How to Roast Veggies Easy Peasy

Roasting vegetables seems like a simple task, but many people have a hard time with it. I blame the number 350. There should be a Sesame Street episode where that number is banished from kitchens across the world to dig caves somewhere. When you roast veggies at 350 and over-crowd the pan, you get mush or dehydrated veggies. My video is really great and shows you step by step how to roast vegetables perfectly every time, but if you don't happen to like watching videos: EASY STEPS TO ROAST VEGETABLES PERFECTLY Cut all veggies the same size (1.5" or smaller [...]

By |2018-10-02T19:12:21-04:00March 19th, 2015|
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Easy and Scrumptious Herb Crusted Rack of Lamb

I buy racks of lamb all the time, but I never roast the whole rack. I always cut the rack into riblets. I was intimidated by the idea of roasting the whole rack and getting the doneness just right. I didn't think that it wouldn't be such a difficult thing to do, since racks of lamb are so little. I did a little research and pieced together a super easy and fast way to make an herb crusted rack of lamb that belongs in a fancy restaurant. Lamb is expensive, so buy it at Trader Joe's and Costco or buy [...]

By |2018-10-02T19:12:49-04:00March 18th, 2015|
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Burrata, Hazelnut and Honey Bruschetta – Ode to Delarosa in San Francisco

Today, I bring to you, the burrata bruschetta with hazelnuts, honey, olive oil and pepper. This is a dish that seems unassuming... an Alexis Bledel of dishes, but when you chew on the first bite... your teeth break through the crusty bread, through the creamy burrata, you get a little hint of the honey and olive oil and finally, the CRUNCH of the roasted hazelnuts. Needless to say, Alexis has left the building and made room for Brigitte Bardot. There are menus and there are MENUS... the menu at Delarosa in San Francisco, California, reads like it might be my [...]

By |2018-10-02T18:29:41-04:00March 18th, 2015|
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Moros y Cristianos a.k.a Cuban Black Beans and Rice

During my last pregnancy, that ended one month ago, I craved Cuban food 24-7 and mainly Moros y Cristianos, Cuban black beans and rice. I suffered because there are a lot of cultures in White Plains, NY, but not a lot of Cubans... White Plains should be my Shangri-La, given that there are 4 Colombian restaurants on one block right down the street, but Charlie, my son... was making me crave Cuban. I hope this means he will be a good salsa dancer. It never occured t me to look up the recipe for Moros y Cristianos until now. The [...]

By |2018-10-02T18:30:38-04:00March 18th, 2015|
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Perfect Fried Chicken Wings in 15 Minutes – Gluten Free Fried Chicken Option

I love fried chicken. I am not talking the new fancy brined fried chicken with the crazy exotic spices, but the simplest flour meets chicken and salt ... fried chicken. I am not saying that I don't delight in the occasional buttermilk meets cast iron skillet varietal, but I am certainly not making it. I had not made a video about my little fried chicken wing technique because I thought it might be too simplistic, but I realize that many of you love fried chicken too and probably feel a tad dirty after buying it at the major fried chicken [...]

By |2018-10-02T18:31:21-04:00March 18th, 2015|
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