�New Year�s Baby� Porchetta � Here�s to Being Happy, But Not Satisfied in 2017!

Since I�m not really working, I�ll keep this �baby porchetta� post short and sweet, and simply let you refer to the video for all the impo...

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Homemade Instant Hot Chocolate Mix � Special Last Minute Edible Christmas Gift Idea!

So, you didn�t exactly get your Christmas shopping done early this year. In fact, it�s Christmas Eve, and you haven�t started yet. Well, y...

Oops! And, Happy Holidays!

Better late than never! Yes, this post was supposed to be done on Monday, letting you all know I was off this week for Christmas break; bu...

Christmas Eggnog � Maybe I Do Like It

I�ve never been a big eggnog person, and that�s putting it kindly. It�s too thick, too sweet, and way too artificially nutmegy. I even did...

Sausage Cheese Balls - Rolling into Christmas

What these sausage cheese balls lack in sophistication, they more than make up for with their taste, simplicity, and proven track record f...

Deviled Lobster Tails � There's Something in the Details

I never blame people for not wanting to work with fresh lobsters, but when it comes to lobster tails, there is no excuse. Well, I guess th...

Home-Cured Holiday Ham � First You Brine, Then You Brag

There are many reasons for making your own holiday ham, but the best one of all, may be the most superficial. After the holidays, as peopl...

B�arnaise Sauce � Maybe My Favorite �Aise

I adore a good hollandaise, and couldn�t survive without mayonnaise, but if I had to pick an all-time favorite �aise, it might just be b�a...

Baked Stuffed Brie filled with Cranberries & Walnuts � A Better Brie

One of the most common mistakes people make when serving cheese, is not letting it come to room temperature first, so that all the flavors...

Salt-Crusted Beef Tenderloin � No Lomo

I received a food wish for lomo al trapo a while back, which I learned is a Col o mbian method for cooking beef tenderloin. The meat is enc...

Russian Tea Cakes � A Great Holiday Cookie by Any Other Name

As the old joke goes, these Russian tea cakes might not be Russian, but at least they�re not cakes. No one knows exactly how these came to...

Tarte Flamb�e � Alsatian Bacon & Onion Pizza (Not Pizza)

The hardest thing about this amazing tarte flamb�e recipe isn�t the prep, or finding some exotic ingredient, it�s actually trying to explain...

Salted Caramel Custard � My Newest Favorite Dessert Ever

Yes, if you asked me right now, this salted caramel custard would be my favorite dessert. These easy �pots de cr�mes� are just sweet enoug...

My Dream Vanilla Bean Pastry Cream

And by dream, I mean nightmare. I don�t test recipes. There is nothing in my contract that requires me to only post successful videos, and a...

Pastry Cream is Coming!

Despite a few minor and uninteresting technical difficulties, the pastry cream video will be posted tonight! Stay tuned!

How to Make Crepinettes � It�s Insane Not to Use this Membrane

Crepinettes are probably my favorite type of sausage, both to make and eat, and that�s all thanks to caul fat ; one of the culinary wor...