Baked Spinach & Artichoke Toasts – Hot Dipping Without Dipping admin December 22, 2020 Add Comment Appetizer, Breads Edit One of my favorite things to do is converting, or as we call it in the business, “reimagining,” famous sandwiches into party dips. We’ve do... Read More
Easy Fun Size Corn Dogs – Fair Food for Unfair Times admin September 18, 2020 Add Comment Appetizer, Beef, Breads Edit I’ve always had corn dogs on the list of foods best left to the professionals, and not just because of the messy deep-frying, and the need f... Read More
Fresh Tomato Soup with Crispy Cheese Toast – Overcoming Wonderful Childhood Memories admin September 11, 2020 Add Comment Appetizer, Soups Edit When you grow up eating a certain thing a certain way, it can be challenging to enjoy that certain thing in a new, and significantly differe... Read More
Skordalia – The Greek Garlic Potato Dip Both Homers Would Love admin August 21, 2020 Add Comment Appetizer, Mediterranean Cuisine, Potato Edit I love a great dip, and potatoes might be my favorite food, so it’s not surprising that I’m a huge fan of Skordalia. This Greek garlic dip a... Read More
Watermelon Pizza – The Ultimate in Gluten-Free Summer Pizza admin August 11, 2020 Add Comment Appetizer, Cheese, Salads Edit You know that friend of yours who loves to argue that Chicago-style pizza is not actually pizza? Well, they’re going to really hate this. Bu... Read More
Spring Lamb Pan Dumplings – Messing Up, So You Don’t Have To admin March 06, 2020 Add Comment Appetizer, Asian Cuisine, Lamb Edit I never intentionally make mistakes in these videos just so I can show you how, or why, something might go wrong, but maybe I should. Nothin... Read More
Naked Shrimp Dumplings in Dashi – Barely There admin February 11, 2020 Add Comment Appetizer, Asian Cuisine, Seafood, Soups Edit This Naked Shrimp Dumplings in Dashi video should probably have been two separate videos, since the incredibly delicious dashi broth we’re s... Read More
Air Fryer French Fries as Performed by a Late Early Adopter admin February 04, 2020 Add Comment Appetizer, Potato, Side Dish Edit I’ve never been that good at jumping on the latest, greatest kitchen gadget bandwagon. I’ll usually wait until it’s been proven effective fo... Read More
"Cacio e Pepe" Taralli – You Can’t Eat Just One admin January 28, 2020 Add Comment Appetizer, Breads, Italian Cuisine Edit I heard someone describe Taralli as the “potato chips of Italy,” and the first thing I thought was, don’t they have actual potato chips? I m... Read More
Cincinnati-Style Chili - Possibly, but Probably Not Just like Skyline Chili admin January 24, 2020 Add Comment Appetizer, Mediterranean Cuisine, Pasta, Spicy, Stews Edit It’s always treacherous attempting an iconic, regional specialty like Cincinnati-style chili, especially when you’ve never actually had the ... Read More
Fried Mozzarella Puffs – Using Less Cheese to Better Please admin January 21, 2020 Add Comment Appetizer, Cheese Edit There are many examples of sports bar-style appetizers, and snacks that I have no problem making at home, with things like chicken wings, an... Read More
Buffalo Chicken Wings in a Jar – Because “Thighs in a Jar” Sounds Weird admin January 17, 2020 Add Comment Appetizer, Chicken, Spicy Edit Every year around this time, I try to think of variations, adaptations, and/or creative manipulations for classic, football party-friendly s... Read More
Double Chicken Tea – Like Drinking Chicken admin January 14, 2020 Add Comment Appetizer, Chicken, Soups Edit Sipping on a nice, hot cup of chicken broth is one thing, and a wonderful thing, but by doubling the amount of bones and meat we use to make... Read More
Crispy Butcher’s Nuggets – Parts is Parts admin September 03, 2019 Add Comment Appetizer, Beef, Lamb Edit While our homemade butcher’s nuggets won’t feature the same diversity of meat parts as the butcher shop, at least they won’t feature the sam... Read More
Cherry Tomato & Cheese Galette – Perfect for First Time Growers admin August 13, 2019 Add Comment Appetizer, Fruit, Pie, Vegetables Edit When people grow cherry tomatoes for the first time, they often make the mistake of planting more than one or two bushes, which a few short ... Read More
Crispy “Bloomed” Onion – Better Than Bloomin’ admin July 16, 2019 Add Comment Appetizer, Vegetables Edit This no-fry version of Outback’s famous “Bloomin’ Onion” is way easier to make, way less messy, and yet tastes every bit as good. Maybe bett... Read More
Summer Sausage – Winter Isn’t Coming admin July 09, 2019 Add Comment Appetizer, Beef Edit Traditionally, summer sausage is made, and cured in the winter, so that it’s ready to enjoy during the summer, but unless you have some sort... Read More
Ba’corn Cheese Corn –Korean Bar Food at its Finest admin July 02, 2019 Add Comment Appetizer, Asian Cuisine, Cheese, Vegetables Edit I would not have guessed this bacon-studded “cheese corn” is a popular bar snack in Korea, although it does make sense, since this really wo... Read More
Million Dollar Dip – Worth Every Penny admin June 11, 2019 Add Comment Appetizer, Cheese, Dips Edit When I heard there was a recipe called million dollar dip, I knew it was something I had to try, especially since it was invented by a fello... Read More
Peruvian Potato & Chicken Salad (Causa Rellena) – Behold the “Giver of Life” admin May 24, 2019 Add Comment Appetizer, Chicken, Latin Food, Potato Edit There’s nothing very unusual, or interesting about serving a chicken or potato salad at a cookout, which is why this truly unique, Peruvian ... Read More