incredibly healthy! Here’s what the recipe said: Creamy Pastina Soup✨ also called Italian Penicillin for… Read More ›
Bite Into President’s Day 2026 With George Washington, Thomas Jefferson And A Scandalous “Sugar Pie” Too!
Eating With George Washington And Thomas Jefferson On President’s Day 2026! The idea of America’s President’s Day is to honor those who have held the office…sadly at a time when our current President has alienated most if not all of… Read More ›
Why Not Italian Wedding Soup For Valentine’s Day? Here’s A Recipe For Love…
Celebrate Valentine’s Day With A Wedding Soup! I love making food for my wife Alex, and she loves Italian Wedding Soup – so why not make it during Valentine’s Day week? Italian Wedding Soup is named after the Italian phrase minestra maritata,… Read More ›
Do You “Mulligatawny?” Here’s The Recipe For This Pepper Water “Seinfeld Stew!”
Who’s Ready To “Mulligatawny?” Well, I know one guy who is: Kramer! Yes, this iconic “Seinfeld” TV show character LOVED Mulligatawney Soup! Mulligatawny is an Indian soup with roots in Tamil culture – named from the Tamil words for “pepper water”… Read More ›
Do You “Turmeric?” This “Superfood” Stars In A Healthy Chicken Soup Recipe!
Time For A Hearty, Heathy Soup! It’s bitterly cold throughout much of the US, and with flu season well underway, my wife Alex asked me to make a healthy soup for the season – and found me a recipe that… Read More ›
Have You Made “Fiskesuppe?” The BKD Scandinavian Cooking Challenge Has A “Cullen Skink” Chaser!
SO MUCH SOUP LEARNING TO SHARE! Bear with me as I take you down some interesting culinary paths, beginning with the photo you see above. What that is – and how I got here is all because of my friend… Read More ›
One-Pan Lemon Pepper Roasted Salmon with Leeks — A Terrific Recipe By Carolina Gelen!
Here’s A Delicious Meal For A Cold Winter Day – A “One Pan” Lemon Pepper Salmon & Leeks Recipe! Well, I have found another “go to” dish to make for my wife – thanks to a talented young Chef named Carolina… Read More ›
Celebrating National Soup Month With Avgolemono! Alex’s Favorite Egg – Lemon White Bean Soup!
This Is A Bean Story That Became So Much More… Here’s how this culinary journey began. My wife Alex came across a recipe for soup – but not just any soup. She found one with a very unique aspect to… Read More ›
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