If you have a lemon, you make lemonade. If you have a preserved lemon, you can make just about any damn thing taste a little more interesting. Except lemonade. That would really suck. Preserved lemons are a staple of Moroccan cooking, basically just lemons stuffed in a jar with lots…
Chef Marco Vico from Cafe Vico Ristorante is known for his lasagna. Made with fresh pasta and a thick, creamy sauce, there is no question that this dish will make you a kitchen star to your diners. The recipe, after the jump…
Yesterday, we shared party-planning tips from the drag queens of Lips; today we share a recipe from one of the ladies. OK, so it’s a variation of chocolate Chex mix… but it’s sooo much tastier with the glammed-up name. Here ya go — the recipe for Cha-Cha Chow-Chow from the…
Andrew Lampasone, owner of Wine Watch in Fort Lauderdale, enjoys a good meal with his wine. This braised beef short rib recipe is a winner at their catered events and at his home dinner table. Braised Beef Short Rib au Thyme JusThis recipe needs 2 days of marinading and has…
One of the best reasons to cook Mexican food at home is to avoid the canned and processed foods and giant vats of grease that seem to be mandatory in all too many local Mexican restaurants. If you like golden, crispy tortilla shells (whether flour tortillas for tostadas or corn…
Is there any food more delicious, more comforting, more soothing to the soul and taste buds than a perfectly juicy, succulent, crisp and golden-skinned roasted chicken? In a word, no. Unfortunately, finding that perfectly juicy, succulent, crisp and golden-skinned roasted chicken is about as easy as finding a slab of…
For the past two days, we’ve given you a little insight into the world of Chef Carlos Fernandez of Hi-Life Cafe in Wilton Manors and Top Chef fame. Today, he’s sharing with us the recipe for his popular Coca-Cola Cake. Enjoy!If you missed the two-part interview with Carlos Fernandez you…
The past two days, we’ve shared with you Chef Mark Millitello’s insights on his past and his future. Now it’s time for one of his recipes, savory semolina crepes stuffed with ricotta and prosciutto.Mark’s Semolina Crepes Stuffed With Homemade Ricotta & ProsciuttoFor the Ricotta (makes 2 cups) 6 cups whole…
We told you about Chef Dean Max of 3030 Ocean in Fort Lauderdale competing this past weekend in the Great American Seafood Cook-Off in NOLA. NOAA National Marine Fisheries Service sponsored the seventh-annual contest, held again in New Orleans. We now present you with his winning recipe; he brings the…
Florida-grown dragon fruit are now in season, and if you’ve seen one in the supermarket recently, you probably wondered what the hell it is. It’s football-shaped, bright purple, and has dried-up leaves shooting out like thorns. Although the dragon fruit looks pretty damned imposing, it’s actually easy to prepare. Here’s…
Yesterday the economy was booming, everyone was making money, and it was steak and lobster for all. Today the economy is in the shitter, everyone is broke, and it’s Hamburger Helper and ramen for dinner. It’s times like these that test a cook’s ingenuity. If you want to eat like…
Everybody needs a “kitchen sink” recipe, a quick and easy dish that you can throw together from whatever you happen to have hanging around in the fridge–leftover meats, small chunks of cheese, the last salvageable vegetables. In addition to the time saved shopping and cleaning up refrigerator science projects, there’s…
Every cook needs a few flavor bombs in his or her kitchen, ingredients that can take a dish from tasteless to tasty with minimal time and effort. Salt is the most basic flavor bomb, even more useful now with the availability of various flavored, smoked, and sea salts. Artisan olive…
Chef Dean Max, a farmboy, knows corn.
Recipes for grilling on Memorial Day or for any cook-outs.
Everyone likes cute little buns, right? How else to explain the sudden popularity of, ah… sliders. Okay, so maybe there are a few other reasons. But though the petite little miniburger has been around since the White Castle chain was founded in the 1920s, it wasn’t until the last couple…
There’s something furtive, slightly embarrassing, even shameful about it. Sort of like spanking the monkey to Sarah Palin videos or watching the goombah nitwits of Jersey Shore. But we do it anyway, at lunch and even at dinner, unable to resist its base, carnal lure. Sure, we deny it,…
[jump] Here’s the winning recipe, directly from Pillsbury. Mini Ice Cream Cookie Cups Prep Time: 20 Total Time: 45 Min 1 package (16 oz) Pillsbury® Ready to Bake!™ refrigerated sugar cookies (24 cookies) 4 teaspoons sugar 1/3 cup Fisher® Chef’s Naturals® Chopped Walnuts, finely chopped 1/2 cup Hershey’s® semi-sweet chocolate…
