Seasoned Fork

This is great side dish served warm at dinner and great served cold the next day on your picnic table.  This was one of the recipes that accompanied the hot-smoked trout and during last week’s sold-out cooking class with dinner.  For those of you who missed it, here’s the recipe. It is not only delicious but [...]

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Love and spice are great bedfellows, but often these days I find that too much spice can snuff out the flavor.  There is nothing like  spice for a romantic dinner that lingers on the palate without smothering the flavors.  Smoked peppers, Saffron and chocolate finished with a splash of Patron Tequila will certainly inspire a love-filled night.  Smoked peppers are great during [...]

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I have always wanted to host a vegetarian Thanksgiving dinner that is healthy, flavorful and memorable. Every year I hear stories about Thanksgiving dinners that have gone awry with ambitious vegetarian menus that failed to capture the essence of the holiday. Last year my sous chef was invited to a vegetarian Thanksgiving where unsalted brown rice and [...]

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