Appetizer French Cuisine Potato Side Dish Baked Potato Puffs – A New Way to Pomme Dauphine from a Potato Fiend The hardest line cook job I ever had was working the broiler station at the Carnelian Room, where on a busy night I’d prepare over 250 steak... Edit
Chocolate Dessert French Cuisine Cream Puff "Crack Buns"(Choux au Craquelin) – Chef John Goes Hollywood These gorgeous cream puff "crack buns” were inspired by the Great British Baking Show, which is not only my favorite cooking show, but ... Edit
Appetizer Breads French Cuisine Vegetables Summer Tomato Tart – Better Than a Nude Beach One of these days Michele and I will travel to the south of France, where we’ll make it a point to eat this amazing tomato tart at least onc... Edit
Beef French Cuisine Sauces Bourbon Pepper Pan Sauce – Learning a Skill That Always Thrills Mastering pan sauces is one the easiest things a home cook can do to raise their culinary game, since it allows one to produce dishes most p... Edit
Dessert French Cuisine Fruit Frangipane Tart – Have Your Cake and Eat Pie Too Not only is this simple frangipane tart a perfect way to enjoy fresh summer fruit, but it’s also great for those times when you can’t decide... Edit
Appetizer Cheese Dessert French Cuisine Easy Cheese Soufflés – Sorry, Béchamel It's not often that you cut a step or two from a classic recipe, and it actually comes out better, but that's what happened with thi... Edit
Appetizer French Cuisine Sauces Seafood Tips and Techniques Seafood Sausage – Behold, the Rarest of All the Sausages This seafood sausage recipe is one of those dishes you learn in culinary school, and then never make in a restaurant, the rest of your caree... Edit
Breads Breakfast Chocolate Dessert French Cuisine Chocolate Croissants – But Just Barely I’ll admit to being pretty underwhelmed the first time I had a chocolate croissant, or “pain au chocolat,” as I’d mispronounce it; but event... Edit
French Cuisine Seafood Lobster Thermidor – Not Your Parents’ Thermidor I don’t remember that much about the lobster thermidor I ate in culinary school in the early eighties, other than not really being able to t... Edit
Breads French Cuisine Croissants – Slightly Easier than Flying to Paris I wouldn’t describe homemade croissants as an easy recipe, since there are multiple steps, and it does take a least half a day, but it’s rea... Edit
Breads Breakfast Cookies Dessert French Cuisine Canelés de Bordeaux (Crispy Baked French Custards) – Hold the Mold! I’ve wanted to do a Canelés de Bordeaux video forever, but just never got around to buying the specially designed molds that they require. A... Edit