Thanksgiving Pairing: Maple Bacon Roasted Turkey and Chardonnay

My favorite bird!  Spoil yourself on Thanksgiving with turkey wrapped in bacon and Gary Farrell Chardonnay. We make this turkey every year and it is the best. Try the recipe on Thanksgiving and you'll be in heaven!  I am blessed an thankful to have such wonderful friends and family. Cheers!

Perfect Pair: Chicken Tetrazzini

Chicken Tetrazzini is perfect this time of year and is featured in the Capital Cooking Cookbook! This recipe makes me nostalgic. I used to eat this all of the time growing up and it was one of my favorites.

Recipe: Paprika Dusted Pork Chops with Corn, Shallot, Tomato and Mint Salsa

Pork chops are delicious in the summer.  This recipe is from our Simple Summer Supper episode.

Recipe: Chipotle Marinated Lamb with Avocado-Corn Relish

This recipe is perfect for summer grilling.  You can take the marinade and use it for chicken, fish and any other meat.

4 Chicken Recipes Worth Making

Chicken is always a go-to main dish.  It is a healthy protein and there are so many recipes that are easy to prepare.  What are your favorite chicken recipes?  Try some of mine below!

Recipe: Vegan Butternut Squash Risotto

I love butternut squash this time of year.  One of my good friends came to visit from Arizona and she eats vegan.  I wanted to find a dish that would work with her diet and came up with this recipe.  If you're not vegan and want to amp it up, add some cream and Parmesan cheese at the end.  Happy Fall, Y'all!

Perfect Pair: Gnocchi with Neapolitan Meat Ragu with Mt. Brave Cabernet Sauvignon Wine

The Campania region of southern Italy is home to Mount Vesuvius as well as the bustling city of Naples.  The volcanic soils of Campania grow some of the best produce in Italy. Chef Enzo Febbraro joined us on Capital Cooking to show us his Gnocchi with Neapolitan Ragu from Campania, Italy.  Hope to Italy again soon!  Get the full menu in the Capital Cooking Cookbook.  Mt. Brave Cabernet Sauvignon red wine really brings out the flavor of the meat sauce.  Cheers! 

Perfect Pair: Chicken Souvlaki

Have you started summer menu planning?  Add this dish to your grilling line up.  Not only is it delicious, but it is healthy.  Serve with grilled vegetable ratatouille or an heirloom tomato salad.

Thanksgiving Recipe: Stuffed and Baked Lobster

Celebrate Thanksgiving with Legal Sea Foods' Stuffed and Baked Lobster. Culinary historians believe that much of the Thanksgiving meal consisted of seafood, which is often absent from today’s menus, so this year why not try a baked stuffed lobster instead of a baked stuffed turkey to celebrate the holiday.

Recipe: Roasted Chicken

During my time at L'Academie de Cuisine, we learned how to make a delicious Roasted Chicken.  While a chicken is easy to roast, it is hard to make it good.  I love making a chicken early in the week and using the meat to make other recipes.  It is so versatile and you can save the bones to make a wonderful stock.  

Recipe: Crispy Cheese Pie (Lazy Woman’s Pie)

Check out this delicious recipe from Aglaia Kremezi’s new cookbook, Mediterranean Vegetarian Feasts.

Around the Globe: Kaow Soi Gai

After touring the local Thai food market, we headed back to the The Four Seasons Cooking School. 

Cooking with Beer: Baja Fish Tacos

Summer time is perfect for cooking with beer.  I like to make my Baja Fish Tacos.  I usually use tilapia, but you could use cod or another similar fish.

Recipe: Boiled Lobster with Garlic Rosemary Butter

Our finished meal.

Last weekend my mom came to town and we were in for a treat.  As she arrived, I just received a shipment of live lobsters from GetMaineLobster.com.