Puff Pastry Shells with Sweet Potato & Apple Puree, Blue Cheese and Bacon
Filmed this just last night. As you’ll see, I need a lot of practice in front of the camera. Recipe and cooking instructions for the sweet potato and apple puree coming soon. This is a slight modification of a recipe I’d posted previously using sourdough instead of piping the filling into pastry shells. What I [...]
Cornmeal Crusted Shrimp and White Cheddar Grits
This is one of the most delicious and simple comfort foods of all time. For the purposes of this recipe, I’m going to refer to shrimp as Shramp, out of respect for the Bubba Gump Shrimp Company. The ingredients for this are as follows: Quaker Old Fashioned grits (one serving) Dubliner Irish Cheddar Cheese (4-6 [...]
Madame Silva’s Bouef avec Groseilles
Roughly translated, “Mrs. Silva’s Beef with Currents,” but as my family calls it “Mrs. Silva’s Meat Dish.” I first had this dish when I was nine, just like my father, who first experienced the wonders of this simple dish in 1956. Mrs. Silva – no one seems to remember her first name – was a [...]
The Tastiest Roast Chicken with Onion and Lemon Herb Gravy
Here’s the link to the Roast Chicken recipe page on Foodista: As promised, here is the result of the deboned whole chicken. I find few things more comforting than a properly roasted chicken. They’re quite affordable and ready cooked at most grocery stores, but cooking one at home is a skill you should learn to [...]
Sauteed Mushrooms with Linguini and Truffle Oil
Few things are more delicious than a mushroom, sautéed properly in butter and salt and pepper. Mushrooms encapsulate the dark, earthy flavors of the fall and were, last night, the primary ingredient in one of my favorite comfort foods.
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