There’s very few meals that I can eat that genuinely put a smile on my face with each bite. Crispy fried chicken is one of those meals.…… Read more “EXTRA CRISPY FRIED CHICKEN DINNER”

Mac and Cheese has got to be, if not already, one of the best and most favorite comfort foods (the homemade kind, not the boxed kind). It…… Read more “CACIO E PEPE MAC AND CHEESE”

Purple potatoes have easily become my favorite kind, overtaking the prior titleholder of redskin potatoes. It may look like a magic trick, or a food additive, but…… Read more “LAMB CHOPS WITH MASHED PURPLE POTATOES”

Summertime and nothing I love more than grilling! With the occasional burger or sausage being grilled, I get cravings for some good, old fish. There is nothing…… Read more “MEDITERRANEAN GRILLED WHOLE FISH”

As much as I love butter, olive oil has to be my favorite fat to use in cooking (maybe it’s the Greek in me). The taste, texture,…… Read more “LEMON-SAFFRON OLIVE OIL CAKE”

    Do you have some ripe bananas that you don’t know what to make? Thinking of baking a plain old banana bread? Thinking of making bananas…… Read more “BANANAS FOSTER GALETTE WITH WALNUT FRANGIPANE”

Pork belly is just better bacon! There, I said it, and with that being said, this recipe below accentuates the essence of the pork belly. It becomes…… Read more “CHAIRMAN MAO’S RED BRAISED PORK BELLY”

I had been wanting to make a custard based dessert for a while, but could not decide on what. I did not want it to be too…… Read more “SUN SPOTS”

The blondie is the cousin of everyone’s favorite, the brownie. It substitutes the cocoa powder for vanilla and brown sugar. This dessert is quick and easy to…… Read more “BROWN BUTTER BLONDIES WITH JAM”