The Perfect Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe
What is Tradition? Let the rant begin… What is tradition? Is it different for you than it is for me? In order to be a “tradition” does more than one person have to believe it’s…
It’s Soup! Not Menopause!
I was never a big fan of soups. Aside from matzo ball soup of course. But I don’t really consider that a soup. It’s more of a baseball-sized dumpling with broth-like gravy and maybe some…
And What Are You Thankful For?
It doesn’t matter how old I get, because it’s inevitable…. every year at Thanksgiving Day dinner someone will ask, usually my mother, “so what is everyone thankful for?” And as mawkishly sentimental as it feels,…
The Cannellini Bean Salad You Can Stuff Your Face With!
Have you ever opened a restaurant menu and been so overwhelmed by the amazing choices that you just threw your hands up and said, “fuck it, we’ll take one of everything!” Which is a totally…
Bulleit Bourbon & Black fig braised Oxtails
I’m not a religious person per se, but I’d be a “man of the cloth” if Costco were a church! Sure the cloth would be form fitting, inappropriately revealing and decorated with sequins, but still…I’d…
Turkey Chili ala Jonathan
I’ll admit it, I’m a little bit of a dictator in the kitchen. If I let Jonathan help me (and that’s a big IF), I’m hovering over him, peering over his shoulders and cringing with…