Clik here to view.
Smothered Chicken
For the spice mix: 2 tablespoons paprika 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon black pepper For the chicken: 6 to 8 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs 2 cups yellow onions, julienned 3/4 cups green bell...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New England Clam Chowder
A good bowl of creamy chowder has always been one of my favorites. Even when I was a little kid I would gobble the stuff up. As I have become more refined (defined: I have stopped eating with my hands...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Poor Wretches Pasta
Street walkers pasta and now poor wretches pasta. Leave it to the Italians to come up with an interesting name for their local eats. This is Sicilian by birth. The pine nuts and currants aren’t...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dear Mr. Pepin,
I made a recipe of yours last night. It wasn’t the first time I have made this recipe, in fact, I have made it several times but it has been far to long since it has graced our table, rest … Continue...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Laotian Beef Salad (Larb)
I really enjoy making and eating the foods of Southeast Asia. I make trips to the Asian grocery and buy up all kinds of different produce that aren’t found in my garden or at the local grocer. I...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Unctuous Possibilities of Pan Juices
We all know gravy or pan sauce in large quantities might be good for our soul but it isn’t so good for our heart health. After all we are doing nothing more then adding flour or cornstarch to the fat …...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Seasoning with Pork: Polenta with Peas and Pork Sausage
If my extended family’s eating habits are an indication as to what the preferred meat was on my grandparents and great grandparents farm then it is obvious to me I come from a long line of pork eaters....
View ArticleClik here to view.
Breton Butter Cake
This morning little Lynnie keeps yelling and pointing in excitement at the cake I made for last night’s Sunday dinner. She is telling me she wants it for her birthday. The heels on the last three...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Farmhouse Chops in Wing Sauce
We love our wings in the Midwest but until I made wing sauce, equal parts real butter to hot sauce, I hadn’t had wing sauce. Sadly, and I know it is about cost, I doubt a single wing shop uses real...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Perfect Microwave Broccoli
Rarely do I use my microwave. I use it to take the chill off my coffee. I heat leftovers for lunch. Whenever a recipe calls for “butter, melted” onto the glass turntable the fat filled Pyrex measuring...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Best Corn on the Cob in the World
Something as simple as good corn on the cob shouldn’t be elusive. There shouldn’t be any big secrets but there is and it is this, the best corn on the cob in the world is cooked in a pressure cooker....
View Article