Okay, one last vegan wing recipe and it is Vegan Asian Zing Wings with Match Chicken Yes, I am following a theme of veganizing Buffalo Wild Wings recipes with the frying instructions for Match Chicken. No, I’m not sorry because BWW makes AWESOME wings. However, today I finally get to feel useful since there is […]
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Cucumber Fettuccini With Le Grand Garden Pesto Sauce
So, for the past few days, we’ve been talking about Le Grand’s delicious sauces. (Read here for an introduction to Le Grand’s gourmet raw sauces.) Yesterday, we made braised meatballs in sun-dried tomato pesto, today we’re going to try something different: Cucumber “Fettuccini” with Le Grand Garden Pesto Sauce So I think in my intro, I said […]
Can You Eat White After Labor Day? (Also, Happy #MeatlessMonday)
Okay, so the fashionistas all agree that you can’t wear white after Labor Day, but, I’m wondering about eating white after Labor Day. Think about it. If you can’t wear white, you’re probably wearing darker colors and if you spill… yikes! Who knows…maybe tomorow the manner experts are going to outlaw fettuchini alfredo, sugar cookies, […]
#meatlessmonday Grilled Eggplant Paninis
You ready for some Italian? How about Grilled Eggplant Paninis? The inspiration for this dish came from a great man and an amazing chef: Chef Jasper from Jasper’s restaurant in Kansas City. He actually let me hang out with him for a Saturday (which, mind you is the ONLY reason I would wake up at 8 […]
#meatlessmonday Scarmabled Egg Tostadas
This #meatlessmonday, I wanted to do something simple like Scrambled Egg Tostadas Why go with something so homey? Being meatless doesn’t necessarily mean being complicated. In fact, when my wife and I went vegetarian, our strategy was to take dishes we ate all the time and swap out the meat for something similiar. Given how much we […]
Sunchokes and The American Restaurant
Tonight I interviewed Chef Debbie Gold from The American restuarant in Kansas City, MO. I had a fabulous meal include a lamb dish that unseated Fogo de Chao’s lamb as the best lamb dish I had ever had. But that’s another blog post. Today, we’re talking about Sunchokes While talking Chef Gold and touring her […]
Gazpacho
Gazpacho is tomato soup, served cold that hails from the Andalusia region of Spain. The thought of eating ice cold tomato soup at first may appear strange, especially for those from the United States that grew up with grilled cheese sandwiches and hot tomato soup as the cure for the winter chills. However, this dish […]
Creamy Tofu-Enhanced Tomato Sauce
So my friend @Nightblooms and I got on the subject of tofu one fine night on Twitter when she told me about this amazing tofu/tomato sauce she made for her family. Never one to pass down the opportunity to let others do my work for me, I begged her to do a guest post on […]
Eggplant Parm
So after yesterday, we’re back to what we do best: recipes. (Yay recipes!) This post was inspired by my Twitter buddy @fiftiesguy, who once told me, to my absolute horror, he wasn’t a big fan of eggplant. Once I recovered from my complete shock, I promised I would create, espeically for him, this recipe: Eggplant […]
Orange Rice
The other day, my friend Carissa emailed to ask a question. It seemed that she was going to serve 30 guests that evening and wanted some thoughts on making this recipe from RecipeZaar for Fresh Orange Rice and wanted my thoughts on how to make it. First off, Carissa is a great cook, so I […]