My kitchen has been nicknamed 'Bistro Dave'. When friends or relatives want to get together for dinner, then often ask, "You're a foodie. Where do you want to eat? Where do you recommend?" My answer is almost always, "I think…
This is one of those meals in which the whole is more than the sum of the parts. Taken together, the various flavors create a very memorable meal. The parsnips are particularly outstanding in that they are a very flavorful…
The dirty little secret is that this dish is quick and easy. I try to keep a few Individually Quick Frozen sea scallops in the freezer. You can pop them in the microwave and carefully defrost them (about 30 seconds…
"Oh dear God, not fish again" How many times have you thought that when staring at a plate of fish? We know fish is good for us. Almost without exception, we should be eating more fish. The American Heart Association…
The problem with nice thick salmon fillets is how to cook them. If the fillet is more than about an inch thick then you are faced with a quandary: Sautéing until the surface is nicely done leaves the center almost raw.…
I put my new deep fryer to use making beer-battered deep-fried catfish. My motivation for getting a deep fryer is that I want to make donuts but I also started looking into al the other things I can make with this…
My mother is 85 years old, on a fixed income, and currently does not drive. I'm making sure that she has good tasty healthy meals for dinner. My objective is not to provide every meal on a ongoing basis but…
At 10am this morning as I walked into the supermarket I wasn't sure what dinner would be. I wanted something nice but easy. At 10:06 I walked past the meat department and spied the king salmon on sale. At that…
Easy, inexpensive, and one of my wife's favorites. This is one of those 'Eat like a king but pay like a pauper' meals. The Wild Mushroom Ravioli is made by Pasta Prima. It is 100% natural, with no artificial flavors,…
I have a confession to make: SInce I started cooking about six years ago, I have yearned for the day when I stopped being just a 'recipe follower' and could actually start creating dishes on my own. Well, this is…