Dark Chocolate & Coffee Mousse
When it comes to chocolate, there are few things more mysterious than the fabled extraction of the cacao tree’s pod. From puddings, panna cottas and souffles to mousses and truffles,...
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Paul G. Suplee CEC, PC III is a private chef, college professor, writer, photographer & blogger who breathes food. Active in the professional food service industry since 1983, he has worked in a number of locations across the United States. Paul now teaches adult students near Ocean City, Maryland after an interesting four-year career as a high school teacher. No disrespect to the food stylist world or that of the food writer, but what you see and read from him, love it or hate it, is what you will get at his table. No blowtorches, no crisco-ice cream and no molasses in place of natural glazing, either in photo or word.
Peach & Apple Crisp Recipe
Stone fruit, or fruit that has a stone or pit, refers to peaches, plums, nectarines, cherries, mangoes, coffee, and much more. Don’t worry though. I am not going to make...
Pan-Roasted Mediterranean Chicken
Armed with a 1954 Sabatier high-carbon French chef’s knife, a few pairs of tongs, and a ton of food, I set off to cook at a non-profit event recently. The...
Famous New York-Style Pizza Dough Recipe
Everyone knows that New York pizza is something special and
Homemade Apple Pie
When the holidays approach, people typically buckle down and decorate, cook, clean, and if they have a gaggle of kids as do we, they clean some more just to try...
Fresh Egg Omelette with Sweet Onion Marmalade & Spinach
“The theory of the preparation of an omelette,” quipped Escoffier in his 1902 treatise Le Guide Culinaire, ‘is both simple and at the same time very complicated, for the simple...
Chef Tip: How to Make the Perfect Cheeseboard
No party is complete without an artisanal cheese board. Luckily for home cooks, and thanks to the popularity of media outlets such as Food Network, the Internet, et al, there...
Easy Deviled Eggs Recipe
How can you not like deviled eggs? I salute these delicious morsels of eggy goodness that, for some strange reason, always end up sitting out in the sun for hours...
What is a Delmonico Steak?
For many steak lovers, no cut of beef sings to the soul of the carcass-consuming carnivore like a Delmonico, made famous at the eponymous restaurant in New York City, which...
The Perfect Peppercorn Blend
Over the years, I have written about salt, pepper, spices, herbs, and everything in between in what seems like a thousand pieces. Yet, no matter the number of times I...