Saffron Risotto With Duck Breast
Duck is one of my favorite proteins and risotto is one of my favorite overall dishes, so I figure why not make a dish that uses both. I decided to kick it up a notch and use a good amount of saffron to really make …
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Onion Braised Beef Brisket
There are two groups of people who really know how to make a brisket; pitmasters and Jews. Seeing as this is a recipe you can easily make in your kitchen, let’s classify this under the Jewish style of brisket cooking. Now, brisket has increased in …
Cinnamon Toast Crunch Tempura Shrimp
Is this a joke recipe? I’ll leave that up for you, dear reader, to decide. I’ll be honest though, after eating these weird cinnamon toast crunch tempura shrimp I have to say it isn’t the worst thing I’ve made. For those of you that are …
Leveling Up Your Outdoor Cooking Experience
(Image Source) Cooking and eating outside have long been popular activities for humans. Having the chance to embrace a little slice of nature is nice, and there are few better feelings than enjoying food that you love under the sun. Of course, though, barbeques can …
French Lemon Madeleines
One of the most glorious treats you can offer guests is the humble madeleine. Okay, maybe humble is the wrong word to use, as these generally beloved little cakes are not the easiest thing to make. However, they really aren’t all that difficult either (compared …
Shanghai Style Sticky Spare Ribs
If you’ve ever been to China you’ve probably eaten the classics like gong bao ji ding (Kung Pao Chicken) or Peking Duck, but one of my absolute favorite dishes actually hails from a small little town called Shanghai. These Shanghai style sticky spare-ribs are sweet …
5 Delicious Risotto Recipes To Impress Guests
Risotto is one of those dishes that seems super fancy and complicated, but it really isn’t. Maybe it is because we always see it on the menu of fancy restaurants, or you’ve heard that it takes 30 minutes of constant stirring to make. Or maybe …
Cucumber And Smoked Salmon Tea Sandwiches
If you have friends over for afternoon tea (or coffee), it’s common courtesy to serve some small bites along with the drinks. Now, if you are trying to go traditional English high tea, you would serve things like fancy biscuits and cakes (or my Coffee …
Mushroom Risotto
Mushroom risotto is undoubtedly one of the more popular risotto variations, so it might come as a surprise that it’s the 5th risotto I’ve uploaded to the blog. Yes, before this I’ve uploaded a quail risotto and a langoustine risotto…talk about off the cuff. However …
Gnocchi With Gorgonzola Sauce
The simple pleasures of a classic Italian pasta dish. Well, technically not pasta as gnocchi is primarily made from potatoes, but you get the point. For this Gnocchi With Gorgonzola Sauce recipe you can use either homemade gnocchi, or store-bought, and the good thing is, …
