Posts

  • Clear Chicken Broth
    Chicken broth is such a useful ingredient to have on hand and it can be made in so many ways. This is one of them that is quick and easy and made with very inexpensive cuts of chicken.
  • Pot Roast
    Easy to make stove top Pot Roast
  • How Do you Feel About Leftovers?
    Some folks love them and others would rather endure an ice bath in winter than eat leftovers. This should be an interesting discussion.
  • Chicken Pastina Soup
    A hearty Italian American soup that uses Stelline – a tiny start-shaped pasta often called, “Pastina”.
  • Prime Rib Closed Oven Door Method
    A super simple way to cook a Prime Rib roast to perfect medium-rare from end to end.
  • Pastina and Egg: A Childhood Favorite
    The Reports Of Pastina’s Death Are Greatly Exaggerated I know. I know! Ronzoni is no longer making and selling Pastina and I know it has been the go-to brand for generations but you can still get Pasinta, or more accurately, Stelline, which means “little stars”.…
  • Stuffed Pork Chops. Great Roast Turkey Alternative For Friendsgiving, Thanksgiving or Anytime!
    Maybe you are hosting Friendsgiving, post Thanksgiving, and you and your friends have had their fill of turkey. Perhaps it is only two of you sitting for a romantic Thanksgiving dinner this year and you don’t want to spend the following 6 days frantically trying…
  • Famous Family Story #1 – Aunt Shirley’s Holiday Cream Puffs
    Dateline: Somewhere in the 1960’s My Aunt Shirley makes a few dozen of her legendary Cream Puffs for a holiday dinner she is hosting. She tents the several dozen puffs with aluminum foil and sets them on her kitchen counter to rest until dessert. My…
  • Linguine & White Cannellini Clam Sauce
    We hacked the Italian restaurant classic to add protein, fiber, flavor and texture – this is very much like the original only better! I got the idea for this hack after a meal at a multi-century old Inn in western NJ. The main dinning room…
  • Chicken Broth (From Chicken Fat?)
    Chicken broth is one of the most versatile ingredients in any kitchen and I keep at least one can of commercially made chicken broth or chicken stock in my pantry at all times. ( You never know when you are going to need to execute…