Appetizers

Easy to make appetizers

Gazpacho Best Recipe

How to Make Gazpacho

Gazpacho – Perfect for summer days, this very refreshing chilled soup is full of sweet and juicy in-season tomatoes. Sherry vinegar and shallots balance the vegetable puree while a cherry tomato garnish adds a crunchy bite. Gazpacho – As summer starts to draw to a close, many of us have […]

Shrimp Salad Dressing

Shrimp Salad with Mango and Avocado

Shrimp Salad with Mango and Avocado – Today’s recipe is a Shrimp Salad with Mango and Avocado. Lots of fresh ingredients, and this is a refreshing, easy-to-make salad, perfect for summer. I wanted to give a shout-out to my friend, Susan Kim. Her husband, Paul, was in Milwaukee for the […]

Homemade Empanadas

How to Make Empanadas – Video

How to make Empanadas – Part of being a professional eater is going to restaurants, having a delicious meal, and then trying to recreate it at home. That is what I did here. We recreate two types of empanadas from the Crossroads Collective’s Triciclo Peru in Milwaukee. I love their […]

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e-Cookbook Vol 3 – “Appetizers” now available

e-Cookbook Download Link for Vol 3 – Appetizers e-Cookbook. This e-cookbook contains some of my favorite appetizer recipes. We have quick and easy appetizers, classics, hot appetizers, and even some grilled appetizers. Hopefully, you will enjoy how easy some of these are to prepare and how richly flavored they are. […]

The Best Guacamole

The Best Guacamole

This is the best guacamole recipe because it’s simple to make and uses fresh, high-quality ingredients. Authentic guacamole doesn’t contain unnecessary ingredients. All you need are avocados, onion, tomatoes, cilantro, jalapeno pepper, lime juice, garlic, and salt. Easy and delicious! A Cooking Secrets for Men special! Pick ripe avocados for the Best Guacamole The […]

Blistered Shishito Peppers with Dipping Sauce

Blistered Shishito Peppers

Blistered Shishito peppers- Shishito peppers are small, slender, and thin-walled. About one out of every ten peppers is spicy. It will blister and char easily compared with thicker-skinned bell peppers. The hardest part about cooking Shishito peppers is actually finding them in a grocery store. Higher-end stores like Whole Foods, […]