Salt & Pepper Squid
I still am blown away by how many people keep salt and pepper on their dining or kitchen table. Personally I keep my salt and pepper in one place, right...
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Home Cooking Recipes
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Roasting Chestnuts
Chestnut season will always be something special for me. The smell of the freshly roasted chestnuts from the street side vendors that start to pop up from middle of October...
Whole Young Chicken with Cucumbers
This recipe calls for a young chicken aka poussin, which is the butcher’s term for a young chicken, less than 28 days old at slaughter and usually weighing up to...
Stuffed Mushrooms on Herbed Polenta w/ Buttered French Beans
This dish is great to cook if you are vegetarian and just as good if you aren’t. As a person that is completely content in their carnivore ways, I can...
Iced Hazelnut Parfait (Souffle)
This is a well liked dessert in one of our schools restaurants. As with all ice parfaits or ice soufflés, the trick of getting the ice cream really smooth, light...
Homemade Apple Pie
When the holidays approach, people typically buckle down and decorate, cook, clean, and if they have a gaggle of kids as do we, they clean some more just to try...
Pumpkin Sformato and Anise Cream
Get ready to embrace the spirit of autumn as you relish the delightful interplay of flavors and textures in this dessert. Sformato is a Tuscan savory pie, usually made with...
Pumpkin Pie
Having lived in the New York some years ago, I always looked forward to fall and the “harvest season”. It is just so nice when the leaves turn orange, yellow...
Chili-basted Grilled Tilapia
This recipe I use since at least 10 years. In my personal opinion, fish is not given the proper respect when it comes to the BBQ season. While ribs, chops...
Chicken Liver with Wilted Radicchio, Caramelized Eschalots & Reduced Balsamic
This is a dish that I serve even to my friends that don’t like liver. I threaten them with no main course if they don’t at least try it. They...
Fresh Egg Omelette with Sweet Onion Marmalade & Spinach
“The theory of the preparation of an omelette,” quipped Escoffier in his 1902 treatise Le Guide Culinaire, ‘is both simple and at the same time very complicated, for the simple...
Almond Cherry Trifle with Mascarpone
I know it’s not overly creative of me, but hey can I help it if throwing mascarpone at any fresh fruit makes a wonderful dessert all on its own. Thank...
Chef Tip: How to Make the Perfect Cheeseboard
No party is complete without an artisanal cheese board. Luckily for home cooks, and thanks to the popularity of media outlets such as Food Network, the Internet, et al, there...
Classic Swiss Cheese Fondue
Having left Switzerland some 20 + year ago, Fondue and Raclette are still one of the things I do miss and usually have as soon as I return for holidays....
Torta Pasqualina with Chards and Ricotta
This amazing dish celebrates the flavors of spring and is an iconic Italian Easter dish. This authentic Italian recipe is a true ode to the Easter season, a time when...
Chicken Salad with Arugula & Kalamata Olives
This is great example of a chicken recipe that is healthy, easy, quick and yet still a very comforting winter dish. You can enjoy the chicken with some ciabatta bread...
Cajun Scotch Fillet (Cajun Ribeye)
Also known as a Cajun Rib Eye. Of all the barbecues I have had, one thing is certain of all of them. Regardless of how many other cuts of quality...
Easy Deviled Eggs Recipe
How can you not like deviled eggs? I salute these delicious morsels of eggy goodness that, for some strange reason, always end up sitting out in the sun for hours...
Crispy Duck Breast with Glazed Butternut Squash and Cured Bacon
The succulent duck breast takes center stage, accompanied by a bed of fresh and vibrant rocket leaves. A final drizzle of olive oil adds the finishing touch, enhancing the flavors...
Brunzli – Swiss Chocolate Cookies
These chocolate cookies are great any time of the year, but during Christmas times they are a must with my family. Perfectly baked they are crisp and crunchy on the...
Braised Rabbit Leg with Mushroom Filling in Grappa Raisin Sauce
My grandfather has always raised rabbits, for sale and own use, on his farm. Growing up, I was introduced to rabbit as an alternative meat to chicken or pork. A...
Braised Pork Belly with Chilies
I love anything with pork belly in it. The good thing about it is if you give it a really good fry first, that will render out a lot of...
Braised Beef Short Ribs in Spiced Orange Tamarind Sauce
Back some years ago, I was working with Liana Doyle and very talented chef and great personal friend. Liana had been working in the USA for some years before making...