Shakshuka – Say It With Me Now

This Shakshuka, or Shakshouka if you prefer, is why I’m so glad the show/blog/channel is called, “Food Wishes.” This North African one-di...

A Waldorf Salad by Any Other Name

As I joked about in the video, a fruit salad has to be pretty damn good to actually get a name, and the venerable Waldorf salad is certai...

Lemon Ricotta Pancakes

Lemon Ricotta Pancakes When Food Wishes was first getting started, and  funds were scarce, I did some freelance video production for...

Fresh Strawberry Jam – Because Man Cannot Live on Clotted Cream Alone

Actually , I don’t think you can live on just clotted cream and fruit preserves either, but regardless, as promised, here’s my preferred...

Clotted Cream...The Name's Cream - Cream preparation

If you invented a cream preparation so incredibly delicious that you couldn’t bear the thought of anyone besides you, and the other dai...

Coconut Cream French Toast – It Only Sounds Like Pie

I try not to do recipe names that sound way better than they taste, but I went with coconut cream French toast anyway. I didn’t think “cocon...

Apple Fritters – Not a Raw Deal

Just a few months ago, making something like apple fritters would have seemed crazy, but this time of the year, it makes perfect sense. Whet...

The Parmelet – Turning the Late-Night Omelet Inside Out

Like most late night, post-saloon culinary experiments, I wasn’t expecting too much as I attempted this crispy, inside-out parmesan omelet, ...

Chocolate Energy Bars – Looking Good…Maybe Too Good

If you compare these chocolate energy bars to similar fruit/nut bars sold at the store, I think they taste better, are nutritionally superio...

Bacon & Asparagus Dutch Baby, Baby!

I’ve been seeing savory, non-breakfast versions of Dutch Babies pop up on menus lately, and while I’m not sure that means it’s a hot new tr...

Easy One-Bowl, One-Step Hollandaise - A Miracle of Modern Science

I'm not sure what specifically that would be, but I assume there’s some kind of science behind this amazing, and possibly modern method ...

Kumquat Marmalade – Beautiful, Delicious, and Almost Easy to Make

If you’re like me, and marmalade is not your favorite type of fruit preserve, it’s most likely beca use of those bitter flavors from the whi...

Pecan Sour Cream Coffee Cake – Now with More Crumbs

I’m sure I’ve said it here before, but I’m not a big cake guy. I’ll take a few bites at a wedding for appearances, and of course on a birthd...

Colcannon Hash – I Invented This, As Did Others Before Me

Every year about this time, I try to do some kind of culinary nod to St. Patrick’s Day, and this colcannon hash is the latest example. I rea...

Bacon Cheddar and Spinach Strata – We’re Rocking the Breakfast Casserole

Bacon Cheddar and Spinach Strata – We’re Rocking the Breakfast Casserole  For such a simple dish, I sure have a lot of additional...

Sweet Potato Muffins – The Sweet Potato Pie of Muffins

Sweet Potato Muffins – The Sweet Potato Pie of Muffins Sometimes you don’t have a good reason for not loving a certain recipe , ...