Last week Molly at Orangette posted a really scrumptous-looking recipe for Cream-Braised Brussels Sprouts. I am here to tell you that they were delicious! In fact, they weren't just delicious. I have never had Brussels sprouts taste so good. Molly,…
My local supermarket had some fresh sole filets yesterday and that reminded me that I had not yet tried to make Sole Meuniere myself since the French cuisine cooking class. Now what to serve with it? It looked like they…
For a long time I have been wanting to try to make creamed spinach that is at least as good as Boston Market's. I think I have done it. This recipe started out as Martha Stewarts and has evolved over…
Netflix has The French Chef! I have been watching Saint Julia and have wanted to make this since seeing her do so on the 'Potato' episode. I have altered the recipe slightly to account for my family's taste (More potatoes!…
With the Carnival of the Grill nearing its close, I decided that I needed to grill some veggies. Off to the Phoenix Farmer's market for inspiration. Somehow they knew. In one of the stalls was a box full of sweet…
I picked up the August 2006 issue of Cook's Illustrated and read the Rescuing Sauteed Zucchini article. I have never been happy with the result when I sautee zucchini so I thought I would try it. I made the Zucchini…
Yesterday was Father's Day and I wanted to prepare something special for my 83-year old Dad. Not only was everything very tasty, in terms of presentation this was probably my best effort ever. Unfortunately the battery in the camera died…
Oh man, I have discovered Leeks! My wife and I were at the Phoenix Farmers Market yesterday and my wife casually mentioned that she likes leeks. On a whim, I picked up a few. When I got home, I found…
This is one of those recipies in the category of 'Get Forgiveness For Any Transgression'. Of all the potato recipies I have, this one is my Wife's favorite. I fixed a double batch for Mother's Day and there were almost…
During a recent cooking class at Plate It Up!, I learned about sweet onions. Now I use nothing else. I discovered that they have a slightly sweet flavor (without giving up any of the classic onion flavor). Sweet Onions also…