gingerbread & eggnog tres leches cake

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While my wife was doing her annual holiday baking for work parties she had a great idea - transform a gingerbread cake into a gingerbread tres leches cakes using egg nog. While I'm not a baker, the … [Read more...]

herb and horseradish crusted rib eye roast

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The other day I was approached by RedEnvelope to participate in a Father's Day gift promotion that I detailed today over on my fatherhood blog. To test out the gift I received, a wireless talking … [Read more...]

braciole di pollo

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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...]

cola braised brisket tacos

cola braised brisket tacos

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

dark chocolate covered puffs with orange scented cream

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

pork wellington

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

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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...]

dry run christmas dinner: pork wellington

pork wellington

Last year we embarked on a new tradition in our family by having our first pot luck Christmas dinner. Now that my little man is mobile and my little nephew will be celebrating his first Christmas it … [Read more...]

roasted butternut squash ravioli

roasted butternut squash ravioli with brown butter sage sauce

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 … [Read more...]