Wild Mushroom Chili

Will Rogers called chili “ a bowl of blessedness”.  Lyndon Johnson was so fond of the stuff, he confessed: “ One of the first things I do wh...

Jean-Georges' Shrimp in Spicy Carrot Juice

How many things do you have in your cooking repertoire that merit being called classics? I know that I have very few and I’m going to share...

Eliza Acton’s “Saunders”, Mashed Potato and Sausage Comfort Food

One of the reasons I have enjoyed meeting food lovers from other countries is that they have expanded my cooking universe exponentially. I ...

Babette’s Quail in Puff Pastry (made with Duck Fat!)

Cailles en Sarcophage Not long ago Saveur Magazine had an online article featuring great recipes from famous movies inspired by the opening...

Frozen Flowers of Orange Ice Cream

Marco Polo arrives in China, 1375 From the three thousand year-old collection of poems called the Shih Ching ( 詩 經 ) , or Book of Songs , we...