PULL UP A CHAIR, this will take a while. Chocolate chip cookies to me are like coffee. They are so simple that they've been made for hundreds of years, and yet, like coffee, the methods to make, the final product, and their essence and qualities are the subject of endless debate. Do you like your … Continue reading Need a Recipe for National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day? Here’s One!
The Kale Caesar Salad Secret of Seattle
In 2013, I went to Seattle for three nights and had occasion to eat a Kale caesar salad not once or twice, but three times. And every time it was fantastic beyond my wildest expectations. How, I wondered, could they make Kale, the Castor Oil of salad greens, so delicious that I wanted to … Continue reading The Kale Caesar Salad Secret of Seattle
A Few of My Favorite Ingredients
For me, there is no doubt that great products come from great ingredients. Therefore, I have started to develop a preference for things as I moved from a naive beginner to a more experienced occupant of the kitchen. Most of the things in my kitchen come from Whole Foods, Penzey's a regular supermarket or a … Continue reading A Few of My Favorite Ingredients
World’s Best Chocolate Cake Recipe
Of all the things I make for people, this recipe is probably the single most requested. I must admit, that I got the recipe from a web site, ingeniously titled "The Best Chocolate Cake Recipe." The recipe there is nearly perfect. Yet I felt I had to make a few modifications from the original … Continue reading World’s Best Chocolate Cake Recipe
“No Secrets” Brisket Recipe
Whether you call it Pot Roast or Brisket it seems everyone has a recipe handed down from their Mom, that has a "secret." They are all so proud and mysterious: "I can't tell you what it is." After years of experiments with everything from Manaschevitz wine to Heinz Ketchup, I can now conclude that my … Continue reading “No Secrets” Brisket Recipe
Master of Low Arts 