He Cooks/She Wines

Author: Michael

  • Sausage, Broccoli Rabe and Fontina Puffs

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    We hope you had a wonderful holiday and are now gearing up for New Year’s like Laurie and I are. To make things easier, I am sharing one of my most requested hors d’oeuvres recipes that will WOW  your guests on NYE. Laurie suggests pairing the Sausage and Broccoli Rabe Puffs with a sparkling Prosecco…

  • Fig and Date Pudding

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    Michael suggests this simple and delicious dessert for the Holidays. Laurie suggests pairing it with a 20 yr Tawny Port. Ingredients: 200g Pitted Dates 100g Figs 75g Butter 50ml Water 2 each Whole Eggs 100g Brown Sugar 50g Cake Flour, sifted 3/4 tsp Baking Powder 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract Method : 1. Preheat oven to…

  • Dental Floss. The new Knife!!!

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    Chef Michael here and today I want to talk to you about dental floss. Yes dental Floss! I am sure you don’t clean your teeth in the kitchen… Neither do I, but I always have a roll of no wax/no flavor dental floss in the my kitchen. Why? Dental floss is an invaluable tool.  It is better than…

  • MUST HAVE Equipment

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    So, I am thinking that I should come up with a list of MUST HAVE Kitchen Equipment that you can run out and buy. Thus stimulating the economy and getting the country out of this financial slump.  So it is my patriotic duty. Sounds good right?  So let’s get started! Here is my list: In…

  • Pasta Dough

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    This is a basic pasta dough recipe that I use for everything.  It works for cut pastas, filled pastas, any pasta really. Now, I always use my Kitchen Aid Mixer to make my pasta.  The trick is not to over work the dough. Kitchen Aid also makes pasta rollers that makes this process of pasta…

  • Oysters Rockefeller

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    With summer almost over, I am starting to get the itch for oysters.  But since it is still early on the season for oysters I won’t eat them raw.  So Oysters Rockefeller it is.  Oysters Rockefeller was created at the New Orleans restaurant Antoine’s. The dish was named Oysters Rockefeller after John D. Rockefeller, the richest American at the…

  • Horseradish Caesar Vinaigrette

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    This is a great dressing for Salads.  Any Salads.  It is an eggless version of a Caesar dressing.  Making it a little bit healthier and the addition of the horseradish gives it a good kick. Amount Unit Ingredient ½ cup Sherry Vinegar 2 Tablespoons Lemon Juice Fresh Squeezed 1 Tablespoons mustard to stabilize the emulsion…