I cook because I love to eat. I garden because I love to cook.
When we had Green Chicken growing up, I never wanted to invite a friend over for dinner. I was even embarrassed to divulge what was for dinner if Green Chicken was on the menu. After all, what kid wants to eat Green Chicken? It sounds …
The first thing you should do when you wake up the day after Thanksgiving – when family is moving slowly because they are still full from the big feast or are out shopping on Black Friday – is use the turkey carcass to simmer a …
Years ago in graduate school the department in which I was studying held all kinds of student-organized events so we could socialize and get to know each other. There was a Friday afternoon happy hour. We had an international dinner, when everyone brought food from …
I was traumatized as a kid; scarred for life. To this day, I can only eat peanut butter and jelly on toast. I used to take a peanut butter and jelly sandwich to school for lunch on days when I wasn’t tortured with meatloaf (a …
No matter the quality, children don’t always appreciate the foods their parents eat. That was certainly the case with my brothers and me, and some of the foods our father cooked. It was especially true of tea smoked chicken. As wisps of smoke from burning …
I never met Smitty, but his presence has been in the kitchen since I met my wife. Long before I learned to make Buffalo wings, my wife taught me to make Smitty’s wings. He was her college friend, now long lost, and he used to …
Think of all the great food one can eat on a trip to Israel – falafel, schwarma, shakshuka, hummus, huge savory Israeli breakfasts with cheeses and vegetables and fish, not to mention the sweet, honeyed desserts. Sad to say, when my grandfather took me on …
Every once in a while, a recipe jumps out from nowhere and sticks; it becomes an instant classic in my repertoire, one I make over and over. That is the case with Chicken Piccata. Many years ago, my wife and I were at a friend’s …
This past weekend, my son called for the recipes for chicken tacos and guacamole. As a father who likes to cook, I am thrilled to share my recipes with him. He just finished his freshman year at college. The dorm food seemed fine; overall he …
