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Poblano Soup – In April last year, we received an invitation from our friends Mark & Julie Darnieder. They invited us to spend a week at their Puerto Vallarta, Mexico villa. Five couples share this beautiful spot. It was a spectacular setting and included a staff of 10. The staff […]
Quinoa and Sweet Potato Stew. This is part of our Recipe submission feature (https://cookingsecretsformen.com/submit-your-own-recipes/). This recipe comes from my son, Luke, who has made this dish for us several times when he was visiting. It is always nice to have a couple of great cooks in the family (Carlo IV […]
Grilled BBQ Chicken the “Cooking Secrets for Men” way. Our trick – start it in the oven and finish it on the grill to get those grill marks.
Chicken Thighs, which are Parmesan Crusted, is next in our Chicken Thighs series. This is a simple Oven-Baked bone-in Chicken Thigh, with a Parmesan Crust. Dipped in a butter-wash instead of an egg-wash, and coated with an herbaceous Parmesan spice rub. Serve these Parmesan Crusted Chicken Thighs with coleslaw and […]
Green Beans vs Haricot Verts – Learning from others is in many ways the best way to learn about cooking. Most good cooks have go-to recipes and techniques that you may not utilize but should be using. Case in point – we were invited to our friends Ken Finkel & […]
You can make a very simple homemade salad dressing (also called Vinaigrette) with ingredients in your home pantry. All you need is Olive Oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper. These ingredients do not need to be refrigerated. Once you make the homemade salad dressing, it can be kept with oil & […]