Happy 100th Birthday To Little Italy’s “Feast Of San Gennaro!” A very happy “100” to this incredible festival going on in New York’s Little Italy neighborhood – I will explain the history and of course, the food! What a way… Read More ›
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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 ›
“Fried Zucchini Pasta” Anyone? Plus Leftover Avocado, Lemon And Sausage – Here’s The Recipe…
Who Has Leftovers? Well, the answer is simple: we all do! So when I found myself with an eclectic collection of leftover ingredients – including zucchini, sausage, avocado and mozzarella cheese, I decided to make one of my favorite dishes… Read More ›
Making Zucchini Noodles – “Zoodles!” + Chefs Michiel And Jean Have A Zucchini Recipe Too!
Behold the Mighty “Zoodle!” Yes, I am a “Zoodleholic”…it all began when my wife Alex didn’t want pasta one night – but we had a lot of Zucchini, so she bought this nifty “Zoodler” and away we went! A recent… Read More ›
It’s National Pasta Day 2025! Celebrating With Giuliana And Bill! Stanley Tucci’s “Pasta Pie” + “Under The Tuscan Sun” Pici Rolling!
It’s National Pasta Day 2025! I love all of the “food holidays” throughout the year, and nothing is better than this one: a celebration of all things pasta! So I have reached out to all of my Celebrity contacts to… Read More ›
Do You “Spatchcock” Your Chicken? Here’s My First Try + A Recipe!
Now THAT’S A Spatchcocked Chicken! I’ve made chicken many different ways, but never “spatchcocked”, so it was fun to discover what the process was and make a recipe using the result! I found this photo online, credited to NatashasKitchen, which… Read More ›
Here’s A Fresh Summer Salad Recipe – With Tuna!
How About A Tuna Salad With Movie Star Gene Tierney! You see, when people think about making a tuna salad, they remember all of those old-fashioned retro dishes like this ad shows…but the modern tuna salad is much different! A… Read More ›
Jo Tracy Shares Delicious Italian Recipes!
Hey everyone, I’ve been out of the country for almost a month, so sorry for the delay is sharing some of the BKD recipes, like these from Jo Tracy, who runs this monthly recipe-sharing effort on her Brookford Kitchen Diaries… Read More ›
Stanley Tucci’s Family Chicken Cacciatore! The BKD Cooking Series Goes Italian!
Cooking With Tucci! I have posted many stories about various Stanley Tucci films, TV shows, and of course, his passion for food – so Stanley takes center stage for Jo Tracy’s July cooking challenge! Tucci’s Chicken Cacciatore recipe is a… Read More ›
Giuliana Rancic Cooks With Mama! Here’s Delicious Family Food With “Mama Depandi!”
Mama Depandi Wants To Make You Dinner! And what a feast it will be! I was very happily surprised recently when this package showed up at my door. It’s a box of Mama Depandi’s Italian products ready to cook! Here’s… Read More ›