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Lemony Chicken Stew with Dill Dumplings
Lemony Chicken Stew with Dill Dumplings

“I am the emperor, and I want dumplings.” -Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I, fiercely Catholic leader of much of Central & Eastern Europe during the late 1500′s

Classed-Up Tuna Noodle Casserole
Classed-Up Tuna Noodle Casserole

“Here, taste my tuna casserole and tell me if I put in too much hot fudge.” -Legendary American film-maker Woody Allen as Larry Lipton in his 1993 film Manhattan Murder Mystery

Short Rib Hash with Tri-Color Potatoes & Poached Egg
Short Rib Hash with Tri-Color Potatoes & Poached Egg

“Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.” -Oscar Wilde, 19th century Irish trouble-maker, playwright, author, and style icon

Frontier Beer Stew with Pumpkin, Poblano, Purple Corn, & Antelope Dumplings
Frontier Beer Stew with Pumpkin, Poblano, Purple Corn, & Antelope Dumplings

“Everything you see exists together in a delicate balance. As king, you need to understand that balance and respect all the creatures, from the crawling ant to the leaping antelope.” -Mufasa, father of Simba and graceful, noble king of the lions, in Disney’s timeless animated classic, The Lion King

Salata Faki (Greek-Style Cold Lentil Salad)
Salata Faki (Greek-Style Cold Lentil Salad)

“Well, it’s mostly lentils, but there’s some crockery mixed in.” -Nigel Planer as politically depressed neu-hippie Neil Pye in the early-80′s BBC Britcom comedy of manners The Young Ones

Guinness-Braised Short Ribs
Guinness-Braised Short Ribs

“Ribs? Great…..why don’t you just kick the dentures out of my mouth?” -Late American actress Estelle Getty as pint-sized Sicilian pistol Sophia Petrillo on the brilliant 80′s sitcom The Golden Girls

Moroccan-Style Spice-Braised Chicken over Noodles with Raisins, Almonds, and Powdered Sugar
Moroccan-Style Spice-Braised Chicken over Noodles with Raisins, Almonds, and Powdered Sugar

“People who count their chickens before they are hatched act very wisely because chickens run about so absurdly that it’s impossible to count them accurately.” -Oscar Wilde, 19th century Irish writer, sexually ambiguous lover of beauty, and total brat

Chicken Salad Sandwiches with Red Grapes, Toasted Nuts, and Garden Herbs
Chicken Salad Sandwiches with Red Grapes, Toasted Nuts, and Garden Herbs

“I may not know much, but I know chicken shit from chicken salad.” -Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th American president and consistent deliverer of badass one-liners

Ragoût of Rabbit with Hand-Rolled Sweet Potato Gnocchi, Shiitake Mushrooms, & Pan Jus
Ragoût of Rabbit with Hand-Rolled Sweet Potato Gnocchi, Shiitake Mushrooms, & Pan Jus

“Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple and learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a dozen.” -John Steinbeck, American novelist and writer of one of my most all-time most favoritest books (I have a lot of those), East of Eden

Spiced Braised Lamb Shank with CousCous
Spiced Braised Lamb Shank with CousCous

“On my fifth trip to France I limited myself to the words and phrases that people actually use….Things began to come together, and I went from speaking like an evil baby to speaking like a hillbilly. “Is thems the thoughts of cows?” I’d ask the butcher, pointing to the calves’ brains displayed in the front window. “I want me some lamb chop with handles on ‘em.” -David Sedaris, American story-teller and frequent NPR contributor, in his year 2000 essay collection Me Talk Pretty One Day

Bacon-Wrapped Roulade of Veal stuffed with Caramelized Onions, Dried Cherries, Brioche Breadcrumbs, & Herbs, Laird's Applejack Jus
Bacon-Wrapped Roulade of Veal stuffed with Caramelized Onions, Dried Cherries, Brioche Breadcrumbs, & Herbs, Laird’s Applejack Jus

“Mmmmm…..unexplained bacon.” -Homer Simpson, Renaissance (Every)Man, beer guzzler, patriarch of The Simpsons family, and die-hard bacon fanatic

Classic Beef Stew
Classic Beef Stew

“If things start happening, don’t worry, don’t stew, just go right along and you’ll start happening too.” -Dr. Seuss, pseudonym of American writer/illustrator Theodor Seuss Geisel, writer of (hands, like, totally down) my most beloved and revered children’s books ever in the history of…..ever

Pompano En Papillote
Pompano En Papillote

The prospect of directly referencing a recipe that I’ve learned at The French Culinary Institute is a bit of a daunting one.  I don’t want to anger the school I adore by violating copyright or anything like that, but at the same time, I want to document what I’m learning for my family, my friends, [...]


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