This recipe for Goat Cheese Mac and Cheese with Rosemary, Roasted Garlic and Chicken Skin Bacon is the best Mac and Cheese I’ve ever had! It’s savory, creamy, and tangy, with a deep herbal note from the fresh rosemary and the rich, slightly sweet complexity of roasted garlic. And let’s not forget the crispiness of …
Denny Jiosa is back as my guest poster today, with another awesome Wine Tutorial. In this post, Denny is selecting some wines that pair perfectly with one of my standard stand-by recipes, Roast Chicken. Take a look at Denny’s selections and suggestions. I think you’ll be glad you did. Welcome to the second installment of …
This Double Chocolate Layer Cake is dark, deeply rich, and insanely moist, with a ganache on top, for those who simply can’t get enough chocolate. Because, for some of us, too much is not enough. It’s a Gourmet Recipe I’d also like to tell you that this is my “own” recipe, as if I came …
This recipe for Loaded Baked Potato Leek Soup with Bacon is better than most recipes I’ve seen for Potato Soup, because it has LEEKS in it. Leeks are my husband’s favorite: they lend a subtle sweet under-note to this outrageously rich, delicious, savory soup. My Irish Root(s) Vegetable Loaded Baked Potato Leek Soup with …
I remember well the first time I had strawberry pie. My mother was hosting a graduation party for my brother and had made several strawberry pies. I was 10 years old, and didn’t even think I liked strawberries. They had that awful little seed/crunch factor going on. But then I tried one small bite. …
From a wonderful visit to Arrington Vineyards in TN last summer. Have you ever had a recipe that you were excited to prepare, but wished you had known how to select a really nice bottle of wine to go with it?I used to feel that way quite often, when I was looking for wine to …
Wild White Turkey Chili is a delicious and healthy recipe, with great depth of flavor, thanks to utilizing 3 different types of chilis: poblano, Anaheim, and jalapeño. What is White Chili? Most people from the USA think of chili as that perfectly yummy, warming dish that is perfect for fall, winter and basically what a …
This recipe for Ginger Roast Chicken and Elbow Macaron with Tomatoes and Pan Sauce will amaze you by its depth of flavor and by how extraordinarily delicious it is! Dry Brining a Roast Chicken Have you read my post about that WONDERFUL steak I dry aged and salted? The one that offered you steak house …
This post, Expensive Steak House Taste at a Fraction of the Price, will give you all the information you need to achieve that goal, via the processes of dry aging, salting, and using a compound butter on your next piece of choice meat. Have you ever eaten out at a fancy steak house, and wondered …
Lime Cardamom Frozen Yogurt with Brandied Cherries is a party for your mouth! What a refreshing summertime ice cream treat!!! Tart and tangy, bright and sweet, refreshingly creamy: this frozen yogurt, on its own, is already all that. Lime Cardamom Frozen Yogurt with Brandied Cherries. It’s a party for your mouth. Drizzle …
These bean burritos are so delicious, and so elegant, that they can make you feel you’re being pampered. In fact, they might even make you feel like you’re eating so high off the hog, that if you WERE riding around in a car, you’d be cruising around town in a Lincoln Town Car. These …
Lemon Blueberry Frozen Yogurt is both light and creamy, tart and sweet. Perfectly balanced. Perfectly paired. You’re going to love this recipe! Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home For Christmas, I was given the cookbook “Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams At Home” , and I’ve been having fun utilizing my new Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker. Today’s recipe …
I know next to nothing about Indian food, and technically, from what I’ve read, Chicken Tikka Masala is more of a restaurant dish from Great Britain (which of course has a large number of Indian restaurants) than it is an authentic Indian dish. (But that’s kind of true for spaghetti and meat sauce, that it’s …
Homemade Heavenly Vanilla Bean Ice Cream should be your Go-To Homemade Ice Cream Recipe Starting Point for any frozen dessert treat you’re about to design. It’s All About Balance All of life is about balance. Where would chocolate be without a little vanilla to balance it? And Homemade Heavenly Vanilla Bean Ice Cream is …
My Best Roast Chicken Recipe in a Cast Iron Skillet has several innovative ideas, that take a perfectly good roast chicken to the realm of greatness. Nom, Nom, Nom. A Hybrid of a Recipe, Using the Techniques of Three Great Cooks This recipe for Best Roast Chicken in a Cast Iron Skillet, is a bit …