You either like sardines or not. It’s okay if you don’t. I’m not judging. My girlfriend Lorraine came over for dinner last night and I had already put this on my mental menu for the evening. She whined about my choice while downing her bottles of Corona. I gave in and told her that if she wasn’t happy with my [...]

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Now that we’ve entered into football season, I try to save recipes that are fun and filling and go great with a cold beer.  You never know when an uninvited guest might pop in to watch a game and this will definitely impress.  These garlic-sherry burgers with Stilton & pub browns with horseradish sauce was a little [...]

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I love friends with boats. I especially love friends with boats who love to fish. A dear friend of mine dropped off fresh tuna he had caught. Unfortunately, I had to freeze it because we were leaving to go out of town. I was a little perplexed on what to do with the tuna. Low [...]

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  Weeknights are meant for easy peasy meals. After working a whole day, carpool, feeding the animals and getting ready for the babies night-time rituals- the last thing I want to do is slave over a hot stove. Especially in this Florida heat. Blah blah blah. I’m not complaining! I just love coming home from [...]

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I really enjoy the combination of mixed grilled sausages, spicy greens and rich ricotta. Italians usually serve this over pasta but I thought the addition of ciabatta was just genius. The texture from the crunchy outside and the soft inside sopping up all the great flavors- made the bread very functional and not as heavy as pasta.  It’s an elegant version [...]

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Keeping tortillas in the house is the best way to get fed during the hot summer. You can fill them with anything and consider it a meal. Throw together some scrambled eggs, crisp bacon and cheese for breakfast. Grilled fish and lettuce with sour cream and fresh lime juice for lunch. Then try this vegeterian option for [...]

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Rest assured that there are no bricks in this sandwich. However, this is a chilled and pressed Italian-style sandwich jammed with goat cheese, olive tapenade, roasted red peppers, prosciutto, artichoke hearts, provolone, sun-dried tomatoes, hard salami and basil leaves. Perfect for picnics, it’s made the night before with a brick resting on top to help marry the [...]

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The name may sound exotic but this is one comforting sandwich. The whole is equal to the sum of the parts- or something like that. It’s a perfect marriage of sour, salty and savory Vietnamese flavors on a sweet, light-as-air, French baguette. The French- Vietnamese hybrid sandwich is great for lunch or a casual dinner. The sweet baguette is [...]

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Jason doesn’t eat chicken, so when he told me he was leaving town, I thought of all the poultry dishes I could make in his absence. The roasted chicken in this recipe was used later in the week in some awesome chipotle chicken tostadas. In one week, I had annihilated the entire bird. Roasted chicken is typically [...]

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Don’t be thrown off by their title. These meatballs are not hot but have wonderful earthy flavor from the cumin, garlic and fresh parsley. This recipe calls for the meat to be skewered and placed on a platter with the tzatziki but during football season, I serve them in a split, toasted pita pocket or grilled flat-bread. I [...]

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