The Holidays bring requests from everyone for their fave cream pies and other ‘filled’ desserts. There are two ways to go about fulfilling the fillings – the hard way and the easy way. With Christmas and New Year’s banging on the door, it’s time for a recap…Read More →
My late Dad was a firm believer in the old chauvinistic motto, “Real men don’t eat Quiche!” In fact, he called it ‘Egg Pie’, just to disrespect it a notch further. But he was actually referring to his Mom’s Egg Tarte – which is not really a Quiche at all!Read More →
If you don’t clean the interior walls and rotary platform of your microwave oven regularly, you may be risking some ugly food borne illness. The gunk on your mic’s walls may be crawling with germs. And some may even be heat resistant!Read More →
I’ve been subjected lately to a cavalcade of online posts about ‘Kitchen Mistakes’. They all say pretty much the same thing. Like one food blogger does the topic, and a host of others copy it. But I think there’s still merit in mentioning some of the key issues…Read More →
Further to our recent rundown on the new Tucci cookware line… I herewith offer an update on my decade-old primer on how to make ANY pan a NON-STICK pan. This is the way professional cooks have been doing it for hundreds of years…Read More →
The beginning of a new year is always a good time to review issues that seem to keep coming up. My theory is, another mini-generation of new cooks is always coming up, wanting guidance. Today we’ll look at Cooking Oils: Good Bad and Ugly…Read More →
A very select grouping of the very top Fast Food menu items and snack innovations, submitted for your approval. Could you eat 40 rotisserie chickens in 40 days? Is your sweet tooth up to the challenge of super-sweet Krispy Kreme Minis?Read More →
It’s become something I find I have to review every year as the holiday season approaches. Folks who don’t cook intensively the rest of the year ramp up for a succession of holiday feasts. You may find it amusing or horrifying, depending on where you sit…Read More →