Man has been cooking with wine as long as we have been drinking it.The are several reasons to cook with wine, because it does enhance the flavor of food, gives another layer to the flavor profile and at times acts as a tenderizer.My number one rule with cooking with wine: if you wouldn鈥檛 ...
I try really hard to keep my meals simple. It gives me more time to do other things (and maintains my sanity).Occasionally, though, a dish comes along that takes more time than I鈥檇 like to make but is well worth the effort.Mock Swedish meatballs definitely fit that bill. They take some time ...
Unlike diner-style omelets bursting with cheese, meat, and vegetables, French omelets are rolled, not folded, over minimal filling. Served for breakfast or as a light lunch or supper with a salad, a golden-hued, Gruyere-laced French omelet is elegant and satisfying.Because making these omelets ...
When I get a text from my friend Jeff, it is usually a reminder to eat very local.Whether it is rabbit, whitetail offal or just morels, he usually brings me back to earth, literally.But, this week, his request was to provide recipes for those who can run a trout line. Trout is a versatile fish ...
My mom is routinely surprised at the amount of food we consume.What can I say? We all love to eat.The five in our household pretty much put a hurtin鈥� on anything I make, and I鈥檓 thankful for it. No one is really picky, and collectively, they all love certain dinners I make. A family ...
Growing up, it never occurred to me that cooking was something you had to learn.I guess I thought that some people simply had the right instincts, like musical or artistic prodigies. They just picked up the knife and knew how to masterfully dice an onion.That wasn鈥檛 me, and chances are it鈥檚 ...
