Presenting . . . my spicy, southwestern “Casserole Santa Fe". The crowd goes wild for this one! I’m sharing it with you for the first...

I had the good fortune to recently see the smashing Broadway revival of "The Music Man," starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster. Who...

It’s gumbo time! I made this DEE-LUSCIOUS new recipe I developed for the carnival season, as my first recipe segment live in the studio...

I was noodling on what celebrity recipe to feature for Valentine's Day. Here's how my brain works: Valentine's Day equals hearts. Jayne...

From: "What Actors Eat—When They Eat" Kenneth Harlan and Rex Lease, 1939 JAMES STEWART “A good cook is one of the necessities of life....

Ham yourself a sherry little Christmas. Recipe from Christmas in Tinseltown by Frank DeCaro, 2012. With recipe edits from yours truly!...

I'm dreaming of a beef goulash, just like the ones I used to know . . . Rosemary Clooney's Viennese Goulash Serves: 6 2 tsp marjoram 1...

A classic tome from the period, packed with recipes for cooking an endless array of mains with condensed Campbell's soups. I've...

Source: foodandwine.com, May 2017 Armstrong loved this dish so much, "Red Beans and Rice-ly Yours" was a sign-off that he regularly used...

Yee-haw! My grandma in Houston gave me this cookbook a while ago and I sure do like it. Full of history and colorful stories about the...

Who said gracious entertaining is dead? Not when there are cocktail wieners on the summer party menu! A highlight of the Polynesian Party chapter of The Infinite Feast , my Luau King Sweet & Sour Sauce and cocktail franks together spell fun-in-the-sun-for-everyone! Recipe below. From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click here for more. Cocktail Franks with Luau King Sweet & Sour Sauce Makes 6

From the Patio Picnic Cook Book, Martha Logan, Swift & Company, 1958. This 1958 gem is chock full of tasty ideas. Inspiration for the BBQ...

This cookbook is a bit outside my usual "period" (1945-1965) but I like it for it's homegrown appeal and for author Betty Ramsey's down...

Necessity is the mother of pigs—I mean invention! I couldn’t get crescent rolls or cocktail-sized franks so I improvised these pigs in a...

Aloha! Time for a luau! We got Hawaiian vocabulary, menus, decorations, cocktails!, appetizers, salads, even Chinese dishes! Here's a...

In this fun, uniquely photographed cookbooklet David Wade brings you a gourmet melting pot of dishes for your next patio party! Here's...

The Main Dishes Chapter. Here are some tempting main dish ideas from mid-twentieth century American cooks that Betty thinks you should...

From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click here for more on my best-selling cookbook! That's amore! Presenting . . . my authentic Spaghetti Carbonara! Approved by real Italian nonnas everywhere. 🍝 👵🏼 🇮🇹 Spaghetti alla Carbonara Makes 4 servings 1 tablespoon salt 12 ounces spaghetti 4 ounces guanciale, otherwise pancetta or thick cut smoked bacon, sliced in 1/4" cubes or strips 3 large eg

Beloved Mardi Gras-themed family recipes compiled by Louisiana's National Society of the Colonial Dames of America. I'm bringing you the...

From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes from the Big Easy . . . and Beyond" by Brian Theis, 2020 Click here for...