"Wednesday is Prince Spaghetti Day!" So went the old slogan popular with Bostonians and New Englanders for decades. Prince pasta is now part of Riviana Foods, which produces the Ronzoni brand, among many others. This wonderful cookbooklet with its straightforward recipes and charming mid-century illustrations is one of my favorites. Now that's Italian! (Oopsie wrong brand 🤣) More here on the history of Prince! 🍝 🥗 🍷 🍝 🥗 🍷 🍝 🥗 🍷 The awesome cover art. He stuck a fea

Did you know, there is a whole new dimension of flavor hiding inside that little can of tomato paste, just waiting to be unleashed? Once...

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...

One bite and you’ll be hungry for more of this Hungarian delight. A new test kitchen recipe not in my cookbook! Party hearty with my...

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

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 rare you come across a vintage book dedicated just to Easter ideas. Christmas and other special occasions yes, Easter not so much....

I'm a down-to-earth single tone egg-dyer myself, but there are plenty of fancy schmancy things you can do! Here are a few I made recently...

If you can get your hands on a 3-D Lamb Cake Mold in time for Easter Amazon link right here ! then this charming cake will be the...

They don't make you crabby, they make you happy!

Why is this one of my favorite things? Because you can do so much with a perfect slice of hard-cooked egg to decorate a dish, or create...

Good Housekeeping's Appetizer Book, 1958 A little bit of zany, a whole lot of imagination! Recipes galore here you can follow as-is, or...

Come To Our Barbecue, from Taylor Wine Company, featuring James Beard, circa 1960. It's almost patio party weather! This is a great...

This cookbooklet is dear to my heart. It's undated but I'd put it at 1960. It's got plenty of mid-century classic recipes and more. One...

At 200 Canal Street between Mulberry and Mott is one of my favorite stores in town. It is funky and skunky and oh so junky and I LOVE it...

A demo on "how to peel ginger" recently won a poll I conducted on Facebook for the hack people wanted to learn most. And now you can too,...

The beauty of tuna salad is its flexibility. Have fun with it! This one has a tangy personality that will keep you coming back for more....

Presenting . . . Stella’s Creole Meatloaf! This photo shows how I might have looked on PIX11 NYC on Mardi Gras Day 2021, but there were...

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...