As a kid I loved a Heath Bar or later in life the more sophisticated Score bar. The creamy chocolate and crunchy toffee were perfect together. Dental work has put those candies off my diet, but I can make a cookie that has those flavors. Melty chocolate chips with toffee pieces that won’t require a…

Pesto needed a spicy update, so the addition of jalapeños brought the heat. I used walnuts instead of pine nuts, lots of garden fresh basil with parmigiana and Romano cheese, and high quality olive oil. Just for fun I put it on lamb lollipops. I hope you like it. 2 cups basil4 cloves of garlic1…

There is a name for this in Italian, but I couldn’t find it. Like Bigfoot I know it exist but isn’t readily available. If you know what it is, please drop a note. Here is the dish: canned pizza dough, a layer of mortadella, ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, and pesto. An Italian bologna and cheese…

There is a woman, Heidi Gibson, who has a restaurant in San Francisco focused only on grilled cheese. This is my take on one of her creations. We have a base of sourdough bread, add cheddar and Gruyère, then jalapeño, and apricot jam. Then add smoky bacon and grill it to perfection. Sweet, spicy, salty,…

I’ve been feeling like a New Orleans brunch lately. To me beignets and bananas Foster scream the “Big Easy.” As you know I cheat when I can when doing a big meal. In this case the use of a beignet mix from the Cafe’ DuMond. I can make them; this is just Dan proof since…