Remembering 9/11

Okay, so this is another easy recipe and another great topping for tacos, roasted pork, soups, even omelets.  It’s Pico de Gallo All in all, pico de gallo (strangely enough, Spanish for “rooster’s beak”), is crazy simple to make as long as you have basic knife skills (and pretty easy even if you don’t.)  All…

Yes, I’m a day late.  But last night I was assisting in the teaching of a class with Jasper Mirabile at the Kansas City Culinary Institute.  We made a ton of ziti.  It was great for dinner after class.  And lunch today. But without furhter ado, we have some business to take care of: The…

I’m hungry for Chocolate Whip Cream Cake So, when I was getting inspired for unResolution Month’s Dessert Week (which, sadly, is coming to an end tomorrow night) I was looking through some photo galleries for the most luxurious desserts, most fattening sweets, and the downright chocolatey-ist things I could find on the planet and I…

Eat, Pray, Love… Anywhere (and Everywhere) Eat, Pray, Love is the about-to-be-released film where Julia Roberts portrays Liz Gilbert, a woman who has recently suffered a long, arduous divorce.  In an effort to overcome her past and chart a new direction in her life, she travels around the world, trying new things, throwing out conventional wisdom,…

…And we’re back! Welcome to the second year of unResolution Month, 31 days of recipes designed to absolutely destroy any healthy New Year’s Resolutions you might make.  (Or conversely, give you something to look forward to when you hit your goal weight.)  This is the start of Fried Week, which will be followed up by…