I usually get my recipe inspiration from the interwebs, creating dishes that are essentially bastardizations of another bastardization so...

Dark Chocolate, Peanut Butter Cheesecake Pops
Not gonna lie - there were a little intense for a man who doesn't often delve into the world of sweets. But, turns out, I'm...

Frozen Chocolate Covered Peanut Butter Bites
I originally found this recipe on The Detoxinista's website as a healthy(er) spin on the Reese's Easter Peanut Butter Eggs - ...

Picnic Foods #1: Cast Iron Skillet Cornbread
FINALLY! Spring has arrived in New England! Isn't it just mud-luscious and puddle-wonderful? Ok, it doesn't QUITE feel like s...

Dark Chocolate-Dipped Macaroons - for Passover or Not
I'm not a sweets guy - or a sweet guy - or an overly sentimental guy - but I am a traditions guy. I've rambled on before about ...

Blue Cheese and Pepper Gougère - or Fancy Cheesy Poofs
I really like saying gougère. So much that I refuse to look up how to properly pronounce the word. What if I'm wrong? I don't k...

Sweet Pull-Apart Bread and Baking Frankenstein
Two months ago, I had never made bread. I had never shoved my hands into a batch of wet flour and seasoned it, twisted it, folded it to ...

Garlic Parm Pull-Apart Bread & Eating your Words
One of the things I love about sharing my culinary escapades are finding foods and recipes that most people seem to consider commonplace,...

English Muffins: Who Needs the Muffin Man?
We needed bread for tomorrow's lunch, and outside the solid sheet of rain made our streets swimmable. I had no desire to go out. But...

Chicken Salad on Homemade Parm and Herb Focaccia
So my birthday has come and gone, and while I enjoyed a weekend of being waited on, cooked for, and fanned with giant palm leaves, it was...

Grilled Balsamic Portobello on Brown Sugar Buns
I've never been afraid to tackle cooking, but I've always been a little skittish about baking - the math, the chemistry, the subj...

Cheese it! Crackers and Pastries That Do Not Resemble Trademarked Foods
According to Urban Dictionary and Futrama's Bender, "Cheese It" means to flee or escape - in this case, it means to escape ...