This Old Chef

I cannot believe it's already Thanksgiving!  2019!

My elderly parents warned me about time speeding up but, like every child, I didn't believe them.

Guess what.  They win.

So here are two earlier This Old Chef posts, one that…

Over the years, I've been blessed to work alongside and learn from some of America's foremost chefs.  Whenever I do, I try to take some time afterwards to think... what did I learn?

So it should be with celebrating Thanksgiving…

He wanted chicken.

But we’re waist deep in the September Tomato Glut!

I had an idea!!!

I sautéed a minced onion...
I added 3 chopped medium tomatoes...
I added a chopped Havasu pepper, half a chopped zucchini, and half a…

SHRIMP SALE!  (Part 2)

Well, last night was the wildly successful Thai Shrimp Risotto.  Since I had set myself an awfully high bar, I wanted to travel somewhere NOT in Asia or Italy for tonight's dinner.

I had just seen…

SHRIMP SALE!

As we have previously established, these are words that get me very excited.

And these babies were the right size and in beautiful shape AND wild caught.  So we got a pound.  That’s two dinners in a row…

OK...  You'll need to bear with me.

I have written plays that have been performed from coast to coast.

I've written food articles for national publications (Everyday with Rachael Ray, Great American Home Cooking, etc.).

I've contributed content to…

Sale on shrimp!

But we were both interested in trying something a little different from our usual (and beloved) linguine with shrimp, lemon, garlic, and crunchy bread crumbs...

http://www.thisoldchef.com/blog.html/fresh_pasta_with_garlic_shrimp_parsley_toasted_breadcrumbs_and_lemon_zest/

The garden is in full cry!  We had feta, too, so…

Read this one!

Because the chances of our ever having a piece of meat like this again are pretty much slim to none!!!

It’s not often... OK, only once... when the love of your life turns 65.

He asked for…

Grotesque weather.  Upper 90s with humidity almost as high.  No real relief at night.

But it was the weekend and I NEEDED TO COOK.  So...

I had some thawed chicken breast that needed to be used.

I had a can…

One of my all-time favorite recipes!  Make these any time, but especially while blueberries are in season!

I have long been inordinately proud of my pies.  And yes, I know it goeth before a fall.  But I learned from the…

I try to make sure that we eat well every night.

I try not to fall into "The Rotation Trap..."  Seven (or however many) dishes served on an endless loop.  Yes, of course there are faves that consistently reappear on…

I don’t often publish other people’s recipes.  This is so perfect I have to.  It’s from my dear friend and colleague Justin Chapple.

If the gods happen to favor you with some caviar... some, but not enough for a caviar…