A classic mid-twentieth century cheesy noodle and ham casserole, celebrating the sweet zest of an Easter ham glaze. A perfect way to use leftover ham from ANY holiday. NOTE: THIS IS ONE DELICIOUS DISH. 🐷 🎄 🐣 🦃 This recipe is a website exclusive. You might see it in an upcoming cookbook! Meanwhile, there are dozens of other lip-smacking casserole and comfort food recipes to choose from in my first best-selling cookbook . Order your copy today .  Here you see the second hal

For those days you can't make it to Tiffany's for breakfast. Recipe courtesy of The History Kitchen. 1 small onion, diced 2 cloves...

Here is the American cousin of the French "croque monsieur" and the British "toastie." If, unlike the main character in the time-honored...

From Oscar parties, patio parties, to game day parties, everybody loves a good DIP. Here, from McCall's charming 1965 Cocktail-Time...

Are you still waiting for YOUR star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? Here’s the next best thing. It’s perfect for this year’s Oscar party,...

DATELINE NEW ORLEANS, on MARDI GRAS (FAT TUESDAY!) FEBRUARY 21, 2023: Just in time for Lent, it's the worldwide web premiere (and tomorrow the television premiere!) of perhaps my most popular seafood recipe, Salmon Patsy! Named after popular character Patsy Stone, of Absolutely Fabulous TV fame, it has an Italian flavor-infused topping that will have you saying "Yeah, cheers, thanks a lot!" 🌿 🧀 🧄 🍋 🍣 I had the honor of presenting the recipe on Great Day Louisiana for

I was THISCLOSE to including an original oyster patty recipe in my cookbook, The Infinite Feast. You'll have to settle for this classic...

The Mardi Gras King Cake of New Orleans is descended from the "galette des rois" of France. The galette was usually made of puff pastry...

Here's a soup I heartily recommend when it's cold outside! I created this menu highlight to kick off a recent Italian-themed family...

This vintage recipe is from Chef Justin's 1992 cookbook, published by the same nice folks at Pelican that published mine! But you can be...

A treasured Christmas treat at my house. My mom invented the skewer dipping method to keep the candies from having little chocolate skirts when you set them down to dry. Hence, "perfect" buckeyes! Warning: you may get a waistline like Santa if you eat too many of these. But they mean Christmas to me! 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 info on my best-selling cookbook! Pe

Easy to whip up, nutritious to eat, these mashed potatoes with vegetables in eerie Halloween colors will add supernatural spirit to your...

Cheesy, easy, and oh so please-y! Kids won't eat their spinach? Just add cheese sauce! From "The Infinite Feast: How to Host the Ones You...

Who says Halloween’s only about candy?! My zesty, healthy, “Grim Reaper Chopped Salad” will make sure the old grim guy doesn’t come...

Rise and shine, it's taco time! Step on up to my Boerne Breakfast Taco Bar! Boerne is pronounced "BURN-ee" for you Texas Hill Country...

No matter how you cut it, (OR what you call it! cake? loaf? bread?) Dame Angela's Walnut Date creation is a durable recipe for the ages....

This one is a gem of my vintage cookbook collection. It is undated, but based on the illustrations, photography and typefaces I'm going...

Sole Milanese? Sì grazie! I call it “Pesce Lombardo,” and my recipe was inspired by Ada Boni’s wonderful “Sole Manfredi”. Terrific with a...

Care for a tasty steak? Mommie Dearest shows you how. From "What Actors Eat, When They Eat!" Kenneth Harlan & Rex Lease, 1939. Joan...

Here's a delicious new recipe I cooked up at my beach house a few weeks ago. I hope you'll enjoy it as well. 🍣 🫚 🇯🇵 🛥️ 🍱 🎌 This recipe is a website exclusive. You might see it in an upcoming cookbook. Meanwhile, there are dozens of other yum-tastic seafood recipes to choose from in my first best-selling cookbook . Order your copy today .  Meet my virtual Japanese tuna teriyaki-fishin' chef. 🍣 🫚 🇯🇵 🛥️ 🍱 🎌 Here's how it looks when I make it at home. Tuna Teriyak