For many people hasselback style potatoes are nothing new.  Make some slices in a potato, bake, and it magically fans out into an impressive looking spud, making for a brilliant addition to any meal (like with my Kale with Sun Dried Tomatoes & Onions recipe) But for all the hasselback recipes out there, most have the spud [...]

Thanksgiving meals in the Glutton household are continually a balancing act between incorporating old favorites as well as introducing new or tweaked recipes.  Personally, I’ve been known to go over board attempting to satisfy everyone’s appetites, by cooking multiple birds, stuffings, salads, and/or pies.  And while I always enjoy cooking a wide array of new [...]

I never grew up eating “greens” per se and as a diehard meat and potatoes, grilling everything, American man I’ve never been inclined to pick up kale, swiss chard, or anything “leafy” beyond lettuce.  Whether it was because of a failed experience of dumping ranch dressing on greens (those commercials which state ranch dressing makes [...]

There was a time when I made pretzels on a regular basis, but for some reason I haven’t made them in ages. But since we’re in the midst of Oktoberfest I thought it appropriate to get into the kitchen, fire up the mixer, and experiment with one of my favorite Bavarian treats. Liz and I were [...]

It’s the end of day two at Oktoberfest in Munich and there are sure to be more than a few people desiring a recovery breakfast in the morning.  Whether you’re at the actually Oktoberfest or recovering from a domestic celebration, I recommend a traditional Munich breakfast that always got me back on my feet…Weisswurst, Brezn (pretzels), and Bier.  For those [...]