Pork, Fennel, and Lemon Ragu with Pappardelle
Sometimes you make a dish so sublime and so chef-y that you ask yourself "do I ever need to eat out again?" This is certainly that dish. Close your eyes and you could be in any high-end, trendy-neighborhood hotspot. You know the place. It doesn't have a drink menu it...
Mediterranean-Style Portobello Burgers
If you want to serve something to the vegetarians in your life that will make the meat eaters drool, Pin this right now. It's an absolute star of a meatless entree that is no way an after-thought or an apology. As I was preparing this, and especially when I sat down...
Next book: Master of the Grill
Guess what? America's Test Kitchen contacted me and asked me to review their new book. You know what that means? Yep. I won. It's possible that they sent the same email to dozens of bloggers, food journalists, respected practitioners of the culinary arts like this...
Easy Skillet Pizza re-visited
I wrote about this a year ago when I first made it but after making it again this weekend I felt compelled to tell you about it (and give you the recipe this time). It is truly delicious and, aside from the dough rising, quick. This time I threw some prosciutto on...
Short Rib Pot Pie
Photo by Gentl and Hyers Why humble-brag when you can just straight out brag? I kicked my own ass when I made this dish. You know how they say if you can read a recipe you can cook? I did that. But first, I used my formidable powers of discernment to pick a recipe...
Sauteed Chicken Cutlets with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
Of course we all know that a boneless, skinless chicken breasts are an excellent source of low-fat, healthy protein, but the thought of eating one is about as enticing as doing your taxes. It's very tricky to cook them all the way through without completely drying...
Plump and Tender Shrimp Cocktail
Do you long to be fancy but only in a fleeting way? Like, you'd like to fancy up some parts of your life but not go overboard and start making your bed everyday or anything crazy like that? Then let me say two word s to you: shrimp cocktail. Make it, eat this and...
