Yes, it's that time of year again - Valentines Day is upon us. I know many folks end up making reservations for dinner for Valentines, but staying in and cooking certainly has its advantages. Valentines Day calls for a more elegant entree and I've got just the dish for you - Beef Casanova. You can't go wrong starting with a…
In my last few posts, I’ve talked about our trips to Rao’s restaurants. (If you missed these posts, check out Part 1 and Part 2.)My favorite pasta dish there is the Penne Alla Vodka – Penne in a Tomato Cream Sauce with Vodka. From reviewing some other writers, this recipe seems to have a good bit of controversy. Like other…
It's that time of year again and the menu for Christmas Dinner is always one I struggle over. Should I go with the expected or do something different? Christmas is on Thursday this year and we don't have a lot of time ahead of the holiday to do much prep work. Since I always teach a class around Christmas featuring…
I was asked to help with a fund raiser for "300" people by an old friend, Bill Neiland, for the His Way fundraiser. (His Way is a residential recovery program for men with drug and alcohol addiction.) The theme we came up with was a take off of a Brazilian Steakhouse (Rodizio). Bill and I have eaten at several of…