The Boiling Technique Mistakes Boiling occurs when water reaches 212F (100C). There are a couple of caveats that come with that, however. First, the temperature 212F (100C) applies only to water. Other liquids boil at slightly different temperatures. Second, that temperature holds true at sea level. For every 500 feet above sea level you go, […]
How Not To Cook Pasta & Tips for Perfect Pasta Thanks to the great American melting pot, pasta is a staple in the United States. When “spaghetti and meatballs” turns up on children’s menus, you know that what was once brought over by Italian immigrants is now as American as apple pie. I’d be […]
How Not To Cook – Common Cooking Mistakes & How to Avoid Them A while back I started writing a cookbook, How NOT to Cook – Common Cooking Mistakes & How to Avoid Them. I wrote about a dozen chapters on mistakes I’ve made over the years and how I ultimately learned the right way […]
How to Make Indian Style Curried Chicken Thighs in Your InstaPot Last night I was home alone and needed a quick and easy meal and was in the mood for Indian cuisine. I purchased a package of boneless / skinless chicken thighs earlier in the day and had in hand all of the other ingredients […]
March Madness Favorite Foods It’s the start of March Madness and I just watched this very interesting slideshow at Food Management, a website that “features trends and best practices, products and solutions’ for noncommercial foodservice institutions. With the start of the NCAA Basketball Tournament, they are looking at 16 schools in the tournament and put […]
How to Make Spicy Shrimp and Red Lentils Last night we prepared this Indian style shrimp and lentils dish from one of our Food Network magazines. It was delicious, easy to prepare and a great weekday meal. There is a little prep but no more than 15 minutes alone or half that if you are […]
How I Made My Favorite Bolognese Sauce In An InstaPot Bolognese is one of my all-time favorite Italian sauces for pasta. I think of it as comfort food, a meal that makes me feel good. I like it so much, I have a few versions of it on my website including Bolognese Sauce Recipe, Bolognese […]
How to Roast Pistachio Crusted Trout We are trying to eat more fish in our house, at least once or twice a week. Trout is a favorite, quick and easy to prepare and quite reasonable priced. I picked up this farm raised trout at Wegmans. Roasting Fish Rule Our general rule of thumb for roasting […]
How to Make Restaurant Quality Blue Cheese Sauce for Steak There are countless number of notable blue cheese sauces available but this one is an exception and one I would consider restaurant quality because it uses an ingredient essential to classic sauces. That ingredient would be demi glace, an extremely rich brown reduction sauce used […]
How to Make Incredible Black Bean Soup in an InstaPot For Christmas, I received my very first InstaPot, the most popular holiday cooking gadget as reported by Amazon. This amazing multi-cooker is part sauté pan, slow cooker, ricer, steamer, yogurt maker and most importantly, a pressure cooker The first thing I prepared after receiving it […]
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What is Demi Glace? I am a huge fan of demi-glace for preparing classic sauces like mushroom or peppercorn sauce but I have to warn you, it is a huge process to make classic demi glace at home. It is not for the faint of heart but well worth the effort – at least once. […]
Penne Pasta with Roasted Tomatoes and Fresh Mozzarella
How to Make a Delicious Pasta Meal with Roasted Tomatoes & Fresh Mozzarella In our house we typically have a weekly “What’s On Hand” meal where my wife and I find ingredients in the refrigerator and pantry that need to be used sooner than later and prepare a pasta dish, stir-fry or Mexican fajita. This […]
Pan Roasting—the Chef’s Secret Cooking Technique One of my favorite cooking techniques not talked about in most cookbooks If I could teach you just one chef’s technique that will help you save time in the kitchen and deliver a thick cut of meat to the table with a perfect sear and juicy medium-rare throughout, it […]
