When I recounted my experience judging the Mango Hometown Tour Charlotte event a few weeks ago to my wife she was intrigued by the vanilla mango butter that Chef Tom Condron served with his winning … [Read more...]
braised stuffed turkey breast
December 5, 2010 By 2 Comments
Over the past few years I've roasted, smoked and prepared an osso bucco style turkey to keep things interesting at Thanksgiving. This year I mixed up my menu yet again by preparing a braised stuffed … [Read more...]
coconut and mango braised country ribs
September 4, 2010 By 10 Comments
Earlier this year I caught an interesting recipe on Mark Bittman's blog for Coconut Braised Beef. It was a rather simple recipe using coconut milk to braise some cubed chuck. Not long after … [Read more...]
braciole di pollo
March 8, 2010 By 7 Comments
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 … [Read more...]
chocolate pasta with pork ragout
February 22, 2010 By 2 Comments
After the success I had with creating an Iron Chef America inspired dish last week it fueled my desire to attempt to replicate a dish I saw Chef Michael Symon make on the same episode. His dish was a … [Read more...]
cola braised brisket tacos
February 16, 2010 By 3 Comments
The other night I was watching an Iron Chef America battle between Iron Chef Michael Symon and Chef Duff Goldman of Ace of Cakes fame. The secret ingredient for the night was chili peppers and … [Read more...]
dark chocolate covered puffs with orange scented cream
February 1, 2010 By 9 Comments
The other day over on my fatherhood blog I was talking about my obsession with making different things using Pate a Choux after learning about it over on Michael Ruhlman's blog. I figured that it … [Read more...]
roasted garlic duxelle
December 21, 2009 By Leave a Comment
A little more than a week ago I talked about the pork wellington that I would be making for my family's Christmas dinner. This past Saturday we had our Christmas dinner early thanks to my wife's … [Read more...]
roasted butternut squash risotto
December 10, 2009 By 2 Comments
If it isn't overwhelmingly obvious at this point, I love a good risotto. This Milanese staple is the perfect canvas as your culinary muse. I have made a good number of risotto's over the years and … [Read more...]
