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...

With the Labor Day holiday weekend fast approaching, I decided it was time for the internet world premiere of my "Happy Birthday...

"Ay-yi-yi-yi, I am the Frito Bandito..." It's hard to be sure whether the Frito pie was invented in Texas or New Mexico, but c'mon guys,...

By the time I get to Phoenix, I'll have chorizo . . . Here's a tasty-looking recipe with an authentic-sounding method I plan to try, from...

Presenting . . . my Paradise Almond Chicken. A highlight of the Chinese New Year chapter of The Infinite Feast cookbook, it’s one of my...

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...

It’s a fiesta and you’re invited! We’ll have a zesty plate (or two) of my Tacos de Pescado (Fish Tacos)! A highlight of the “Fiesta...

Look out y’all, here comes my Atlantic Beach “Tidal Wave” Pie! It’s a sweet and savory work of art, full of tart and crunch. Adapted from...

This is a great-looking, well-researched, recipe-packed little cookbook from 1955. Fish and poultry, shellfish and game. It is big into...

Take a gander at Jane's venerable recipe. It's been around since at least the 1960's. Green Pepper Steak is a girl's best friend?...

The nice people at Eat This! Not That! asked me for an old-fashioned steak recipe story. Link here. So here goes! The recipe's...

Swans Down Cake Flour has been around since the 1890's. General Foods may have introduced the first cake mix in 1945 with Swans Down,...

World's Most Delicious Three-Layer White Cake, and Chocolate Frosting. From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You Love—Recipes...

"For those who can't go abroad this year." Or for those who have more sense than to try! With this crazy airline situation in the summer...

Instead of an open-faced ham sandwich, Norman might have whipped up two of these tasty cheese soufflés for he and Marion that night at...

July 8, 2021 Cocktail of the Week from seattlerefined.com: The Julie Andrews! Rum Punch. Quite satisfactory. * hic * The Julie Andrews...

Burgers, chicken tenders, fried fish, fried pickles, french fries, raw vegetables, you NAME it – everything’s better with my Boomerang...

If Kate's brownie-baking is as good as her Academy Awards record this recipe should be sweet! Katharine Hepburn's Brownies 2 (1-ounce)...

This one is a treasure of my collection. Not even a proper cookbook-let, I've always adored this beautifully designed advertising recipe...

🎶 Everybody loves a burger sometime . . . 🎶 Dean and Frank get down to the essentials in their burger recipes below. Dean's recipe is from The Celebrity Cookbook , 1966. Frank's R-rated recipe didn't make it in with Dean's, sorry Frank. Those Rat Pack'ers were always up to something bawdy now weren't they? Dean of course pairs his simple recipe with a favorite libation. After a few shots of bourbon, this happened . . . Here's Frank's recipe when HE wanted a burger (WARNIN