Jul 02 2009
Mahi Mahi is without a doubt one of my favorite fish to eat. I was introduced to it on a trip to Aruba in 2002. The flesh is mild, white and firm and works with light to spicy seasonings. Even the pickiest fish eaters should enjoy Mahi Mahi. Here’s a photo of what a Mahi […]
Sugar Snap Pea season is in full swing. If you have the opportunity to buy them fresh from a farm stand like Migliorelli’s in Red Hook or Rhinebeck, the Rhinebeck Farmer’s Market, Hyde Park Farmer’s Market or get the chance to pick your own, do so quick before you miss out. Otherwise, check you […]
Every so often we get a craving for pancakes for dinner. This becomes breakfast for dinner as we have eggs or some kind of meat (sausage, bacon, ham or Canadian bacon) to go with them. Then comes the warm maple syrup or fruit preserves.
But pancakes don’t require a sweet topping. Why not a savory […]
We went to the Dutchess County Fairgrounds in Rhinebeck this past Sunday for Maple Weekend. It was wonderful. We got to stand in the evaporator and take in the maple scented air. We sampled fresh maple syrup right out of the evaporator. We took a walk through the grounds to see the tapped trees, and […]
If you do a search for a Creamy Pinto Bean Soup online you will find dozens of recipes. As we usually do, we found a recipe that sounded good and tested it out. By itself it was an excellent soup. But we wanted to make it for dinner and have it be satisfying as well as a well-rounded […]
Pizza is by far the number one food served for a Super Bowl Party. You could order out for it, but you may not know what everyone wants on their pizza. And it’s cold by the time you go for seconds. Here’s a way to create a pizza buffet without keeping the oven on […]
Recipe testing is one of the most important - and really fun - things we do as Personal Chefs. You could say we’re food explorers. We scan through many different food magazines (Gourmet, Fine Cooking, Bon Appetit, Cooking Light, Cook’s Illustrated, Cook’s Country), cookbooks, and Web sites (The Food Network, Recipezaar, Epicurious) always looking out […]
It’s cold and snowy outside. The wind chill is giving your goose bumps, goose bumps. You CRAVE soup! Soups are some of the most wonderful dishes to enjoy. They’re delicious, filling, and usually inexpensive to make. But they are time consuming to make as well.
So, in the modern age we reach for a […]
Both Jill and I were snow bound, sick bunnies last night. The first time in years we hadn’t spent New Year’s Eve with friends. And we found ourselves without a store-bought onion soup mix to make a dip with. (Shutter to think of it!)
So, I hit the pantry. We keep brown gravy […]
We all eat frozen veggies. Sometimes it’s because the vegetable we want is out of season and sometimes it’s to save time. (Hey, we Personal Chefs eat frozen veggies too!)
Steamed, baked, stir-fried, microwaved- no matter how we reheat them - we’re always looking for ways to make them seem not quite so, well, frozen. Especially […]
