Foodwishes's Recent Articles

Hey, Nice Glove!

Whenever someone sends me a link to check out a new food-related product or invention, my first question is, "is this a real product, or a joke?" After watching half of this video, I still wasn't sure. What do you guys think of this invention? Great idea? Totally ridiculous? Too hard to match with your shoes and belt? I'd love ... more
By Foodwishes a few months ago

Faking Making Bacon – Part One

The inspiration for my recent making-bacon-at-home fascination comes from this "My BLT From Scratch" post on Michael Ruhlman's blog. Last summer Ruhlman challenged his readers to create and submit their own interpretations of a completely homemade BTL. This included baking ... more
By Foodwishes a few months ago

Grilled Spanish Mustard Beef Doesn’t Have a Ring to It

When people ask me if I'm ever afraid of running out of recipes to film, I usually joke that new recipes aren't the problem, it's running out of things to call them that's the real fear. Take this horribly named Spanish mustard ... more
By Foodwishes a few months ago

A Grilled Salmon Sauce So Simple Even Someone Like You Can Make It

There's a certain art to making a recipe sound very easy and approachable, but at the same time not insulting people's intelligence.I always get a little chuckle when I see food blog articles that contain wording like, "…for Dummies" or ... more
By Foodwishes a few months ago

"Steak Pizzaiola" Sunday Dinner with Someone’s Italian Grandmother

Anyone that grew-up in an Italian-American family can tell you about Sunday dinner, where someone just like the adorable woman in this video cooks an old family favorite, after which the family gathers around to eat, drink, and talk way too loud.... more
By Foodwishes a few months ago

Contests and Awards Update!

You may have noticed over the course of the last year or so, I've been much more aggressive in regards to entering, or asking for nominations in, various contests and competitions. While these awards are good for the ego, more importantly, they're also great for generating new traffic. I want to thank you for all you've done to sustain these ... more
By Foodwishes a few months ago

Rochester’s Famous "Chicken French" - Spoiler Alert: Only Half the Name is Correct!

Chicken French has everything I love in a recipe. It's delicious and easy, frugal, yet fancy, and everyone loves it. Better yet, it has a vague, confusing history and completely preposterous name.This not-French recipe hails from the Rochester area of ... more
By Foodwishes a few months ago

Coming Soon: Chicken French

Tomorrow we'll be airing a new video recipe for Chicken French. This delicious and super-fast chicken recipe from Rochester, NY is a bit of a culinary mystery. Stay tuned! ... more
By Foodwishes a few months ago

Using My Melon… for the Third Time!

So, to celebrate the last rerun you'll have to suffer through for a while, I've decided to post this spectacularly delicious watermelon and feta salad with toasted cashews. Not only is this a rerun, it's a rerun of a rerun.The ... more
By Foodwishes a few months ago

En Route

I'll be traveling all day today (including a lovely 5-hour layover at JFK where I'm posting this from…hey, I'm still smiling!). I arrive into San Francisco late tonight after a wonderful, albeit too short visit to my homeland, and as many of ... more
By Foodwishes a few months ago

The Tao of Reruns

Whenever I travel, whether it's somewhere I want to go, or somewhere I have to go, I always get a bunch of irate emails regarding my "slacking off." When I have a trip coming up, I'll film a few videos ahead to ... more
By Foodwishes a few months ago

Will Work for Food…Network

It's the most common question I get on my YouTube channel; "Why don't you have a show on the Food Network?" There are so many answers to this question, the most obvious being, "Have you seen me?"So, when I ... more
By Foodwishes a few months ago

You Can’t Stop Zucchini, You Can Only Slow it Down

Very soon, if not already, you're going to be faced with one of summer's great dilemmas; what the hell am I going to do with all these zucchini?Maybe they're from your garden, or possibly some sadistic neighbor's, but regardless of ... more
By Foodwishes a few months ago

Grilled Shrimp with Preserved Lemon Aioli – Sometimes I Prefer Not Skewer

Hello from steamy western New York! I just celebrated my 47th birthday with the family yesterday, and we had one of my favorite childhood meals; scalloped potatoes and ham. While that's not a classic hot-weather meal, this grilled shrimp with cured ... more
By Foodwishes a few months ago

Hungry Nation and Crispy Kale

I'll have more details when the channel is officially launched, but I'm excited to announce we've signed a content partnership with Hungry Nation! Hungry Nation is a new food network created by Next New Networks, the leading independent producer of ... more
By Foodwishes a few months ago

Penne with Neck Sauce – The Perfect Pasta for Your Next Vampire-Themed Dinner Party!

While I do think this penne pasta with beef neck sauce would be an amusing and delicious dish to serve at a vampire-themed dinner party, I'll admit my real motive was to attract some new visitors to the site using some of ... more
By Foodwishes a few months ago

Flying to the Finger Lakes for a Few Family Feasts

Just a quick note to let you all know I'm flying out late tonight to visit my mother, Pauline, and the rest of the family for a couple weeks.I'm happy to report I have a few new videos filmed and ... more
By Foodwishes a few months ago

A Cure for the Common Quail

Hopefully you’ve been playing along at home, and now have a nice batch of cured lemons to start experimenting with. If not, you can catch-up in no time – just check out this video recipe for Thomas Keller’s cured lemons posted ... more
By Foodwishes a few months ago

Crusty Roasted Yellow Potatoes - Now with Extra Steps!

So, you know how I'm always saving you time and money by designing these video recipes with a minimum number of steps?This time we're going the other way. I'm taking a perfectly good roasted potato recipe and adding another procedure.... more
By Foodwishes a few months ago

Live Recipe Taps

(JLu)cooking time!.......see you later friendships!.....mwahh stay tuned for the lovely mvj... http://fb.me/J3DNSic1 view
testing my cooking skills. *nerves* view
@QorporateQue hey u! Just cooking, dranking, hookah....watchin Harlem Nights...wats up witcha? view
@syahredzan @Art_Harun of cos her cooking lah.I m sure v r all HUGE fan of Nigella's cooking :) view
good morning. cooking for lunch. (adobo) :D view
RT @GREENkurrentli: Perky pig: Organic pork recipes http://bit.ly/c1THnj #organic #food view
Hail to the Chef (A White House Chef Mystery) (Mass Market Paperback) tagged "recipes" 4 times http://dlvr.it/4h6TQ view
@DaveTheBeerGuy One down, one to go. They are just kit recipes but we are experimenting :-) view
Grilling Jerk Pork Skewers | Serious Eats Recipes: [Photographs: Joshua Bousel] I tend to go into grilling kicks—m... http://bit.ly/9jpBFe view
@Tabeel I really need to see you. color, frohawk, SOMETHING! lol. Don't work too hard and enjoy your smoothie (post some recipes!) view
Here's a wonderful #CleanEating #Vegan #Recipe for you guys! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRj_j4G5X2Q I love... http://fb.me/FkVTqufa view
I need a good Madlelines cookie recipe...... view
The @chefludo octopus dish was the best dish of 5.0. Might have to hit up @FrenchChefWife for the recipe. view