From the category archives:

video

braciole di pollo

March 8, 2010

Recently I entered Perdue’s Verifiably Good Video Contest where I submitted my Braciole di Pollo with Parmesan Herb Polenta and a Roasted Tomato Puree. In preparing this dish I drew inspiration from my childhood, as my mother would make a more traditional braciole using beef and a filling of cheese and bread crumbs.

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Braciole di [...]

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roasted butternut squash ravioli

December 7, 2009

In today’s fourth installment of the fall flavors recipe series I’m offering up roasted butternut squash ravioli. The base mixture is very similar to that of the roasted butternut squash lasagna with a few minor changes. While raviolis are more labor intensive initially, the fact that you can make a big batch and [...]

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port wine cranberry creme brulee

November 19, 2009

With the third installment of the fall flavors series I’m turning my attention to dessert by making a port wine cranberry creme brulee. It has taken me some practice to make a good creme brulee and I feel like I’m still learning, but this came out quite well.

hardware

medium saucepan
medium mixing bowl
6 ramekins (7 to [...]

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roasted butternut squash lasagna with port wine cranberries

November 16, 2009

For the second entry in my fall flavors series I’m offering up my roasted butternut squash lasagna with port wine cranberries. If you want to learn a little more about the story behind how I came up with this recipe, you can check out the post on my fatherhood blog, Real Men Drive Minivans.
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roasted butternut squash and apple bisque

November 3, 2009

today over on my fatherhood blog, real men drive minivans, i posted the first recipe in my fall flavors series. i also created a quick video of me making the bisque and thought i’d share that over here.

hardware

dutch oven or large stock pot
blender or immersion blender
measuring cups and spoons, wooden spoon

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4 cups roasted butternut [...]

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