Thanksgiving Side Dishes: don’t stress out during the holiday season over what to make with your turkey, because these thanksgiving side dishes are easy to make and absolutely delicious! I made the mistake of smoking some turkeys a few years ago for my in-laws and at the end of the meal my father-in-law asked everyone…
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Zuppa Toscana Soup Recipe
Zuppa Toscana Soup Recipe – try this amazing zuppa Toscana recipe loaded with Italian sausage, kale, cannellini beans and potatoes! This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Bob’s Red Mill. The opinions and text are all mine. Zuppa Toscana literally translates from Italian to English as soup from Tuscany. Tuscany is…
Ham and Lentil Soup Recipe
Ham and Lentil Soup Recipe: Try a bowl of this comforting ham and lentil soup that goes perfect during those fall months and to help use up leftover holiday ham! This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Bob’s Red Mill. The opinions and text are all mine. I always get a…
Kentucky Hot Brown Sandwich Recipe
Kentucky Hot Brown Sandwich Recipe: This delicious classic race day sandwich is loaded with oven roasted tomatoes, bacon, ham and a delicious bechamel sauce! If you’re family is anything like ours then you most likely have about 9 million slices of ham leftover from Easter. Don’t get me wrong this isn’t a bad thing,…
Sheet Pan Sicilian Pizza Recipe
Sheet Pan Sicilian Pizza Recipe: This classic Sicilian style pizza recipe is homemade in a sheet pan to help feed the whole family! It’s delicious and super easy to do. I have such wonderful memories of my Sicilian grandmother making sheet pan pizza, or as you may call it, Sicilian pizza. My grandma was a…
Verde Pork Posole Recipe
Verde Pork Posole Recipe: A delicious zesty posole soup recipe with hominy and fresh corn. This pozole is verde style with shredded pork and is absolutely delicious. I am such a soup guy, no other way to put it. I can’t think of anything else that you can eat all day, it be mostly healthy,…
Farro Recipe with Italian Sausage and Peppers
Farro Recipe with Italian Sausage and Peppers: the perfect weeknight meal loaded with delicious buttery farro and roasted Italian sausage with peppers and zucchini. I cook a lot, like A LOT, and often times I’m making some extravagant dessert, or a sort of fine dining meal that my family may not like, so I like…
Stuffed Bone In Pork Chop with Corn Salsa Recipe
I recently had the chance to do a super fun video/photo shoot with Brooke Lark, but it wasn’t just any shoot, it was a Market Basket! If you’re wondering what on earth a market basket it is, don’t worry it’s a culinary restaurant term. A Market Basket is a culinary restaurant term where a chef would…
Easy Jambalaya Recipe with Shrimp and Andouille Sausage
Jambalaya: I have to say that the Italians and Cajuns have a lot in common because man oh man is this jambalaya recipe comfort food at it’s finest that can be grazed upon all day long! Pack it up with shrimp and andouille sausage and you’ve got yourself one tasty dish! When I look back…
Bacon Wrapped Dates Recipe with Brown sugar and Bourbon
Bacon Wrapped Dates Recipe with Brown sugar and Bourbon: If you are looking for the perfect appetizer then try this bacon wrapped dates recipe that is simmered in brown sugar and bourbon. This bacon wrapped dates recipe is a super simple appetizer that you should definitely whip up at your next party. I mean seriously,…
Fresh Homemade Pasta Recipe with Asparagus and Prosciutto Ham
I’ve said it so many times and I’ll say it again, there is nothing like fresh homemade pasta, nothing. I’ve made a ton of homemade pasta over the past few years, but it hasn’t come without tons of heartache. I’ve actually jacked up quite a few pasta dough recipes before I could finally get…
Loaded Cowboy Queso Dip Recipe with Pinto Beans
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of BUSH’S® Beans. The opinions and text are all mine. I was just saying to my wife the other day that the opening weekend of March Madness may be the greatest weekend of the year. While I love Christmas, Easter and the Big Game,…
Bone In Pork Chops with Onion and Apple Butter Recipe
Welcome back to another weekly episode of Soigne! What I am dying to know is how on earth is it October already? I mean what the crap happened to September, or the summer for that matter? Time is just ticking along and before you know it, I’m going to be buried in snow up to…
Homemade Italian Wedding Soup Recipe with Moroccan Cous Cous
I say it all the time, but soup is hands down my favorite thing to make across any cuisine, cooking technique, or course. This Homemade Italian Wedding Soup Recipe with Moroccan Cous Cous is as classic as it comes with a small twist using some baby spinach and the smaller cous cous. One of my…
Carnitas Al Pastor Nachos Recipe with Pico de Gallo
As much as I love summer, I always look forward to Labor Day weekend the most. Not only does most of America get an extra day off, it’s also the official start of football, meaning the BBQ’s and get togethers will still be in full effect. As much as I like main dishes and proteins…
Pork Milanese with Spring Kale Salad Recipe
To start off, again it’s good to be back and making Soigne [swan-yay] recipe videos again for you all and I hope you are enjoying them, as well as this one for Pork Milanese with Spring Kale Salad Recipe. If you missed last week be sure to check out Salmon Recipe with Lemon Butter Sauce,…
Smoked Country Style Ribs with Mustard BBQ Sauce and Texas Toast
Smoked Country Style Ribs with Mustard BBQ Sauce and Texas Toast: perfectly smoked country style ribs with apple wood that is served up with an absolutely delicious mustard based BBQ sauce and Texas Toast! I’ve been having a ball the past 2 years whipping up delicious smoked goodies out on my smoker. From smoked salmon,…
Three Different Homemade Pizza Recipes with No Knead Pizza Crust
People often ask me what my favorite food is and much to their surprise I always say, “pizza.” I think because they know I’m a chef that I would be saying things like foie gras, or duck, or something a typical foodie would like. I’m actually pretty simple and easy to please when it comes…
Ultimate Eggs Benedict Recipe with Whole Wheat English Muffin
I’m not going to lie, this Ultimate Eggs Benedict Recipe with Whole Wheat English Muffin has been 6 years in the making. Once upon a time not too long ago I was potentially pursuing opening up a restaurant in Chicago that served breakfast and lunch with a full spread of fresh baked breads and pastries…
Braised Pork and Fontina Stuffed Ravioli with Sauce Pomodoro
Hands down the very first thing I miss as we enter the colder Fall and Winter months is fresh tomatoes. Whether I grow them in my backyard or pick them up at the local produce market they seem to be on my every dish in the summer time. Now that it’s cold that’s changed a…
Southwest Bacon and Egg Cups Recipe
Are you an early tailgater? Try this tempting Southwest Bacon and Egg Cups Recipe that is loaded with tomatoes, jalapeños, cheese and green onions! First you have to par-cook the bacon for a few minutes so that it molds to the inside of a muffin tin. Be sure to spray with PAM No-Stick Cooking Spray to!…
BLT Dip Stuffed Bread Bowl Recipe
Take everything that is delicious about a BLT sandwich and mix into a dip to make this BLT Dip Stuffed Bread Bowl Recipe. It is seriously the most amazing thing ever, especially after it’s been cooked on the grill outside. I love serving this BLT Dip Stuffed Bread Bowl Recipe with an assortment of dippers including crackers…
Pull Apart Bread with Chorizo Queso Recipe
Are you looking to spice some things up at your next tailgate, then this Pull Apart Bread with Chorizo Queso Recipe is exactly what needs to happen. It’s easy to make and literally bursting with flavor. You simply start by making a 4 ingredient chorizo queso and chilling it so in congeals a bit. The next thing…
Healthy Breakfast Bowl Recipe with Toasted Hemp Hearts
One of my favorite things to do as a chef is to feel inspired and to create, and I felt it all in this Healthy Breakfast Bowl Recipe with Toasted Hemp Hearts. If I owned a restaurant, and I still may one day, this will certainly be on the menu in some capacity. Talk about…