By Nick • June 2, 2009
Summer equals grilling and grilling equals burgers. Last weekend I was in charge of providing the burgers for a cookout I was going to and I was more than happy to oblige. Since I was right in the middle of reviewing Bobby Flay’s new book, I thought I would give one of the burgers out [...]
Posted in Dinner, good food, spicy, TIWSIMRIIHAR | Tagged bechamel, beef, Bobby Flay, burgers, butter, cheese, cheese sauce, good food, grilling, hamburgers, how to make a burger, poblanos, spicy
By Nick • May 11, 2009
After I reviewed the Zuni Cafe Cookbook, the general consensus was that if I were to only make a single meal from this book (ya right), it had to be the roasted chicken and bread salad. This recipe looks intimidating when you first check it out. I mean, it spans almost five full pages in [...]
Posted in chicken, Dinner, good food, Learning to Cook, salad | Tagged bread, chicken, currants, garlic, good food, olive oil, roasted, salad, scallions, Zuni
By Nick • February 19, 2009
I had a good friend from high school (@ryanstewart) over for dinner last week and I wanted to make something from the America’s Test Kitchen Cookbook. It was also a work night so I didn’t have a lot of time to toil over a hot oven.
I had honestly never heard of this dish, chicken saltimbocca, [...]
Posted in chicken, Dinner, pork, TIWSIMRIIHAR | Tagged chicken, good food, Italian food, prosciutto, sage, saltimbocca, white wine
By Nick • January 5, 2009
While I was home for Christmas, I watched (and photographed) my Mom while we made my favorite manicotti dish. This dish is so filling and perfect for the Winter and it makes enough to eat for a few days. In fact, in my opinion it is even better on day two and three.
This [...]
Posted in Dinner, Economical, Mom's Recipes, pasta, pork | Tagged baked pasta, cheese, good food, manicotti, mushrooms, parsley, pasta, ricotta, sausage
By Nick • December 9, 2008
A lot of people ask me what my philosophy is on food. I guess they expect an answer like, “I’m a pescatarian,” or “I only eat organic.” The truth is though that I have not found one philosophy that can sum up my views on food. I think this might be because [...]
Posted in good food, musings | Tagged good food, Mark Bittman, musings
