Cooking Success Stories

Shrimp Dish Success 
Last night I decided to make a shrimp-something for us.

While the shrimp were thawing I diced up some onion and sliced some mushrooms.
I sauteed them ...

Easy Peach Napoleon 
Last night's quick and easy improvised dessert was a Peach and Chocolate Napoleon. There is no recipe, it was created by what I had on-hand at the time....

What are your cooking disasters? 
There are times where we bite off more than we can chew, and even the most solid cooking methods and techniques can't reverse the fact that we just used ...

Potato Crusted Chicken 
1) Pound out chicken breast until thin.
2) Season how you like (Salt Pepper)
3) Pan sear until golden brown 3/4 of the way cooked.
4) Place on baking ...

Caribbean Red Snapper Ochee 
I made this dish the other night following the suggested method in the what's-for-dinner-challenge. Great, tasty dish! The best part was that I made a ...

Quickly Chopping Eggs 
I found a way to chop eggs more quickly. I use to have to make egg salad for 100 people. I found using a knife was to long and frustrating. So I proceeded ...

Italian Roasted Chicken 
Whole Chicken (8 lbs.)
Butter
fresh sage
fresh Rosemary
fresh Thyme
1-2 Lemon
1-2 Shallot
8 cloves Garlic
redskin potatoes
...

Breakfast Ravioli 
I've been thinking about using scrambled eggs and bacon and cream cheese to fill wonton wrappers, creating breakfast ravioli.

For a sauce, I would ...

Mole Pesto Shrimp Successs Story 
I dredged the shrimp in a mixture of cocoa, sugar, sage, salt - and tarragon because I didn't have any Thyme.
I sauted the shrimp and added 1/2 a white ...

Chicken in my Cast Iron Pan 
I have an old cast iron skillet that is among my favorite pans. I love to cook chicken in my cast iron pan. I like to get it reasonably hot, then spray ...

What's for Dinner Challenge- Chicken Rochester 
My first day of Chef Todd's 5 Day Dinner Challenge was yesterday and it was a blazing success!

I made the Chicken Rochester. After trimming and flattening ...

self ground chuck burgers 
If you want a tasty burger sometimes you just have to grind your own beef and limit the spices to let the meat be the star of the meal.

I picked up ...

Tomato cream pasta with blackened chicken 
A quick and easy pasta dish that you can add a protein to if you desire. I have seen this dish on sites many times and decided to give it a try. It has ...

What's for dinner challenge. 
I just finished the "What's for Dinner Challenge" you sent out. It was awesome! I cooked the Parmesan breaded chicken, jerk spice rib eye, chicken cochee,...

Walnut Pancakes 
When making pancakes, I was trying to imitate the "heaviness" of the nut bran pancakes at IHOP. I tried every type of flower imaginable - rice, buckwheat,...

An Easy Dinner Recipe for a Good Chili 
Everyone is always looking for easy dinner recipes. I've come up with a great one for chili - which I cook about once a month. The best part is that it ...

One Dish Dinner Success Story 
This one dish dinner success story almost wasn't, but thanks to not giving up, I prevailed and learned something in the process. Here's my harrowing tale ...

A Simple Chicken Recipe with Spice! 
This simple chicken recipe really brings the spice! It starts out with a very basic and traditional sauce and then I add some special touches. I saute ...

A Great Tip for Quick and Easy Meal Prep 
To make cooking quick and easy, I apply a bit of pre-planning. When I buy meat I buy enough for several meals and freeze it right when I get home from ...

Would you like Fries with that Omelet? 
My most unique omelet idea came to me while eating In and Out Fries. Granted, it was a random craving....I wanted eggs, cheese, and french fries very badly....

French Saag - Chicken Recipe 
This easy chicken recipe is borrowed from 2 cultures: India and France. First, sauté chicken breast in a skillet to safe temperature. While you're doing ...

The Black Forest Cake that almost wasn't 
When I first prepared a black forest cake I started making a chocolate cake as a base. The batter came out as expected and I poured it in a glass tray ...

Achieving my Perfect Steak 
This thing tastes delicious! I grilled this perfect steak just last week and the internal temp was exactly 147. Perfect just like I like it.

Chicken Curry 
Serves 8

3/4 cup(60 gm) coconut grated
5 dry red kashmiri chillies
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 tablespoon coriander ...

An omelet recipe with Sweet Potatoes?  
This omelet recipe is very unique but very satisfying!

First I chopped sweet potato and browned it in a little olive oil. Then I tossed in the pine ...

No Bread Maker 
Having no bread maker makes pizza-making a challenge. This is the most difficult obstacle I have faced in cooking.Making bread can be so tedious and I ...

30 Minute Meal Tip: Good Preparation will save Time and Money 
1.When I chop onions, celery, or peppers, I chop more of everything, then freeze small portions into ziploc bags, or plastic containers.

2.I buy my ...

30 Minute Meal Tip: Cut round Vegetables like Dicing an Onion 
Cutting up potatoes, apples, pears, anything sized like an onion can be cut with a lot more accuracy if you cut it like an onion (as CTM does). Just imagine ...

Salmon Dip Appetizer Recipe 
I stumbled upon this great appetizer dip by modifying and experimenting with an existing recipe.

This is also a great money-saving tip because instead ...

Mac n' Cheese Souffle 
This is soul food times two. It involves several techniques that I've learned on cooking course... This is not a recipe! This is by no means specific! I'...

Aaron's "Carefully Hand Crafted Italian Burger"  
Watching Chef Mohr's series has motivated me to be a bit more "Open Minded" about my cooking, and to try out different combinations of flavors.

I had ...

Indian Cabbage Recipe I Didn't Follow 
I had some leftover cabbage flower and wanted to spice it up. Went for inspiration and found a recipe for an Indian curry (Flower cabbage balti) and followed ...

Chicken Breast Concoction  Not rated yet
I took a chicken breast, sliced it in half and sauteed it in olive oil.
Once it was done I added sliced shallot and garlic; de-glazed the pan with Chablis,...

BYR-1+Knives+Chicken=SUCCESS  Not rated yet
I finally had time to sit down and watch my new DVD, and what an eye-opener it is! So many things we take for granted have such an impact on our cooking....

Chicken Breast Success Experiment  Not rated yet
My Fiancee and I are in the latter stages of moving to a new home, and she is stressed beyond belief!
So I decided to make her dinner tonight...

I ...

The Steps to a Great Burger  Not rated yet
First.
I buy a nice chuck steak and either grind it myself or have the butcher do it (fine if you have a choice).

Second.
In a large bowl per lb ...

Cheese stuffed Burger  Not rated yet
Divide your normal amount of burger patty meat in half. Make 2 thinner patties out of the meat. Take a slice of american cheese and fold over twice so ...

Great green beans  Not rated yet
I wanted to cook a nice dinner for my dad on Fathers Day. I made wiener-schnitzel with saute green beans and horseradish mashed potatoes.

I"ll contribute ...

A Darn good burger  Not rated yet
Well im a bit of a bbq nut. I take my bbq's very seriously and i enjoy impressing my family and friends with my grill recipes and i would love to share ...

Another Easy Shrimp Skillet  Not rated yet
Tonight's experiment:

I put a little left-over Bacon Fat in a hot pan, added some diced Shallot and cut-up Mushrooms, and then added some Shrimp.
I ...

Easy Shrimp Skillet For One  Not rated yet
I was in the mood for shrimp tonight, so I grabbed a handful of frozen ones, put them in a bowl and ran cold water over them. I also put the skillet on ...

Fried Bananas  Not rated yet
Make pancake batter slighty thicker by adding less water and add cinnamon. You want it like wall paper paste. Dip a whole banana until it is completely ...

My Omelet Method  Not rated yet
My omelet method is in a non-stick electric frying pan. I'd put 2 or 3 eggs in a bowl, whisk 'em up, then dump in sliced raw mushrooms, onions, shredded ...

Cherry cake  Not rated yet
One of the cakes I make every week, especially when it's rainy outside is the easiest cherry cake you can imagine - and it never fails!
I know Chef Todd ...

How to Keep my Sauce from Separating?  Not rated yet
Hey Chef Todd,
I recently stumbled across your "Chef Mohr's South of France Chicken" video which inspired last nights dinner. In the video you sauteed ...

Cooking Challenge Day 5 Success Story  Not rated yet
Today I tried the Italian (Protein) Marsala challenge with a chicken cutlet...

I coated the cutlet with flour on both sides and sauteed it (pan hot,...

Mock Sour Dough Bread  Not rated yet
I used to have to travel to San Jose every month and on the way back I'd pick up a loaf of sour dough bread. I tried to replicate the stuff at home but ...

Make Your Own Lucky Seven Salad  Not rated yet
Here's my favorite salad making method, I call it my Lucky Seven Salad:

1. Pick a Base (or 2)
Veggie – Leafy Green
Grain – Quinoa
Pasta – Brown Rice
...

Another Cooking Success Story  Not rated yet
Here's another cooking success story. After my near fiasco with the one dish dinner last week (melted plastic lid in the oven), I felt ready to try again....

Hamburger Omelet Recipe  Not rated yet
Since I was a little kid, I've made my favorite hamburger omelet.

1) Scramble your eggs add a bit of milk, salt and pepper.

2) Cook ground beef,...

Great, Easy One-Dish Dinner.  Not rated yet
Filled Omelet is a delicious and easy one dish dinner or brinner recipe. The French name for this dish is omelette au lard et aux pommes de terre. But ...

Leftover Spaghetti Frittata  Not rated yet
Here's my idea for a quick meal with leftover spaghetti and tomato sauce recipe:

1) Leftover pasta already mixed with any kind of leftover tomato sauce....

Double-duty Spaghetti Water for Real 30 Minute Meals  Not rated yet
For creating 30 minute meals, it is important to save time while cooking, but what about saving time in fewer dishes to wash afterwards? This tip will ...

My Breakfast Recipes Twist: Bisquegg  Not rated yet
I had never heard of a "shirred" egg breakfast recipe before this. Can anything be as simple and brilliant!? I say no.

I took the shirred egg concept ...

Quick and Easy Roast Chicken Recipe  Not rated yet
This is my "go-to" method for a great chicken recipe, if I just need to cook a chicken that is moist, juicy, and flavorful without going to much trouble....

An Omelet Recipe for Shellfish  Not rated yet
This is a creative omelet recipe I use anytime I am fortunate enough to have leftover shellfish available when I am about to make breakfast, I like to ...

Make this Chicken Recipe Tonight: Mango Chicken with Quinoa  Not rated yet
This mango chicken recipe, served with quinoa makes a great presentation!

For the chicken:
Saute chicken in olive oil, deglaze with mango nectar. Add ...

Perfect Steak makes a Perfect Meal!   Not rated yet
This is probably the closest to a perfect steak I have ever cooked. It is a rib eye.

First, I marinated it and cooked it over the grill for about 40 ...

A Greek Omelet to Try   Not rated yet
I whipped up a quick omelet for my lady this morning. It was with feta and spinach, but my favorite thing to do is use fresh Parmesan.

I also have ...

The Omelet Recipe Discovery  Not rated yet
Sometimes the best discoveries are accidents - and this is the story with my favorite omelet recipe.

My husband thinks I'm a nut, but I love omelets ...

A Twist on the usual Pancake Breakfast Recipe  Not rated yet
Pancakes are one of the most notorious breakfast recipes, but they don't have a reputation for being the healthiest breakfast food. With a little twist,...

Making Leftovers into an Omelet Recipe  Not rated yet
This omelet recipe came from necessity. I was hungry and it was breakfast time. I decided on an omelet and had my eggs cooking in the pan before I checked ...

The Perfect Steak and the Perfect Friday Night Party  Not rated yet
Every Friday night, I am the one in charge of the perfect steak. I share my house with 3 friends and we have a traditional Friday dinner party. I take ...