Recipes, Cocktails , and more!
When it’s zucchini season, it’s ZUCCHINI season. There’s a reason that ‘zucchini recipes’ are so prevalent – these vegetables grow like weeds! Of course there’s the popular recipes like zucchini bread or spiralized zucchini for pasta, but these zucchini fritters are my personal favorite way …
If you’re looking for a seriously impressive canape for your next dinner party then look no further. Crab stuffed mushrooms are the perfect two bite hors d’oeuvre while being dang easy to make. The best part is that these tasty delicacies can be prepared far …
Stuffed Mushrooms are a classic hors d’oeuvre and for good reason! They are bite size, full of flavor, and entirely customize-able to suit any palate. I had created this recipe years ago as a canape for a little cocktail party and have basically never altered …
Crab salad is one of those easy to make perfect potluck recipes most Americans have tried before. In fact, while you would think this is a popular coastal dish, it is actually more popular in the midwest. Why? I can’t say. All I know is …
One thing you might notice if you visit Ukraine is that people love to snack with their beer. In fact most pubs even have a section on the menu called ‘beer snacks’. One of the most popular beer snacks in Ukraine is grenki, or simply …
So I have to admit I’m jumping on the trend a bit here. This recipe for peanut butter bread recently soared in popularity thanks to a Reddit post in r/old_recipes. Peanut Butter Bread quickly made some popular food blogs and online magazines and everyone seems …
This is easily one of my favorite ways to cook eggplant. A simple roast eggplant with tahini yogurt sauce is one of the easiest ways to cook an eggplant, and one of the most delicious. In fact from start to finish it takes just about …
Continuing on with my “Greek Week” and after posting a delicious classic Tzatziki yesterday, comes another classic dish that’s super simple to make. This baked feta cheese dish is popular in many places over Greece, but perhaps most so in the Cyclades. I’ve seen it …
I’ve been making tzatziki for years using a recipe I found online, but now that I’m in Paros, Greece, it was nice to have a chef and restaurateur teach me his famous recipe. So I’ve been spending the week in Paros, Greece with Alona and …
One of my favorite things to do in Japan is go to a yakitori bar and eat the entire menu. Of course my favorite thing is tsukune (followed by blistered shishitos) which are chicken meatballs. Originally, tsukune were made with the leftovers of a butchered …
