Recipe Index

 

Entrees

1. Thai Coconut Pork
2. Mushroom Ravioli
3. Turkey Chili
4. Goodnight sirloin steak with roasted asparagus
5. Slow cooker Pork Carnitas
6. Roast leg of lamb with crispy sweet potatoes
7. Roast chicken with root vegetables
8. Confit Byaldi (Ratatouille Reimagined)
9. Ginger Shrimp with Snow Peas
10. Not Your Memere’s Croque Monsieur
11. Grass fed porterhouse steak with crimini mushroom salad
12. Spanish Meatballs (Albondigas)
13. Boston “Baked” Beans
14. Lemon Risotto with seared scallops
15. Citrus Marinated Chicken Legs
16. A Goy’s Brisket
17. Pork Chops with Sauce Robert
18. Coconut Chicken with Grilled Vegetables

Breakfast, Lunch and Brunch

1. Potato leek frittata with spring salad
2. The Best Chicken Salad Ever
3. Perfect Fried Eggs
4. Dill Potato Salad
5. Jelly Breakfast Rolls

Dessert

1. Apple Ginger Crisp
2. Banana scallops with cardamom custard
3. Le Vacherin (French Strawberry Shortcake)
4. Individual Pineapple Upside Down Cake
5. Chocolate Bliss Cookies

Sushi

1. Making Your Own Sushi
2. California Roll
3. Spider Roll
4. Spicy Salmon Roll

Side Dishes

1. Scalloped sweet potatoes with leek bechamel
2. Homemade Applesauce
3. Melted Onions
4. Braised Kale
5. Tartiflette (French Scalloped Potatoes)
6. Dill Potato Salad
7. Bacon Roasted Brussels Sprouts
8. Orange Bourbon Sweet Potatoes
9. Pork Sausage Stuffing
10. Hearty Healthy Cornbread
11. Bulgar Pilaf

Appetizers

1. Roasted tomatillo and onion guacamole
2. Apple-Bacon Jalapeño Poppers
3. Bruschetta
4. Corn Zucchini Fritters

Sauces

1. Maggiano’s Style House Salad Dressing
2. Tzatziki Sauce
3. Basil Pesto

Cooking Technique

1. Homemade pasta dough
2. How to Dice an Onion
3. Whole Roasted Garlic

Kitchen Equipment

1. A case for – the Electric Kettle
2. Knives Instead of Knife Blocks
3. A case for – a Quality Roasting Pan
4. A case for – Wood in the Kitchen

Bread

1. Dutch Oven Artisan Bread
2. Tomato and Onion Focaccia
3. Peasant Bread

Beer and Wine Review

1. Dogfish Head Punkin Ale
2. Rogue Dead Guy Ale
3. Wychwood Brewery Hobgoblin
4. Magic Hat Howl
5. Stone Ruination IPA
6. Three Floyds Alpha King
7. Clown Shoes Brown Angel
8. Magic Hat #9
9. Allagash White
10. Great Lakes Christmas Ale
11. Trader Joe’s Vintage Ale 2011
12. Cisco Whale’s Tale Pale Ale
13. Yardhouse Belgian Amber Tripel
14. Boulevard The Sixth Glass
15. Tank 7 Farmhouse Ale
16. Allagash Dubbel Reserve
17. Allagash Curieux

Food Advice

1. Picking Olive Oil: A Tale of Two Oils
2. Picking Side Dishes: A Primer
3. Farmers Markets
4. Whole Crab or Crab Meat: Which is Cheaper?
5. Maple Syrup: What’s Really on your Pancakes?
6. Ordering Chicken at a Steakhouse
7. What’s with the Baking Soda in your Fridge?
8. What You Should Bring to a Holiday Party?
9. Why You Don’t Need a Salt Shaker
10. Dieting from the Perspective of a Skinny Guy

Food Adventures

1. The James Bond Martini
2. A Lobster Dinner Unappreciated
3. Christmas Breakfast with my Sister
4. Picnic at Ravinia
5. Chicago Gourmet Day One – Volunteering
6. Chicago Gourmet Day Two – Eating
7. Lunch at Buffalo Joe’s (Evanston, IL)
8. Dinner at The Gage (Chicago, IL)
9. Dinner at Home Bistro with Rahm Emanuel (Chicago, IL)
10. Lunch at Oklahoma Joe’s (Kansas City, KS)
11. Lunch at Sunset Grill (Overland Park, KS)