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…

This recipe has been seen by more people than any other single recipe on Chewing The Fat You have just landed on the most popular post on Chewing the Fat every single Christmas  It’s been read 1,159 times in the last month. It is so…

This Meatloaf is one step away from a great Pate, high on the list of great comfort foods. My friend Larry Hui is one of the leaders of a group of volunteers who help out at a homeless shelter in our neighborhood. Finally, after the…

“Pairing a rich beef burger with pâte and a fig salad may sound like gilding the lily…” So write the authors of America’s Test Kitchen’s latest book ‘Modern Bistro: Home Cooking Inspired by French Classics” (America’s Test Kitchen 2022). They could have been listening to…

These are the most tender meatballs I have ever tasted. The meatball is made all over the world. There are literally hundreds of recipes for them. The Italians, however, make what may be the world’s best-loved meatballs. Originally, the meatball was made to be able…

Summer Cooking doesn’t get much easier than this. When I saw Sirloin at our supermarket for $2.99 a lb., I couldn’t let it pass by.  When we were on a limited budget, I gravitated towards this cut of beef for its down-to-earth price and great…

Add a rich new element to your Summer Grilling Last weekend in honor of 30 years of friendship, a group of us got together for our first Grill of the season.  And like way back then, we all cooked something bringing it with us to…

A Trip to Hawai’i has never been more appealing… I don’t need to go into the reasons why. I am sure you too would love to bury your feet in the sand—if not your whole head. So today, we’ll dream of the paradisical islands that…

This great stew has a surprise ingredient we weren’t entirely sure about. Our friend Roger is a great home cook.  And after our Top Ten Stews post, (https://chewingthefat.us.com/2022/01/our-top-ten-stews-perfect-for-cold-winter-nights.html) Roger sent us this recipe, so we knew it had to be good. Lots and lots of…

I’VE JUST READ THE WEATHER FORECAST… And it looks like it’s time to hunker down and stay put this weekend.  And while we’re at it, what’s better than stew?  Never mind the result is inevitably warming, comforting, and altogether satisfying.  There are delightful aromas that…

If you love the way this looks, you’ll be bowled over by how easy it is to make. When I first saw the prototype for this recipe, I was immediately attracted to the way it looked.  Rings of Jalapeno peppers sink into its crispy corn…

A Manly Meal for the first Fall Chill It’s not exactly freezing but it is the time of year when I start thinking about meals that, for lack of a better word are ‘manly’.   This wonderfully robust pie is something I wrote about in…

This salad looks like a picture of Spring.  It’s as tasty as it is beautiful to look at.  And healthy too!  It gives you half your daily servings of fruits and vegetables, the tomato being the fruit.  It’s also low in both calories and fat.…

Passover is coming up this weekend. It brought up memories of one of the most successful meals we’ve ever cooked. And quite honestly, one of the easiest dinners we ever made. If you have the slightest qualms about your skills in the kitchen, put them…