A Chef’s Tools

A Chef’s Tools

  “In normal life, “simplicity” is synonymous with “easy to do,” but when a chef uses the word, it means “takes a lifetime to learn.” ― Bill Buford, Heat: An Amateur’s Adventures as Kitchen Slave, Line Cook, Pasta-Maker, and...
It Starts Like This… Sometimes

It Starts Like This… Sometimes

Sometimes there are no explanations.  I came home to this one night, and was asked to turn it into something.  Maybe my family thought I was in training for something.  But I had a tough day at work, and this was the perfect way to get my mind off of...
Homemade Ravioli

Homemade Ravioli

“I thought we were going to take a 20-mule team out to the Grand Canyon and get a Bunsen burner and a bow and arrow, and whatever you can catch you cook. And it’s gotta be gourmet and it better look good.” ― The Creators of Top Chef  
Seafood Medly

Seafood Medly

  Whipping this up in a flash…. beautiful shell fish seafood medly set atop a softly made jasmine rice with coconut milk.  Sprinkled with dill and topped with lemon.  Think she’ll love this?
Fish Tacos

Fish Tacos

There’s nothing better after a long day, then coming home to a counter full of condiments, all set out to assemble the perfect Fish Tacos – on homemade flour tortillas.