Slow Cooker Red Curry Beef Pot Roast – Teaching Old Meat New Tricks

When shopping, I like to take a quick peek at the end of the meat case where they sometimes have marked-down cuts that are past their prime....

Chocolate Sour Cream Bundt Cake – You Asked For It!

As promised, here’s the recipe for the chocolate cake that was featured in the orange Crème Anglaise video recipe we did a few weeks ago. I...

White Pizza

 Ingredients : 1 pre-made Pizza shell, 12" (or pizza dough rolled out to 12") 2 tablespoons Olive oil 4 teaspoons Garlic; chopped ...

Happy National Margarita Day!

I just heard that today is National Margarita Day ( thank you, Twitter ), and so I thought I’d repost this ancient video recipe I did for Ab...

Cheese Straws – These Don’t Suck

I took a few things for granted in this cheese straws video. I assumed you could tell how delicious they were as I crunched into them, which...

Raw Kale Salad – Mmmm…Tough and Bitter

I realized after watching the finished video for this raw kale salad that I used the words “tough” and “bitter” about a dozen times. Not exa...

A Friendly Spaghetti Carbonara Reminder

I was channel surfing this evening, when I ran across a chef in New York making an authentic spaghetti carbonara. I've never wanted anyt...

Chicken Tequila Fettuccine

Ingredients :  1 pound dry spinach fettuccine 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro, divided 2 tablespoons minced garlic (about 6 cloves) 2 tables...

Orange Crème Anglaise – Not a Day Late, but 364 Days Early!

As promised, here is the video recipe for the Orange Crème Anglaise recipe we featured in our Grand Marnier soufflé Valentine’s post . You’l...

Bhel Puri?

My friends Daniel and Mirra from The Perennial Plate traveled through India recently, and just posted this great video featuring one of the...

“Red Hot” Liqueur – Nicer AND Quicker

There’s an old Valentine’s Day saying that goes, “Candy is nicer, but liquor is quicker.” It’s really a lovely sentiment, but implies you ha...

Sweet Butter's Shrimp Ceviche

 Ingredients : 1 pound black tiger shrimp, tail-on 3/4 cup fresh lemon juice 1 onion 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro 2 to 3 tomatoes 1/2 to 1 haban...

Grand Marnier Soufflés – Rising to the Occasion on Valentine’s Day

Presenting this gorgeous Grand Marnier soufflé to your Valentine at the end of a romantic dinner would certainly impress, but imagine actual...

Next Up: Grand Marnier Soufflés

Searching for Answers!

Did birds that ate this bread have anything to do with the problem? Of course not, but I didn't have any related photos. I’ve received a...

Fish Stew – Sexy Is As Sexy Does

You often hear people describe food as “sexy,” but I’ve always believed it’s really more the occasion and company that makes a meal sexy. Pu...

Cajun Chicken Ragu – An Old and Misspelled Mardi Gras Classic

Many years ago, at a small neighborhood restaurant in San Francisco, a young cook got to do his very first menu “special.” It featured pulle...

Great News! The Bones Were Right!

You can see here that the bones are clearly indicating the older "Harbaugh" would win. If you lost money betting on the 49ers beca...

Enjoy the Game! And, Don't Be "That Guy"

I hope you all have a great day watching the game, enjoying lots of tasty treats, and most of all, rubbing it in your skeptical friends face...

Potato & Chorizo Mini Quiches – One Last Super Bite for Your Super Bowl

To all of you that have been requesting mini-cupcake videos: this mini quiche recipe may be as close as I get. I’m sorry, but it’s hard for ...