This is one of the recipes that got me through some very busy years. It enables you to make two dinners at one time. One [more…]
My family lived in New Orleans, Louisiana for two years. I really enjoyed learning about cajun cooking and I was lucky enough to have some [more…]
What makes my pecan pie special is the spiced rum in the filling, and the fact that there is enough filling to fill a generous [more…]
This is my very best mac n cheese recipe. It’s layered with all kinds of flavors like bitter, creamy, sweet and savory. This recipe serves [more…]
My favorite buttermilk biscuits! A food processor makes this recipe very easy to throw together. Just follow my steps outlined in the video and you’ll [more…]
This dressing is very easy to put together, and is festive, refreshing and versatile. I especially love this with a salad of This vinaigrette will [more…]
These mashed potatoes are so smooth, creamy and intensely flavorful! The addition of the buttermilk gives them a full, round flavor, and my stand mixer [more…]
It’s possible to pull-off a great Thanksgiving by planning ahead and pacing yourself. Most Thanksgiving dishes can be made ahead of time and stored in [more…]
A great stuffing whether or not you make it ahead of time or not. The “make ahead” portion of this recipe is purely optional. I [more…]
I was planning on re-doing this video, but alas, I ran out of time and with Thanksgiving fast approaching, I thought it prudent to just [more…]
Crispy, crackly, buttery and surprisingly easy! You don’t need a candy thermometer for this recipe. This delicious caramel makes great homemade gifts to hand out [more…]
This is the kind of thing I make for big family feasts. If you are looking for a real “show stopper” of a dinner, [more…]
Roasted vegetable season is here and there’s nothing quite as delicious on a cold day as a big plate of roasted vegetables topped with a [more…]
By far the most tedious part of making this dish is the peeling and chopping of each individual sprout. My son John, who has always [more…]
The history of peanut butter cookies. Peanut butter cookies are distinctly American! First published in a cookbook in 1910, the peanut butter cookie is credited [more…]
The cast iron is the secret to creating an incredibly sumptuous and moist chicken, as the cast iron becomes a “super oven” that charges heat [more…]
Delicious, creamy and easy-to-make mashed potatoes. An excellent recipe for a beginner!
This is the first of the satellite recipes from my master recipes I presented and demonstrated in this video: In the video, I demonstrate [more…]
If you’ve ever seen gorgeous berries longed to make something really special and pretty out of them, this video is for you. All you need [more…]