This is another way of doing the classic paella. The usual way is with rice. I was speaking with the owner of OBRADOR* Spanish bakery, and she told me that they use spaghetti instead of rice in the dish in her region of the country. Wow! I thought this is something worth trying. There are…

This is a 2020 cutout cookie that I’m sure someone came up with years ago, but I’ll take the credit. I feel that chocolate and mint work well in everything, but I wanted to double up on the mint in this recipe by putting the mint in both the cookie and the icing. So in…

I am a contrarian. I like some traditions but with food, not so much. Snowballs are a classic Christmas cookie and called by a few names, but for our purposes we will go by snowballs. I’m known to like things a little hotter, so why not the fireball? Cinnamon in the cookie and cinnamon in…

Now that I’ve pigged out at Thanksgiving, I should probably eat a little healthier. Salad. Oh joy! Oh rapture! Let’s give that an upgrade. How about some medium rare skirt steak? You start with greens and add some bleu cheese dressing, and you have completely defeated the purpose but deliciously. I hope you like it….

What do normal people do with left over Merlot from a recipe? Drink it, of course. What Do I do? Make a decadent chocolate cake with Merlot and chocolate in the cake and in the frosting. I know many of you readers find that combination delicious, so I’ve done my best to accommodate you. I…