Gruyere Crisps
Gruyere cheese, melted until crisp is my choice to top French onion soup, a salad or just put out onContinue Reading
Month: December 2018
French Onion Soup with Gruyere Crisps
Ingredients If jumping on a plane to Paris so you can grab a bowl of French onion soup at PiedContinue Reading
Pork Milanese with Mozzarella & Tomato
I love a pork Milanese topped with marina and mozzarella. The trick is, of course, to be able to poundContinue Reading
The Day Before Christmas Eve — What to Eat?
This year Sunday falls right before Christmas Eve and Day so family and friends, or at least some of them,Continue Reading
Broccoli Puree
I always enjoy decorative plating but I often find some of the colorful sides can be bland. Plain broccoli pureeContinue Reading
Celery Root Slaw
I love open air markets from my youth at Quincy Market in Boston to later on in life at BoroughContinue Reading
Christmas Hors-d’oeuvres
As we enter Christmas week a lot of people are trying to figure their grocery list to plan for theContinue Reading
Brownie Trifle
If you are having a big group over for a party, there’s a year round dessert guests devour. If youContinue Reading
Sausage Stuffed Mushrooms
Stuffed mushrooms are extremely easy to make and they have lasting powers to make it through a cocktail party. It’sContinue Reading
Beef Carpaccio
Giuseppe Cipriani’s started a world famous bar & restaurant, Harry’s Bar in Venice, Italy. He created not only the BelliniContinue Reading
Mini Burger Hors D’oeuvres
We started going down to South Beach in Miami when there were just a handful of hotels and fewer restaurants.Continue Reading
The Simple Cheeseburger
I have to admit that I did indeed get caught up in the burger craziness– with double, triple burgers, allContinue Reading
Winter Chicken Dishes
We cook a lot of chicken at LPB and there are definitely dishes that are best for the winter month.Continue Reading
Mid-Way Through Holiday Party Season
After the first week of the holiday party season I start reach maximum capacity for mini-burgers, shrimp bowls, filo wrappedContinue Reading
Ham & Cheese Toasts
If you want an easy appetizer do this holiday version of the cheese toasts we love from Freeman’s in NewContinue Reading
Curry Pasta Salad
Pasta salads can be served well beyond summer barbecues. We just switch out the summer veggies such as corn andContinue Reading
Happy Birthday!!!!
Happy Birthday 🎁 🎂 🎈 🎊 🍰 🎉 🍷 🍸 💃!!! Hoping your next year is filled with friends, familyContinue Reading
Curry Chicken Pot Pie with Cheesy Biscuits
When summer slips into fall and heartier dishes make their way to the menu, I always kick off the seasonContinue Reading
Greek Lasagna
Lasagna was first hitting the dinner tables of Naples, Italy in the fourteenth century and has been an evolving dishContinue Reading
Asian Lettuce Wraps
I was traveling out to Los Angeles in the late 90s and went for the first time to Chin Chin,Continue Reading