The Awakened Chef

Poem: Savor

Savor the moment Before it's gone. Not tomorrow's moment. Not yester day's. Savor the moment That before you lies. Sit at the table,...

The 2021 Brunch Day

It's become tradition. You gotta have a brunch day For this year's brunch, our menu included: Sweet Cornbread, Gluten Free Blueberry-Wine...

The Burger Summer

2021 Summer. It's on. It's the burger summer. Featuring 10 burgers: The Smashed Burger Old school smashed burger on the griddle with...

Au revoir l'été (goodbye summer)

Late Summer / Early Fall Menu

Sunday Family Dinner

Sunday family dinner is sacred. Ever since our kids were born, we have instilled in them the sacredness that is Sunday family dinner. The...

One Last Meal Together

My wife and I had a suspicion that her friend Ingrid’s cancer had taken a turn for the worse. That night, her husband, Mike, came over to...

The Summer of Paella

The summer of 2016 will go down in the annals of history as “The Summer of Paella.” And by “annals of history” of course I mean just in...

Churrasco, Grey Goose, and Great Friends

When we first moved to Mount Laurel, we didn’t know anyone. We had bought a starter home… a beautiful townhouse in a brand new...

Baby Heirloom Tomatoes, Peaches and Feta Cheese

Every month, I look forward to receiving my copy of Food and Wine® magazine. When this great little magazine arrives in the mail, I fight...

Crab Cake with Savoury Lemon Zabaglione

Summer cannot come to an end without making the classic crab cake. It all starts with really good crab meat. This is a recipe where less...

The Awakening

I’m not a professional chef. I guess you could say that I like pretending to be one. Not because I feel that I could compete with the...

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