25 years ago I had a chance to try ceviche for the first time while traveling in Costa Rica. Hungry froma day of travel we drove into the little town, which was more like a village with chickens running on dirt streets and horses, the main transportation, tied up in […]
Toast skagen is a delicious Swedish shrimp salad toast invented by the famous Swedish chef Tore Wretman. It is very popular during the summer and especially for midsummer but it is also often served during other holidays like New Years, Christmas and Easter. Skagen is a fishing town or village […]
The delicious shredded potato pancakes often eaten for Hanukkah or other Jewish holidays are not just tasty but also easy to make. Using waxy Yukon gold potatoes gives you more texture then Russets but you can use either or even other types. The important part is that you cook them […]
One of the best parts of cooking in a restaurant or working with food in general is that you get to experience many seasonal items as well as holiday foods and traditions from many cultures. Matzo ball soup or chicken soup with matzo balls is typical for several Jewish holidays. […]
At the end of the summer the seafood season is starting to wind down and you can often find lobster shrimp and crabs on sale. You may also be catching your own at the shore line and thinking about what to do with the abundance. Making a stock and utilizing […]
After the Thanksgiving dinner has been eaten and there is a turkey carcass with some meat left as well as some scraggly pieces of meat on the platter the question is often: What to do with the leftovers? Turkey soup is a lot like chicken soup, made with a really […]
This soup originated in India a long time ago and was spread to all parts of the world during the British colonial times, which is why there are so many different versions of the recipe. The original was a vegetable soup with dried peas and no cream. During colonial times, […]
Sourdough bread has always been a favorite of mine and several years ago I successfully got a starter going. This was not my first attempt but rather my first successful one – it took a couple of weeks for it to really spring to life. Once the starter is actually […]
Years ago when I visited the beautiful Island of Bermuda with the pink sands and turquoise water, I discovered that they have an amazing food culture. The hotels and restaurants all have really top notch food and service to match. With that in mind I was quite surprised at being […]
I grew up with my grandmother making this soup after my grandfather and I went mushroom picking. We were in the woods and my grandfather would call out “houbiky, houbiky” which meant mushrooms, mushrooms while the 4 year old me ran around frantically looking for them and at the same […]
Welcome! I have been cooking professionally and for fun over 40 years and love it as ever. I would like to share some of the things I have learned over the years as well as some of the miscues.