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...]
gingerbread & eggnog tres leches cake
December 30, 2010 By 2 Comments
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...]
thanksgiving rewind: sides & sauces
December 1, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Continuing with the rewind, today I'm presenting a few basic recipes for the sides and sauces that I served on Thanksgiving. The pearl onion and cranberry sauce takes the place of a traditional … [Read more...]
port wine cranberry creme brulee
November 19, 2009 By 2 Comments
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 … [Read more...]
fall flavors
October 28, 2009 By 6 Comments
Yesterday on my fatherhood blog, real men drive minivans, i talked about the flavors that evoke memories of the season. as a tribute to fall, i'm doing a fall flavor series utilizing butternut squash … [Read more...]
