I have to say that I’m a really lucky man. Not only did my wife want to fix dinner for me, but her gift got to my office after I’d had to leave for the day. She could have been … Continue reading
Valentine’s Day Risotto
Category Archives: Recipes
Fleur de Sel Caramels
I remember my first introduction to weird forms of sea salt. It was a few years ago while watching Napa Style with Michael Chiarello; he sells grey salt via his show and website. It’s actually great stuff. From there, I’ve … Continue reading
Smoked Pot Roast
I’m like just about anyone else… Grey winter days make me crave comfort foods. Yesterday could have been colder (I think it hit well over 60 for the day), but it was drizzly and grey all day long, so it … Continue reading
New Year’s Eve Cedar Planked Salmon
There’s a great grocery in Hamiton, Ohio, called Jungle Jim’s. The place is several acres under roof, with huge selections of wine, beer, cheeses, meats, seafood and all kinds of ethnic foods (arranged by region/country). My wife and I stopped … Continue reading
Aunt Irva’s Best Ever Oatmeal Cookies
First of all, Happy New Year! I’ve been a bit preoccupied, but I’m finally posting again. My preoccupation has been Bucky McKatt (registered name is Congocoon Where Are My Buccaneers) This is another in my ‘best ever’ line. My wife … Continue reading
Brioche – Beautiful, Buttery Brioche
Now that Food Photo 101 is started, I still don’t want to stop cooking and talking about cooking. With that, I realized I still haven’t posted about the bread I made for the wine party we had a couple of … Continue reading
Chocolate Pot with Burnt Caramel and Sea Salt
I can hardly believe that my trip to Pittsburgh was only 2 1/2 weeks ago; our October has been really full! When I was there, I got a great candy bar that I wrote about a couple of weeks ago, … Continue reading
Grilled Steak au Poivre
When we have our wine party every year, I try to do a variety of food for the party. Sometimes, I make whatever I want, but I’m trying to get better at following the theme of the wines. I select … Continue reading
Wine Party Preparation
Last night was kind of exciting. I got home to find a package waiting for me. That’s right, my duck liver had arrived! As I opened it, the first thing I saw was a bunch of those horrible styrofoam peanuts. … Continue reading
Jaay’s Best Ever Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Update: I have done a few things that, in my opinion, make these even better than the original recipe below: I use only Turbinado sugar instead of a mix of processed white and brown sugars I use French or European … Continue reading
Biscuits and gravy
It’s here!!!
Autumn officially started today! After this summer, I’m ready for lower temps and cooler evenings. Bread baking filling up the kitchen with yeasty smells and apple pies cooling before being ready to eat are anticipated. Continue reading
Tomato Pie
Well, here it is again!!! The recipe is pretty much the same, but there are reasons to bring it back. First, this way, it keeps coming up. Secondly, it’s just so good, it’s tough to post it too often. Thirdly, Nika’s great looking tomatoes made me start jonesing for the last of this year’s tomatoes. You’ve got to see them; they’re gorgeous, as tomatoes go.
I have one basic theory about tomatoes…
Local, ripe tomatoes are a gift from God. He’s basically saying, “Night’s will get a bit cooler… Grab the salt and enjoy My best for you!” Ok, He doesn’t tell me to grab the salt; I already know to do that.
On the other hand, hot-house tomatoes, grown out of season and sold all year, are of the Devil, and no one can convince me otherwise! I can almost see Satan personally breathing a bit of evil into each of those plants that look so diabolically similar to the heavenly tomatoes of summer. Continue reading