Foodwishes's Recent Articles

If You’re a Bachelor, and Don’t Want to Get Married, DO NOT Enter a House with Potato and Kale Stained Socks on the Door Handle!

Colcannon is a recipe I've wanted to do a video on for a long time. It's a super simple, but delicious Irish comfort food that would be a great side dish choice for any St. Patrick's Day menu. I'm... ... more
By Foodwishes a few hours ago

How to Make Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs – I’m Not the Eggman, but I Play One on the Internet

First of all, in case you're wondering, I'm a Rolling Stones guy, not a Beatles guy (one of my favorite, "there are two kinds of people in the world" questions). This quick video tutorial shows my... ... more
By Foodwishes a few hours ago

Recipe Testers Wanted: World’s Best Carrot Cake

This carrot cake recipe was so incredibly delicious, it's hard for me to find the words to describe it. I mean, my MS Word synonym tool only has nine other suggestions for "delicious," and while they... ... more
By Foodwishes 2 days ago

How to Measure a Cup of Flour and Why You Shouldn’t

One of the oldest cooking clichés in the book is how much chefs hate to measure things. For the most part this is true. When it comes to savory preparations (think soup), exact measurements are not crucial, as the final seasoning/texture is ... more
By Foodwishes 3 days ago

Easy Irish Stew - Luscious Lamb for Lonely Lads Looking for Lovely Lasses

This was originally posted last March, but since I don't have a new video to show today, I decided to rerun this great stew recipe in anticipation of St. Patrick's Day. Enjoy!Hey guys, if your cooking dinner for that special ... more
By Foodwishes 3 days ago

Cafeteria Chic – Beef and Rice Stuffed Bell Peppers… a Work in Progress

The last time I saw stuffed bell peppers, they were sitting in a steam table in a hospital cafeteria. I didn't get them, but it was tempting. I really love the flavor profile of stuffed bell peppers, or as they say in ... more
By Foodwishes 5 days ago

Breaking News: Food Wishes Nominated for Saveur Magazine 1st Annual Best Food Blog Awards!

Thank God for Twitter! I'm sure I would have found out eventually, but I saw a tweet this morning congratulating me on being nominated in the video category for the Saveur Magazine 1st Annual Best Blog Awards! I had no idea, ... more
By Foodwishes 1 week ago

Lemon Poppy Seed Muffins – What a Delicious Way to Fail a Drug Test

Yes, it's true! A couple poppy seed muffins can cause a positive drug test for opiates. So if you're being tested tomorrow, never mind, but the rest of you are encouraged to try this poppy seed muffin I'm testing for the cookbook, and let me know what you think. I think I have the formula down, and I really love ... more
By Foodwishes 1 week ago

Because Covered Pork Chops are not the Same as Smothered Pork Chops

Even though I've always found the name, "smothered pork chops," a little unsettling, it's one of my favorite southern recipes. A beautiful combination of dark, rich onion gravy covering pan-fried pork chops.While the name may have some other more nefarious ... more
By Foodwishes 1 week ago

Happy Friday and a Smothered Pork Preview

Wow, what a crazy busy week this was! I tested and photographed 10 recipes for the cookbook, including the succotash recipe immortalized in the last video. The photo below is from the smothered pork chop recipe I did today, and I also had the video camera rolling, so stay tuned for that very delicious plate of pig soon. Have ... more
By Foodwishes 1 week ago

Sufferin’ Succotash? More Like Succulent and Super-Interesting Succotash!

When most of you hear the word, "succotash," you probably don't think of a delicious vegetable side dish, you probably think of Warner Brother's Sylvester the cat's catchphrase, "Sufferin' succotash!" But succotash really is a great, and very underrated recipe.As ... more
By Foodwishes 1 week ago

The Food Revolution Will Be Televised

Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution is a new show that debuts Friday, March 26 on ABC. The series will center on Oliver's ongoing crusade to change the way modern society thinks about food and cooking, especially when it comes to children and school lunches. As someone whose blog is dedicated to encouraging people to cook more fresh foods at home, I'm ... more
By Foodwishes 1 week ago

The Greatest Video of a Cadbury Chocolate Creme Egg Getting Smashed Ever

I know Easter is still a ways off, but I wanted to make sure you had plenty of time to build your own Rube Goldberg machine so you can smash some of those Cadbury Creme Eggs you'll be getting in your basket. To get more info about this incredible clip, here is the original Youtube page. Enjoy!... more
By Foodwishes 1 week ago

King Ranch Casserole – Revenge is a Dish Best Served Ironically Named

There are three things all real Texans love: high school football, executing people, and the King Ranch casserole. From what I hear, it's impossible to go to any sort of potluck and not see one of these.I love posting about ... more
By Foodwishes 1 week ago

A Rainy Sunday Rerun – Sticky Ginger Garlic Chicken Wings

It's a cool, rainy day in San Francisco, and I still have a very full day of cooking and photography ahead, but I wanted to take a minute to post this picture, and rerun the video, for sticky ginger garlic chicken wings.... more
By Foodwishes 1 week ago

All-American Shrimp Cocktail – Jumbo Shrimp is Not an Oxymoron

Before I knew much about food or dining out, I knew that if they brought shrimp cocktails to the table as an appetizer, we were eating at a "fancy" restaurant. I'm sure I enjoyed the shrimp, but what I really loved was ... more
By Foodwishes 1 week ago

These Butterscotch Cashew Blondies are No Joke

I was going to use this request to try my butterscotch blondies recipe as an excuse to post a few blond jokes, but I decided that wouldn't be fair. Judging people's intelligence by hair color is just wrong... anybody could open a box of Cheerios and think it's donut seeds. Anyway, I hope some of you give this recipe a ... more
By Foodwishes 1 week ago

Rolling with the Lobster Underground

As far as I'm concerned, lobster rolls are one of the best tasting things in the world, and clearly the greatest sandwich ever. Just the thought of those huge chunks of sweet, fresh lobster meat, glistening with mayo, sitting on a warm, buttery, toasted hot dog roll sends me to another universe. This great video by my friend Liza de ... more
By Foodwishes 1 week ago

Simple Sustainable (and very delicious) Rainbow Trout – It’s Almost Too Easy

At the end of the voiceover for this super simple, yet very delicious rainbow trout recipe, I mention that it is an earth-friendly fish to eat. Of course I said that before actually checking, so I was kind of nervous as I ... more
By Foodwishes 1 week ago

Cookbook Testing: Grilled Salmon with Fresh Mango Salsa

If any of you foodwishers can make it to a grill, I'd love to know what you think of this grilled salmon and mango recipe. This is going in the cookbook, and while I really like the dish, it never hurts to have a few of you fine foodies give it a test run. Enjoy!... more
By Foodwishes 1 week ago

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