Chef’s Quick Manicotti
Working with soft cheeses and limp large manicotti noodles is a recipe for a mess in some kitchens. Let’s look at a quick way to get the noodles stuffed with the cheese mix and ready for baking. I… Read More
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Working with soft cheeses and limp large manicotti noodles is a recipe for a mess in some kitchens. Let’s look at a quick way to get the noodles stuffed with the cheese mix and ready for baking. I… Read More
I am not into loads of meal preparation while creating a menu for two. I prepared a mini buffet for the Christmas 2020. The lasagna chicken parmesan rollup was easy enough to prepare and a nice small… Read More
While driving towards home last evening I made a call to my Mom (Millie “Shpak” Gosselin) and we chatted right into a food conversation about some of the items my Mom loved in her youth that my grandma… Read More
My gal asked me to stop frying her fish and find a way to offer a delicious coated cod that would be healthier and offer a nice texture similar to fried. I smiled….I experimented a bit and… Read More
I have been thinking for some time of creating a dish that I made as a special back when I was a chef at Joe Collins Italian Seafood Restaurant in Saratoga Springs NY (1978). A stuffed caprese… Read More
I have been trying to steal some time from each day to get out on my bicycle and pedal a few miles for my health. Part of doing this requires me to think smart in my food prep… Read More
I had a small conversation and received a question from one of the blog readers…. the question was concerning the use of boxed stuffing mix versus the made from scratch version. I personally have a like for the… Read More