A Guy Who Loves to Cook!

Sweet is a nice word. It makes you think of nice things. Sour is not as nice a word. It makes you want to clench your jaw and pucker. An...

Maque Choux, pronounced “mock shoe”, is traditionally thought to have come to us through the courtesy of the original French Acadians who...

Sometimes, when developing a recipe, I’ll begin with the idea of what I would like the dish to become. In this case I knew I wanted the ...

When I was growing up, chicken and other pot pies were not a homemade meal. Instead they came from companies like Swanson® and Banquet® ...

Boneless, skinless chicken is convenient, healthy, fast cooking and adaptable to a wide variety of uses. The problem is that much of th...

Chicken simply seasoned, lightly floured and sautéed until crisp? Heaven! Anything with mushrooms, seriously, I love that! I grew up wat...

Enchiladas Montadas is a stacked variation of the popular rolled enchilada, served like a multi-layered, non-crispy tostada. My version ...

I like perfectly roasted food. Meats of all types taste like they should. Vegetables, especially root vegetables, become stars in their o...

I don’t usually use this space to describe a dish to this extent, but since Chicken Cordon Bleu is often considered pedestrian, I want to...

Braising is magical! This cooking method, whether fast or slow always imparts terrific flavors. When roasting or grilling chicken parts ...

Mrs. Powell rented rooms from my Grandmother in Chicago when I was a little kid. Grandma Bess lived in what had previously been the hom...

These are incredibly easy to make for a party buffet. Pinwheels are everywhere! You will surely see them on just about every catering ...

This has been a favorite around our house for decades. I’m not sayin’ how many decades, but just using that word should be enough to t...

Chicken with Fresh Morel Mushrooms, Pine Nut Polenta and Sauteed Brussels Sprouts Here in Michigan, foraging for Morel Mushrooms...

Cajun food makes me happy. Okay any food that I find delicious makes me happy but, when food triggers good feelings from past exper...

Slightly sweet with a little bit of fire, just like a Gaucho. Well not really just like a Gaucho because cowboys don’t taste like pe...

Chicken Finoccio with Fluffy, Lumpy Mashed Potatoes and Sautéed Kale Finocchio (Florentine Fennel) is a seriously overlook...

  This wonderful chicken dish is a big favorite at our dinner table the year 'round!  The tender chicken bathes in an intensely fla...