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 [...]
During my restaurant days one of my favorite dishes to make was Chicken Pepperoni. Not only was it a delicious dish, but it reminded me of the time I spent with Mama Jeanette, and how she taught me so much about food and about myself. Chicken was always a favorite in my restaurant, so I [...]
I’ll be the first to admit we do eat a lot of pasta, it just seems that so many of the saute dishes I create go so well served over linguine or spaghetti. Many times what I create for dinner comes from what I have in the refrigerator to work with. Of course I [...]
During my restaurant years, one of my favorite things to do was combine flavors, and of course my favorite way to prepare those dishes was saute’. If I miss anything about my restaurant days, it would have be my Mise en place, that incredible array of ingredients, that I built my dishes from. Of [...]
With Valentines Day Tuesday, I thought I would get a jump on the holiday and make a special dinner for Sunday night. I went to a different Wegmans yesterday on my way back from my chiropractor, (yes I’m lucky enough to have two, well actually three within driving distance) and at first when I entered [...]
