I’d like to start off today’s lesson by recalling a short conversation that recently happened between my parents and myself.  They were about to go on a trip to the wonderful country of Portugal, and I decided to ask them what kind of Portuguese dishes they were looking forward to eating the most.  They paused, […]
Hello and welcome back class! Â Today I thought it would be a great idea to make one of my favorite dishes from Indian cuisine, Dal Tadka. Â Now for those of you who are unfamiliar with the languages of the Indian subcontinent, the word dal, sometimes spelled daal, is a term that describes any type
We have a saying in my family that the best part about Thanksgiving isn’t the meal, but rather the leftovers.  And out of all of the different ways that we like to utilize our leftovers, our favorite is, and always shall be turkey pot pie.  I mean our love for turkey pot pie runs
Cranberry sauce is one of those quintessential side dishes people have during the holiday season.  When done right, it is the perfect balance of sweet and sour. Plus since it’s chock full of antioxidants, that means you don’t have to feel guilty after eating it.  However, one thing that I never quite understood was
Ok, so zucchini is a thing, right?  Yes. And cake is a thing too? Yea.  But zucchini, and cake as one? I mean that’s just crazy, right?  Above was a literal transcribing of my thoughts when I first discovered a recipe for zucchini cake.  It was such a foreign idea to my young
Today’s recipe is going to be a fairly simple one, so I will try to keep this intro as short as possible. Â Ok, so I am in the camp of people who absolutely love cream cheese frosting, and guessing by the fact that you are currently reading this post, then you probably are too.
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I don’t know about your family, but mine loves pork chops.  I mean, I honestly can’t recall the last time we went a week without at least one meal that featured pork chops.  However, in spite of our love for the majestic pork chop (that’s right I called pork chops majestic), and the fact
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Hello and welcome back class!  Today I would like to share with you fine folks one of my favorite pasta dishes, orecchiette with crookneck squash.  Now, don’t worry if you’ve never heard of orecchiette with crookneck squash before as it’s my own little invention. So what is orecchiette with crookneck squash anyway?
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Marinara sauce is without question, the most famous and well-distributed pasta sauce found throughout the world.  I mean it’s so pervasive that I can’t think of one Italian restaurant that doesn’t serve marinara sauce in at least a couple of its dishes.  However, despite all of the love that we as a society shower
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It’s my humble belief that every home cook should know how to make their own chicken stock.  Sure you can get away with store-bought stock for tasks like adding flavor to grains, or for building depth in a sauce.  But when it comes to soups, especially brothy soups, you will never get the same
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