I know I’ve given you A LOT of risotto recipes over the years. But this one is so simple, so delicious, and so Spring-in-a-Bowl, that I think you may forgive me.
Make my basic risotto... https://thisoldchef.com/blogs/blog-recipes/posts/perfect-risotto-at-home-with-chicken-and-tarragon
About 3 minutes before…
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We were both craving something spicy. The week had been hellacious...
And it was only Wednesday.
So, though Asia seemed to be calling, making a big pot of rice held less than no appeal.
Hmmm...
I heated a can of…
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Sometimes, a tiny little thing changes something from good... to classic.
Last night, I decided to make tuna cakes. It’s one of our favorites, and it generally leans, or leaps, in a vaguely Asian direction.
But I also had some…
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I'm really ready to move on from the wild Ups and Downs of 2019, but I'm also grateful to have seen my recipes published in Food & Wine magazine for the first time, and on a number of great digital…
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This experiment from last Thanksgiving will definitely be making a repeat appearance on our table this year! It's staggeringly good, if I do say so myself...)
As always, this year I'm determined to come up with some new ways to…
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These two recipes are De-lightful to make, De-licious to eat, and De-lovely to serve... with your favorite turkey or ham or chicken!
Time Machine: Chicken Crêpes
I can't really explain it...
OK... I could say that some of the roast…
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If it makes you feel better, you can call it "Shepherd's Pie with Turkey," but either way, my after-Thanksgiving take on this comfort food favorite will have you gobbling it down!
So... The Remains were gloriously arrayed before me...
I…
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No one finishes the Thanksgiving meal. There are always containers of... remaining food.
What to do? Dump everything in a pot and call it soup? YUCK.
Instead of thinking of The L Word as some "used" food you need to…
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I'm proud to say that this is one of those recipes that's among This Old Chef's greatest hits! Your family will love it, I promise!
Dressing... Yes, I'm from Michigan and we called it "dressing" whether on the inside or…
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Over the years, I've been blessed to work alongside and learn from some of America's foremost chefs. Whenever I do, I try to take some time afterwards to think... what did I learn?
So it should be with celebrating Thanksgiving…
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He wanted chicken.
But we’re waist deep in the September Tomato Glut!
I had an idea!!!
I sautéed a minced onion...
I added 3 chopped medium tomatoes...
I added a chopped Havasu pepper, half a chopped zucchini, and half a…
SHRIMP SALE! (Part 2)
Well, last night was the wildly successful Thai Shrimp Risotto. Since I had set myself an awfully high bar, I wanted to travel somewhere NOT in Asia or Italy for tonight's dinner.
I had just seen…
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SHRIMP SALE!
As we have previously established, these are words that get me very excited.
And these babies were the right size and in beautiful shape AND wild caught. So we got a pound. That’s two dinners in a row…
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OK... You'll need to bear with me.
I have written plays that have been performed from coast to coast.
I've written food articles for national publications (Everyday with Rachael Ray, Great American Home Cooking, etc.).
I've contributed content to…
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Sale on shrimp!
But we were both interested in trying something a little different from our usual (and beloved) linguine with shrimp, lemon, garlic, and crunchy bread crumbs...
http://www.thisoldchef.com/blog.html/fresh_pasta_with_garlic_shrimp_parsley_toasted_breadcrumbs_and_lemon_zest/
The garden is in full cry! We had feta, too, so…
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