Peanut Butter Banana Pancakes
These peanut butter banana pancakes are easy to make, tender, fluffy and delicious. It's like a pancake version of my banana bread. Head over to PBS Food to check out my full post and recipe.Continue...
View ArticleFluffy Zucchini Pancakes
Sometimes coming up with a great new recipe involves inspiration and ingenuity, other times it involves dumb luck, and then there are times where a recipe emerges from a silly mistake. Take these...
View ArticleBourbon Mac and Cheese
This boozy mac and cheese with bacon, white cheddar and bourbon is a refreshingly grownup take on the kids classic. Head over to PBS Food to read my full post and recipe.Continue reading "Bourbon Mac...
View ArticleHash Browned Chicken
I'm pretty sure I may have mentioned once or twice that fried chicken is one of my favorite foods of all time. There's something fundamentally satisfying about the textural contrast of biting through a...
View ArticleFennel Chicken
By braising fennel together with chicken and wine, the fennel not only acts as a vegetable but as an herb and garnish, imparting a sweet anise flavor that transforms the chicken into a fabulously...
View ArticlePenne all'Arrabbiata
Today I'm going to share with you the secret to making any pasta sauce taste better, along with a recipe for a delicious Sugo all'Arrabbiata. It's a pasta that takes less than 20 minutes to make, and...
View ArticleBest Pico De Gallo
When made properly, Pico De Gallo is a fabulous condiment that not only adds color and texture to a dish, it can add a breath of freshness to a heavy mole or meaty taco. The trouble is that most of the...
View ArticleInsalata Sushi
I know this might sound like a crazy combination, but tomatoes, prosciutto, basil and white balsamic make for a fun new take on the classic Japanese chirashi sushi. Head over to PBS food for my full...
View ArticleScallion Pancakes (Cong You Bing)
My first experience with Cong You Bing (葱油饼), or scallion pancakes was in Shanghai a number of years ago. I was staying in one of the city's first boutique hotels, complete with a modern reclaimed wood...
View ArticleSpring Onion Risotto
With fava beans and a ton of sweet spring onions added in at the end, this risotto embodies one of my favorite seasons. Pair it with some Lemon Pepper Chicken for a delicious meal that can be made in...
View ArticleHow to Peel Tomatoes
Have you ever gone to a restaurant and wondered how the raw cherry tomatoes lack their normally tough skin, or how their pasta sauces are free of the curled filaments that lodge themselves between your...
View ArticleBeef and Scallion Noodles
After making scallion pancakes last week, I still had a ton of scallions left over. Rather than let them dry up in the veggie drawer and toss them out, I made a quick a stir-fry with some marinated...
View ArticleCelery Chicken
Most of us don't have hours to make dinner every night, so for those times when you need a quick meal from stuff you have in fridge, this Celery Chicken should fit the bill. With crisp celery and...
View ArticleOn Air: Biz Buzz Japan
Catch me on Biz Buzz Japan this week, airing on NHK World, May 26-27th, 2016. For this episode, Jon Kabira, J.J. O'Donoghue, and I discuss the past, present and future of sushi and how technological...
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