So, What Exactly is a Tapas Night??
Simply put, a Tapas Night is a unique opportunity to indulge in a WHOLE lot of food under the guise of what the Spaniards call a "Tapas...
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Sep 2, 20211 min read
Poem: Savor
Savor the moment Before it's gone. Not tomorrow's moment. Not yester day's. Savor the moment That before you lies. Sit at the table,...
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Jun 18, 20211 min read
The 2021 Brunch Day
It's become tradition. You gotta have a brunch day For this year's brunch, our menu included: Sweet Cornbread, Gluten Free Blueberry-Wine...
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May 30, 20211 min read
The Burger Summer
2021 Summer. It's on. It's the burger summer. Featuring 10 burgers: The Smashed Burger Old school smashed burger on the griddle with...
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Sep 6, 20202 min read
Au revoir l'été (goodbye summer)
Late Summer / Early Fall Menu
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Sep 28, 20163 min read
Sunday Family Dinner
Sunday family dinner is sacred. Ever since our kids were born, we have instilled in them the sacredness that is Sunday family dinner. The...
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Sep 14, 20164 min read
One Last Meal Together
My wife and I had a suspicion that her friend Ingrid’s cancer had taken a turn for the worse. That night, her husband, Mike, came over to...
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Sep 7, 20163 min read
The Summer of Paella
The summer of 2016 will go down in the annals of history as “The Summer of Paella.” And by “annals of history” of course I mean just in...
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Aug 29, 20163 min read
Churrasco, Grey Goose, and Great Friends
When we first moved to Mount Laurel, we didn’t know anyone. We had bought a starter home… a beautiful townhouse in a brand new...
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Aug 26, 20163 min read
Baby Heirloom Tomatoes, Peaches and Feta Cheese
Every month, I look forward to receiving my copy of Food and Wine® magazine. When this great little magazine arrives in the mail, I fight...
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Aug 26, 20161 min read
Crab Cake with Savoury Lemon Zabaglione
Summer cannot come to an end without making the classic crab cake. It all starts with really good crab meat. This is a recipe where less...
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Aug 25, 20163 min read
The Awakening
I’m not a professional chef. I guess you could say that I like pretending to be one. Not because I feel that I could compete with the...
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