Garlic Spread
Spaghetti. Specifically my Sweet Lady Wife's spaghetti. For the 37 years we've been married it has been her specialty. It's the dish I'll never try to duplicate. It's the dish my son always wants on his birthday. My wife has…
Easter Rack of Lamb
I broke one of cardinal rules today but it worked out fine. I have a rule that I don't use dinner guests as guinea pigs. I normally serve dishes to guests that I have made at least once before. But…
Macaroni Grill’s Lemon Butter Sauce
OK, I confess, I have a weakness for Macaroni Grill's Chicken Scaloppini. I've tried to duplicate the flavor with no success. The stumbliing block has been the Lemon-Butter sauce. There are innumerable copycat recipes on the web; They are all…
French Cooking Class Part I
My favorite gourmet kitchen tools store in Glendale, AZ frequently holds classes taught by some of the top chefs in the area. If you are a foodie and live in the Phoenix area, I really highly recommend that you try…
Quiche Lorraine and Salad Nicoise
In case you were wondering how that quiche turned out using the pie crust I made earlier, here was dinner: Quiche Lorraine and Salad Nicoise:
Bruschetta
This is my second attempt at brushetta. My first attempt was a couple of weeks ago but I got distracted partway through the grilling of the bread and by the time I remembered, my bruschette could best be called 'briquetta'…
Sparkling Pomegranate Juice Cocktail
Here is a refreshing drink that I just love, and it's suitable for occassions when you want to serve something nice but it must be non-alcoholic. Pomegranate Juice Cocktail 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup water 1 cup unsweetened pure pomegranate…
Chocolate Heartlettes with Citrus Mousse Filling
Today I came home from Plate It Up! with a Nordicware Heartlette Desert Pan. I figured Valentines Day is approaching, and I wanted to be able to make something special for my wife on that day (Valentines Day also happens…