I've Never "Bean" That Scared Before! admin Saturday, June 30, 2007 Add Comment Legumes, Weekend Filler Edit This funny clip is a great reminder why you should never buy those letter refrigerator magnets. Why take a chance? As far as the beans, well... Read More
Wasabi Dipping Sauce – How much can you take? admin Friday, June 29, 2007 Add Comment Asian Cuisine, Dressings, Sauces, Spicy Edit This very simple (and fat free) dipping sauce is a great all-purpose condiment for many things. I love it with the spring rolls I made yeste... Read More
California Spring Rolls – I used imitation crab, for real! admin Thursday, June 28, 2007 Add Comment Appetizer, Asian Cuisine, Seafood, Vegetables Edit I get the occasional request for a sushi demo. I usually tell the viewer (politely of course) to go out for sushi and leave me alone. Proper... Read More
Braised Chicken and Artichoke Hearts with Lemon, Cherry Peppers and Thyme admin Tuesday, June 26, 2007 Add Comment Chicken, Mediterranean Cuisine, Spicy, Stews, Vegetables Edit This delicious and easy chicken recipe is great example of how a few simple ingredients can come together to create an incredibly complex an... Read More
A Viewer Submission Regarding a Chef's Admission admin Monday, June 25, 2007 Add Comment Blog News Edit I received a very complimentary email today from a couple of viewers, Natalia and Jody, who told me they had just made the Orange Chicken. I... Read More
Smoked Chicken Apple Sausage with Cider-braised Cabbage and New Potatoes – A delicious reminder that it’s not winter…yet. admin Add Comment Chicken, Pork, Potato, Stews, Vegetables Edit This recipe clip was filmed last fall and for some reason was never posted when it should have been, which was in February when I started th... Read More
Was it the Last Supper? admin Saturday, June 23, 2007 Add Comment Weekend Filler Edit I'm a HUGE Sopranos fan. So for this weekend's filler clip I'm posting this clip I found on YouTube that makes the case for Tony... Read More
Spicy Orange Chicken – So not authentic! admin Thursday, June 21, 2007 Add Comment Asian Cuisine, Chicken, Spicy, Vegetables Edit This low-cal version of the Chinese take-out favorite is tasty, easy, and a much healthier twist on the classic “Orange Chicken.” The main p... Read More
Cracking Eggs…with one hand tied behind our backs! admin Tuesday, June 19, 2007 Add Comment Breakfast Edit Here’s the clip I mentioned in yesterday’s post regarding making culinary history. Like I said, if you can learn this trick from watching on... Read More
Making Culinary History admin Monday, June 18, 2007 Add Comment Blog News, Breakfast Edit In tomorrow’s clip I will attempt something that’s never been successfully done in the history of “long distance” culinary instruction. I wi... Read More
Happy Birthday Mom! admin Add Comment Blog News Edit It's my mother Pauline's birthday today. I was torn as to whether I was going to ship an expensive gift to her, or instead post a fr... Read More
Happy Father’s Day! admin Sunday, June 17, 2007 Add Comment Sauces Edit Open-Face New York Steak Sandwich with Garlic Balsamic Glaze and a side of Childhood Memories This clip was done quite a while ago using the... Read More
Three Corn Polenta – An old Italian classic gets “freshened-up” admin Friday, June 15, 2007 Add Comment Italian Cuisine, Side Dish, Vegetables Edit In today’s clip I'm going to use corn in three different ways. I’m going to use it dried and ground, which of course is the Polenta part... Read More
I'm Flipping the Banana admin Thursday, June 14, 2007 Add Comment Blog News Edit Due to some technical difficulties (that I won’t bore you with) I don’t have a new clip for you to enjoy today. And if you’re thinking that ... Read More
Simple Sherry Vinaigrette – Shake it baby! admin Wednesday, June 13, 2007 Add Comment Dressings, Salads, Spanish Cuisine Edit Today’s post is really two separate demos. One is to show you a fantastic, all-purpose salad dressing using sherry vinegar. The second is a ... Read More
The Nasturtium Salad - Pretty Delicious admin Tuesday, June 12, 2007 Add Comment Dressings, Salads Edit Nasturtium, which is Latin for "nose-twister,” is a very common, very colorful ground cover that, as you’ll see in today’s video recipe... Read More
A Couple of Kitchen Calculators - Go Figure admin Monday, June 11, 2007 Add Comment Edit I get the occasional email requesting a recipe be converted into metric units, or tempertures in Celsius. Well, now you can do it yourself. ... Read More
I’ve been “Widget-tized!” Look out sidebars, here I come! admin Saturday, June 9, 2007 Add Comment Blog News Edit Thanks to a great site called Widgetbox, this blog now has its very own “widget.” If you click the picture to the left, or this text link , ... Read More
Chicken Parmesan – All you baby cows can relax! admin Friday, June 8, 2007 Add Comment Cheese, Chicken, Italian Cuisine, Reader Poll Edit As I said yesterday, this was the winner of our first reader poll used to pick a demo. This demo is dedicated to my niece Brittany. This is ... Read More
And the winner is…Chicken Parmesan! admin Thursday, June 7, 2007 Add Comment Blog News, Italian Cuisine, Reader Poll Edit The viewers have spoken! Tomorrow’s post will be my version of the ubiquitous Chicken Parmesan. It was kind of cool letting you, the readers... Read More
Shepherd’s Pie “Moussaka” – A Culinary “Mash-up” of two Old World Classics admin Wednesday, June 6, 2007 Add Comment Lamb, Mediterranean Cuisine, Potato, Vegetables Edit For those of you that aren’t hip (like me…I don’t have an iPod which automatically makes me not hip), a “mash-up” usually refers to a DJ tak... Read More
Stuffed Summer Squash with Goat Cheese and Romesco – Our least terrible test yet! admin Monday, June 4, 2007 Add Comment Appetizer, Blog News, Cheese, Mediterranean Cuisine, Side Dish, Vegetables Edit Well, the new microphone is hooked up and I think the sound is better. The intros and endings of these test clips still need a lot of work, ... Read More
I Can't Decide. What Do You Think? admin Sunday, June 3, 2007 Add Comment Blog News, Reader Poll, Weekend Filler Edit I just ran across some polling software that I thought I would try out this week. Yes, another test! I'm not going to describe the recip... Read More
A Scene from the Best Food Movie Ever! admin Saturday, June 2, 2007 Add Comment Blog News, Italian Cuisine, Weekend Filler Edit This is a scene from a movie called "Big Night." It came out in 1996, and I've probably watched it over 30 times. I consider i... Read More