If you're looking for a little nosh, and have no idea what to do... try this...
A few slices of leftover baguette broiled on one side, a few "ends" of cheese grated and mixed with a bit of mayo, and/or…
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Lentils and Rice
I'm not one of those people who, upon arriving at 1 January, feel a compelling need to pretend I'm never going to eat again. It's JANUARY for heaven's sake... in New York... it's cold... I'm going to eat!
Having said…
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I've Been Soup-ified! (Julia Child's Leek & Potato)
So, after the split pea the other night, I remembered that I had taken advantage of a sale on leeks, and I still had 3 in the crisper. And, being a Mick, I always have a basket of potatoes somewhere...
…
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Bonnie & Clyde? (Yes, Split Pea Soup)
There are things you inherit from your parents: eye color, baldness pattern (!!!!!), maybe even an heirloom or two. Then there are certain preferences... tastes... likes and dislikes. I have inherited from my remarkable parents many of the above, and…
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Woody Romoff (Smoked Beef Paprikash)
In my VERY early years as an actor, I was introduced to a man I came to love...
Woody Romoff...
Actually, Woodrow Wilson Romoff...
Woody was in every show of any importance in New York for years, and is especially…
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Shrimp Cocktail - No, Really!
As a child of the '60s, I have a very soft spot in my heart for old-fashioned shrimp cocktail... It was THE hors d'oeuvre at cocktail parties and THE starter for fancy restaurant meals... Try it again, and you'll be…
Read moreA Red Flag from This Old Chef
Just a heads up, folks...
This Old Chef has been attacked by some really annoying spam...
And since I was pretty sure you didn't want to read comments by people selling UGGs and various pharmceuticals cheap... We have disabled the…
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Finishing Pasta
Pasta Tips!
If you're making a cooked sauce of any kind, I recommend taking the pasta out of the water about 2 minutes before it's done, and adding it to the sauce to finish cooking... That way everybody gets together…
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Let's Use The Good Stuff
Do you have any china or silver or crystal that you inherited or received as a present, that you never use?
I say pull it all out of the attic, clean it up, and start using it! What are you…
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January 3, 1956
This Old Chef at Age One
As of today, This Old Chef is even older!!!
People frequently ask me why I use the dreaded word "old" in the title of this website... Well, I'll tell you.
I'm 57... not 27…
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Good Luck!
I have lived with a Southerner for almost 35 years... and every January 1st, I am expected to produce a meal encompassing the big three of Southern good luck foods: black-eyed peas, greens, and pork...
This year, I suggested, naively…
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Better Than A Diamond (White Truffles... with Eggs... with Pasta... with Risotto)
An unbelievably generous friend gave us a small white truffle for Christmas. This is the kind of friend that one can never thank enough... and one you're grateful to have in your life...
I don't know what it would be…
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Home Again (Scrambled Eggs with Tarragon and Cheddar, and a Homemade Biscuit)
At 4:45 this morning, a VERY bleary-eyed This Old Chef stepped off the "red-eye" (and a truer phrase was ne'er spoken!) from LA. The parties were a big success...
Crises were encountered and avoided... turkeys and hams roasted... pies and…
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Did Someone Say "Chocolate"? (Chocolate Shortbread)
These come from Chef Extraordinaire Bob Chambers. You will never, I guarantee, eat another chocolate cookie without thinking about these chocolate shortbreads...
I recently worked with Bob on a very elaborate dinner party... and I have to tell you, his…
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