CRAB CAKES WITH MUSTARD BEURRE BLANC
NOTE: I MADE THESE ON JANUARY 17, 2026 AND ADDED A TBSP. OF DIJON MUSTARD AND A SQUEEZE OF LEMON JUICE TO THE CRAB CAKE
PAN SAUTEED DUCK BREAST WITH CHERRY CABERNET SAUCE
“Pekin duck” refers to the breed and “Peking duck” refers to a dish made with duck meat—usually, but not always, from force-fed Pekin ducks. Pekin
THE CHICKEN AND THE EGG
I love my Big Green Egg. In fact, I have two of them – one which is very small and the other is much
POT HEAD POT ROAST
POT ROAST. The ultimate comfort food. Which of course reminds me of “pot,” also considered a comfort, a mood enhancer, stress reducer, anti-inflammatory and overall
BRUSSEL SPROUTS STEAMED THEN ROASTED
If you don’t own a steamer basket, get one. My pet peeve is restaurants that serve hard and too-crunchy vegetables that were thrown on a
EGGS JOSEPHINE ON BISCUITS
I named this dish Eggs Josephine after my beautiful and sweet and adorable and smart and mischievous poodle Josephine. Can you tell how much
WORLD’S FAIR LOBSTER & SHRIMP BISQUE
This is definitely not a weeknight dish. Unless you don’t have a job in which case I suppose you could spend half the night doing
CANDIED BACON
Miss Piggy is the perfect combination of sweet and salty. So is this candied bacon which is great on salads or cut in chunks to
SMOKED PULLED PORK WITH GOLDEN RULE SAUCE
This was an all-day lazy Sunday project, and the results were worth every minute. As a rule, you should smoke a pork butt at 225
DAYTONA BEACH FRIED OYSTERS ON TOAST
There is just nothing better than a fresh plump juicy briny oyster… unless that oyster is FRIED. My first memory of fried oysters was when