Recipes

Add a dash of the Vulcan's Fire salt to give it a great kick!

Scrumptious brussels sprouts recipe that's a perfect side dish for holiday feasts or a weeknight meal.

Chopped salads are basically what I call “kitchen sink” salads. Almost anything works here! Whatever bits of vegetables, squash, or nuts you have in the fridge this fall- throw them...

I'm a culinary student and one of my classes was covering French sauces- including veloute. I wanted to practice veloute at home and thought a chicken pot pie with winter...

Seriously, these meatballs are such a revelation, especially the beautiful bright combination of tomatoes, lemon, and chickpeas.

Steaming the beets in wine and pickling spices adds a deliciously subtle aromatic quality. Serve these beets as in a salad. These are delicious with candied walnuts, gorgonzola cheese, and dijon...

This is my mamma's recipe. We have it at most every family function.

Acorn squash has the perfect little shape for holding butter, sugar, and spice. We love scoring it so the flavors can seep into the flesh.

This recipe is deliciously warm, creamy, sweet, and savory—a perfect pairing for steamed rice and grilled shrimp. Recipe courtesy of La Matriz Bakery. Visit our blog to learn more.

Maple and pumpkin best friends and this recipe is proof.

This charming little dish is perfect for impressing company. You can modify this recipe to include chopped nuts and dried fruit.

Originally this was my friend Diane's recipe, but I altered it a bit. I've often made this soup in very large quantities, when feeding vast amounts of people, at this...

For those of you who can't stand cilantro, we have the salsa recipe for you. Mexican oregano is used in place of cilantro, satisfying that much needed herbal accent.

Freshly ground cumin and a pinch of Mexican oregano give an ordinary cheese sauce a deliciously rich flavor.

From the estimable YouTube channel "Chinese Cooking Demystified". I've been cooking Chinese food for 55 years, and rarely have I come across so unique and versatile a combination of flavors.