Osso buco! If ever there was classic Italian comfort food, this would be it! Served with pasta or as my friend Maria serves it, with risotto. It is a tummy filling, lip smackingly good dish (yes I know there is no word like smackingly). With osso buco, you get fall off the bone meat, delicious [...]
Bagna Cauda is a wonderful Italian dip. It literally translates to "hot bath", and was used to dip vegetables in. It comes together in minutes and this is another application for the dip. The stars of this show are anchovies, garlic and a tremendous supporting role by olive oil. Even if you don’t like anchovies, this [...]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Yes there will be much green flowing today. I think we’ll all have our fair share of food and things that are green today. Here’s a recipe to celebrate the most (well almost most) famous creation from Ireland – Guinness Brownies. Yes, there is Guinness in these brownies, along with some [...]
It is March break and all the kids are off – but you know that. If you didn’t go away, you probably have them all with you in the house. So keep them busy by getting them to make their own batches of these “caffins” (cake + muffins). I couldn’t think of what [...]
Happy International Women's Day to every woman out there! It does make me sad that we have to designate a day to pay tribute to women. Don't get me wrong, I think it's a wonderful idea, but I think that everyday, we should celebrate the women in our lives and the women that change the [...]
I originally posted this blog in 2015, but it lent itself so well to this section that I updated some of the Substitutions and Alterations. This is not only good for you but so versatile. I used cremini mushrooms but really any type will do. The secret – not really, is to sear the mushrooms [...]
A few weeks ago we were celebrating my husbands 60th birthday. We had the pleasure and privilege of having Chris come to our home to prepare dinner. There were ten of us in total with different food tastes. Chris was kind enough to accommodate us with two different meals. Guests had the option of either [...]
This is a nice recipe for those occasions when you just want cake. You can serve it with or without icing. It is moist and very flavorful on its own or with the icing. I like cutting the apples into a small dice for this cake. The firmer the apple, the better they will retain their [...]
Another delicious and really satisfying one dish meal! Make sure there are no cell phone cameras around to catch the expressions on your face as you devour this meal, you may end up as a meme someplace. When you are done with the fish and veggies, grab a bread stick and go at it – [...]
Hi Chris, I just wanted to thank you for the cooking class you gave last Sunday. It was a new group of 20 and 30 year-olds, and you got them all to participate. They had a blast, and the food was amazing! Great job! Thank you Chris! Aviva
