A Guy Who Loves to Cook!

The Italian word “Orzo” translates literally as “barley”. It is also the name of a small cut pasta roughly the size and shape of a...

Stuffed Mushrooms at a restaurant always sound like they’re going to be great, and then you order them. What’s the big deal with breadcru...

Too often, the only time Cauliflower is eaten by most people is as part of a crudité platter or smothered in cheese sauce. I have nothin...

Sometimes you are asked to bring “something simple, like a salad” to a cookout or potluck. Please, please make it yourself! Unless you ge...

Just down 63rd street from Midway Airport in Chicago, the French Kitchen (now just a memory) served a dish called Sole en Sack. It doesn’...

Mexican influenced cuisine was never part of our family fare when I was growing up in suburban Chicago. The first time we experienced a...

One of the best things about cooking barbeque is being outdoors. However, when the temperature outside is colder than the beer I don’t do ...