by Joseph Yacino | Jul 5, 2017 | cabbage, chou farce, fort lauderdale personal chef, palm beach personal chef, recipe, stuffed cabbage, vegan, vegetarian
Be sure your barley and split peas are cooked prior to beginning this recipe. To save time, you can cook your barley in a pressure cooker or use ‘quick barley’. A Show-Stopping Plant-Based Centerpiece Chou Farci, the elegant French “stuffed cabbage,” gets a hearty...
by Joseph Yacino | Jul 2, 2017 | family recipes, gluten free, recipe, recipes, stuffing, thanksgiving, turkey, turkey dinner
The thought of Thanksgiving brings visions of a Norman Rockwell painting, with a table laden with all of the traditional foods. Over the past decade or so there have been those that did their best to change those traditions by not having turkey as the star. I however...
by Joseph Yacino | Jun 30, 2017 | fort lauderdale personal chef, gravy, holiday eating, holidays, palm beach personal chef, recipe, thanksgiving, turkey gravy
A Healthier, Richer, and More Flavorful Gravy for Any RoastThis clever gravy turns the vegetables you already roast under your turkey, chicken, beef, or pork into a silky, nutrient-packed sauce. No extra fat, no flour (making it naturally gluten-free), and way more...
by Joseph Yacino | Jun 30, 2017 | cook, cooking, easy recipe, eggplant, fort lauderdale personal chef, italian, italy, palm beach personal chef, recipe, recipes
A Lighter, Gluten-Free Twist on the Classic Italian Favorite with Gram EquivalentsEggplant Parmesan doesn’t have to be heavy or greasy. These beautiful individual stacks bake up crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and are layered with homemade marinara...
by Joseph Yacino | Jun 29, 2017 | fort lauderdale personal chef, palm beach personal chef, quinoa, recipe, recipes, salad, vegan, vegetables, vegetarian
The first time I encountered quinoa I was living with my cousin in Manhattan on the lower east side. She was not the most handy person in the kitchen. When I walked in she yelled from her bedroom that the air-popper may be broken as she tried to “pop” the little seeds...
by Joseph Yacino | Jun 28, 2017 | almond cake, christmas, epiphany, fort lauderdale personal chef, palm beach personal chef, recipe, recipes, three kings cake
This is a traditional cake served on January 6, which is the Epiphany and also happens to be the twelfth day of Christmas. Today is the day many people celebrate . Little children put hay or fresh straw under their beds for the camels and wake up to presents under...