Cheese soufflé

While playing Suzette, a cordon bleu cook in the Zurich Comedy Club‘s production of Don’t Dress for Dinner (November 6-16, 2013), I cooked all the dishes...

Artichokes in sauce velouté

From November 6-16, 2013, I appeared in the Zurich Comedy Club‘s production of Don’t Dress for Dinner—a deliciously funny comedy by Marc Camoletti. In the show,...

Worms in dirt

I have a tradition of making fun food for Halloween every year. In the past, I have made monster pizzas, meringue “ghosties,” green monster hands...

Honey balsamic vinaigrette salad dressing

This is a very simple salad dressing recipe that tastes great on most salad greens, especially romaine, ma¢che, red and green leaf lettuce, red and...

Bacon-wrapped stuffed grilled trout

As fall approaches and the main grilling season comes to an end, I would like to share one of my favorite recipes with you before...

How to: fillet a whole cooked fish

As is the case with meat or poultry, cooking fish whole and on the bone adds flavor.  Here’s how to fillet it easily once it...

Swiss cold beef salad

Here in Switzerland, I have discovered a delicious cold beef salad dish called Siedfleischsalat or “stewed meat” salad. Siedfleisch translates roughly as “stewing meat” or “simmering...

Homemade BBQ sauce

It’s grilling season. In case you’re like me and are trying to avoid all of the extra sugar, corn syrup, other unhealthy stuff in commercial...