In my travels around this great country I always try and search out the classic recipes from particular regions, states and cities. Some are well known nationally where others are true local classi…

My beef rich stock is a bit stronger and more richly flavored than most. I wanted to create a rich beefy broth that was between a standard thin stock and a demi-glace without having to bother redu…

A kummelweck roll is a crusty bread of Germanic origin that’s traditionally topped with coarse salt and caraway seeds. Kümmel apparently is the German word for caraway, and weck roughly translates t…

If you’ve seen the news or been on social media lately you’ve probably seen this story. Starbucks is now offering Sous Vide Egg Bites. Using the sous vide cooking technique, they are quite deli…

Salads are good food!This ridiculously easy salad of sous vide chicken breasts offers anyone a delicious and healthy meal in just a matter of minutes especially when you start thinking ahead and sto…

My family came to our shores at the end of the 1950’s from South America where quinoa (KEEN-wah) was king. So my introduction to this relatively new comer to our pantry’s came to me as a child. In…

If you're a fan of barbecue, chances are you are no stranger to the brisket. While we typically think of the brisket prepared solely in the smoker, we find the mean best prepared throu…

For those of you who don’t know me, it’s true, I do love a well-crafted cocktail to soften the edges of a hard day. I’ve often wondered what the drinking culture enjoyed before th…

Kale is known botanically by the name Brassica oleracea variety acephala which literally translates to "cabbage of the vegetable garden without a head.” I must say, every time I re…

The Dutch call it “Snert.” In Poland it’s common military fare where it’s prepared so thick that it will hold a spoon straight up. In Sweden and Finland, it’s traditional to eat wi…

Have you heard about sous vide cooking? This cooking style started in France, and requires the food to be "under pressure" or in other words vacuum sealed for cooking. The SV1 is an immersio…

Sweet potatoes are a holiday classic and iconic at America’s Thanksgiving tables across the country. Whether they come precooked and canned or freshly prepared and simply served w…