Marinading food has two purposes: first, to flavor, and second, to tenderize. It could be argued that you should marinate everything to add flavor, but that would hide natural flavors or clash with other marinades. When properly used, they can make a tough steak more tender and something without flavor memorable. I will go through…

Here is something I found on my travels. It has the Asian trinity and some uniquely Far East flavors: soy, ginger, garlic, and green onion, all packed in a familiar deviled egg package. I hope you like it. 6 hard boiled eggs2 tablespoons mayo2 stalks green onion, finely chopped1 teaspoon garlic powder1 teaspoon ginger1 teaspoon…

This is for the fancy brunch or an event like a party, but you can do this. When I was working on this, I tried gluten-free puff pastry; don’t do this unless you have to. We start with regular packaged puff pastry dough. We add a dollop of classic pastry cream with the wrinkle of…

As many of you have gathered, I’ve been on the road the last few weeks. I have been trying to find local gems from Mackinac Island (I am still upset with the Starbucks on Mackinac) to Niagara Falls and a number of places in between. One thing I try to do is buy from small…