Pork Essentials: Chops in a Creamy Mushroom Sauce

Got thirty minutes on your hands, and a couple of pork chops in your back pocket?...

Bagel Essentials: 3-Cheese, 2-Meat Bagel Pizza

Last night I could not decide if I wanted a wood-fired pizza, or a good juicy...

Sauce Essentials: In-N-Out Burger Special Sauce

The In-N-Out burger is very simple: buns, American cheese, yellow onion, iceberg lettuce, beefsteak tomato, 80/20...

Bread Essentials: Hearty Gluten-Free Bread

This recipe comes from a neighbor of mine who used to own a restaurant in San...

Seafood Essentials: Easy Peasy Quick Shrimp

This is an easy/peasy way to take some shrimp, and come up with a wonderful starter,...

Spice Essentials: 3-ingredient Chili Powder Base

Autumn is here, and with it comes cooler weather (we actually had our first snow two...

Beef Essentials: The Best Skillet/Oven-Baked Filet

A good filet needs very little… some bacon, butter, salt and pepper. That is about it. This...
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Holiday Essentials: Faux Beef Tartare

This is one of the starters I will be serving at my holiday get-togethers this year....

DIY Essentials: Brilliant Blackened Seasoning

This is my go-to recipe for use on shrimp and fish; however, the other day, I...

Sauce Essentials: Hazan’s Butter Tomato Sauce

“Today, we are going to make a tomato sauce,” my instructor said at the Culinary Institute....
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