A Little Personal History: During my freshman year at Vassar, I sat in on many cooking classes at the CIA (Culinary Institute of America), the next town over in Hyde Park NY. Till then I was just a “recipe” guy with a great love for cooking. There was also a girl and a secret crush.
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A Little Personal History: While living in Houston, TX, whether at cook-off festivals, bbq’s or tex-mex restaurants; fajitas were standard fare. The meat choices, seasonings, marinades and sides always made for a great meal Print Recipe Beef Fajitas While this recipe uses the traditional marinaded beef skirt steak, transforming even this tough cut of meat to
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A Little Personal History: I gotta say, of all the salads out there, many a great compliment to any main dish; when it comes to a main dish salad, a salad not needing anything complimenting to fill your belly, Cobb Salad is where it’s at. Here’s my tried and true recipe. Print Recipe Cobb Salad
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A Little Personal History: Going all the way back to my high school years at Thacher, where avocados were in abundance (there was an avocado orchard), I’ve loved Guacamole. Here’s my favorite way of making, developed over years of trial and error. The secret’s in the hot peppers and sour cream. Description Guacamole sometimes informally referred to as
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