This glorious Gluten-Free Chocolate Confection is easy to bake… This decadent chocolate and almond confection is gussied up with Whipped Cream, Almonds, and Raspberries, and baked in honor of a guest with a gluten allergy. It’s one of a chorus of wonderful French Cakes or…
Tik Tok’s 5-Ingredient Asparagus Pasta Greatly Improved. The best asparagus of the year paired with a spicy, garlicky sauce tossed in pasta. Then we crowned it with salty, crispy Prosciutto. It’s an amazing meal in minutes! And it all started out with a post on…
The sweetness of shrimp, perfectly seasoned and served atop flawless Grits! It doesn’t get better than this. We get a lot of requests to review products. And these three Sarge’s Shrimp and Grits essentials top our list of the best way to put a complete…
Make anything you want this Friday. But make it Mexican! It’s Cinco de Mayo 2020! From carnitas to enchiladas, tortilla soup to pork tinga, here’s how to put the tastes of Mexico on a plate. You choose by protein if you’d like. Chicken, Pork, Pork…
This Toasted Veggie Sandwich makes a great Meatless Monday Meal The colors of this bountiful sandwich alone made it irresistible. Grilled Bell Peppers, Red Onions, Broccolini, Melted Cheese, and a slather of Chile Lime Mayo with Capers make this toasted baguette sandwich simply irresistible. But…
Crispy and Creamy– Two Great Textures in one Quick Chicken Dinner This chicken dish made it to the table in about 50 minutes. It satisfies our credo that the only reason to leave the skin on chicken is to serve it crispy. And the recipe…
Their almond-flavored crust, lemon curd, and marshmallow meringue make a star turn every time you bake them. Matt Lewis was an adman who fell in love with baking. And he fell hard. With his partner Renato Poliafito, he turned their hobby into a bakery called…
BEFORE WE GET TO THIS UNCONVENTIONAL GRILLED CHEESE SANDWICH WITH ITS MULTIPLE ONIONS AND THE BEST CHEDDAR CHEESE YOU CAN BUY, LET’S RE-VISIT RUTH REICHL Ruth Reichl is a Food writer’s food writer. For ten years, she presided over Gourmet Magazine, building it into a…
We’ve gone into our archives to bring you recipes for a perfect Easter Meal… From start to finish, these recipes from our vault will bring new and familiar flavors to your Easter table. We love each and every one of them…and apparently, you do too.…
To call this a Grilled Cheese Sandwich is like calling Stanley Tucci a bit player The Grilled Cheese Sandwich may have been every child’s first taste of “Comfort Food”. So very simple to make and so completely satisfying. Now Stanley Tucci, whose madly popular ‘In…
In the world of pasta sauces, Bacon and Onion may not be the first thing to come to mind… After you taste this recipe, you’ll see it’s a natural. The fat and caramelized onions give the sauce tons of flavor. And it’s punched up with…
Any White Fleshed Fish can make these glorious, meaty Fish Cakes The fish cake is a wonderful way to put fish on the table. Full of flavor, their crispy crust gives them both crunch and character. Originally, this recipe called for Cod. But as you…
The Germans make 1200 kinds of sausages from bratwurst to weisswurst. But in New York, you’d swear that there are only two kinds of pork sausages: Hot Italian and Sweet Italian. The only other pork sausages you can reliably find are breakfast sausages and even…
A Classic Soup takes on an Irish accent Who doesn’t love a great bowl of Onion Soup? Deep, rich beefy broth, onions melted into the soup, that crust of bread topped with melted gruyere, all are irresistible. You’ll find endless variations of the French version…
My latest article for CruisingJournal has just been published…
Lyon, one beautiful city Three years ago, my friend Kimberly moved to Europe from Montclair, New Jersey. Her husband had been assigned by his American company to run their European division which has its headquarters in the third largest city in France: Lyon. Kimberly, Peter…
Ina Garten, the Barefoot Contessa, married her husband Jeffrey when she was 20 years old. Jeffrey Garten was all of 22. A few years ago, Ina published a cookbook called “Cooking for Jeffrey (A barefoot contessa cookbook, Clarkson Potter 2016). It was her tenth and…
To call this a Grilled Cheese Sandwich is like calling Stanley Tucci a bit player The Grilled Cheese Sandwich may have been every child’s first taste of “Comfort Food”. So very simple to make and so completely satisfying. Now Stanley Tucci, whose madly popular ‘In…
Any White Fleshed Fish can make these glorious, meaty Fish Cakes The fish cake is a wonderful way to put fish on the table. Full of flavor, their crispy crust gives them both crunch and character. Originally, this recipe called for Cod. But as you…
This Chocolate Souffle is a glorious deep dive into dark chocolate With its almost molten center, an aroma of rich chocolate bursts from the dish the moment your spoon breaks its crisp top. The whipped cream only adds to the sensuality of this dessert. And…
Shepherd’s Pie or Cottage Pie…which one is it? Probably no food takes me back to my childhood faster than what we called Shepherd’s Pie. That saucy, flavorful filling of meat and veggies, those creamy mashed potatoes topping it, and its golden cheese crust are some…
Julia Child’s Supremes De Volaille Aux Champignons (Chicken Breasts with Mushroom Cream Sauce) Considering how many posts in ChewingTheFat mention Julia Child, it was quite a shock to discover how few are accompanied by a recipe. A friend just sent me news of an incredible…
