Recipes

KEYQUESO MELTS Serves: 1 Prep Time: < 5 min. A Six Minute Trip FROM MAINE TO KEY WEST VIA KANSAS There are a lot of easy home runs for breakfast that don't take a lot of work. You can improvise...

My confession: You know. You "experiment" in college. I used to be ashamed of it, but I can say it now: I love puréed soups! French cuisine's powerful, simple heart of darkness. Beguilingly simple, flavorful, healthy... soup. Club Med La...

    SPECIAL NOTES   A FUSION FLAVOR FAVE There was not a typo in the headline! "Fennilla" is my take-twist on a classic from-scratch vanilla pudding light as a cloud and tasty as a summer day that uses a...

Rice pudding that sings? If you don't think rice pudding is just grandma's soupy or gooey glop, try this luscious lavender infused version made with a little science, better sugars, and soul, and you'll stop singing the blues! WHY "LADY...

QUICK Diner M&C SERVES 5-6 This is a quick mac and cheese that has that diner-grade sticky gooey that can go toe-to-toe with my chili in my split dish Chili Mac Attack plating, and it's a star in my scrambled...

Asian five spice is a pretty common item at most American and European supermarkets these days, thanks to a ton of Chinese restaurants, and a few lead-dog television chefs who've introduced the flavor to Euramerican palettes, but Qâlat-Daqqa? Qâlat-Daqqa, (Pronounced Kala-Daksa),...

PEE WEE'S BBQ PORK PERFECTION Servings: 15-20 There are a LOT of BBQ pork recipes out there. Literally thousands of 'em. So how/why to find a new take? Riff one of the best BBQ foods AND do it pretty quickly and easily? I...

MINI VELVET PETIT FOURS Red velvet is one of those American cakes that has always attracted me so much. That dark red, combined with cream white, is just two colors I often use, even at home. Her gloomy appearance, soft...

Corn cakes are always tasty, but really HEAVY. I love arepas, and corn bread, but even the "light" cornbread seems to collapse into this uncomfortable bulk after eating.  So, after a lot of experimentation, I discovered that there is more...

Why would I call this riff on my house popcorn a bribe (baksheesh)? Everyone who cooks for a family knows that there are a few things that will win over that person stuck doing chores or honey-dos that aren't always 'fun.'  The...