Yes Virginia, there is more to life than takeout and the microwave
As I set up my mis en place for dinner, I began to envision the dish I was about to make and how I would assemble it. I knew I wanted potatoes and I wanted them sliced and crisp, sautéed with garlic. I had baby spinach in abundance so that had to be worked [...]
Years ago I spent a few months working in an old Italian restaurant as I waited for the plans to be approved for a new restaurant I would be opening. I needed to keep working and this job just happened to be available. It didn’t pay very well, but as far as anyone knew [...]
Sometimes I wonder if being a blogger isn’t more difficult than being a restaurant chef. I know for a fact feeding a family is certainly a more daunting task, because it not only requires the skills of a chef, but those also of a menu designer and purchasing agent, and you rarely have a staff [...]
This time of year nothing says Comfort Food more than a hearty delicious stew. While I did cut down drastically the amount of gravy that normally would come with a stew, being a southern boy I decided to bread and pan fry my chicken for the added flavor. But if you’d like to make this [...]
With the Superbowl almost coming up this weekend, it’s time to kick it into high gear with some delicious easy to make Superbowl Snacks! If you’re on Google+, our Food Bloggers Community is doing a series of Live Cooking demo’s with some of their favorite Superbowl treats, you can find them by searching the hashtag [...]
It never fails that every time I roast a turkey, I always have more turkey than we can eat before we get tired of it. I re-use the leftovers just about every way you can think of, but a good portion always ends up in the freezer and never gets used. And that’s why I [...]
