Tag Archives: beef

Authentic Ragu alla Bolognese: Spaghetti Bolognese, only better!

ragu alla bolognese

My mother taught me how to cook … that’s how every cook’s story usually begins, and in my case it may also well be true. I certainly recall my mother trying to teach me the basics  and insisting that I cooked every now and then. But while my mother may have taught me to cook, […]

Broccoli Beef: A Chinese American Stir-fry Classic

broccoli beef

Sometimes I find culinary inspiration in all the wrong ways: A few days ago, I found myself wondering what to do with a bit of leftover beef tenderloin. I know that may be considered somewhat of a luxury problem, but the thing is, I don’t eat beef tenderloin, so I was in a bit of […]

Easy Sauce Bearnaise Recipe: No more substitutions!

Sauce Bearnaise done right

Things don’t always make a lot of sense in the culinary world, but even when they don’t, at least we can take comfort in the fact that in the ever changing and insanely fast moving world of culinary fads and new developments, at least some things remain constants. Even when such constants don’t make a […]

A night of perfect decadence: Foodie friendships

decadence

So how was your weekend? Mine was quite spectacular, I must admit. And was spent mainly making up for lost time and experiences… My dear friend of ten years Tina became a mother for the first time roughly ten months ago. And while that was unquestionably the best and biggest thing to ever happen in […]