My very favorite Spanish rice recipe.

My dad likes to fish, but he doesn’t like to eat them. So whenever he goes fishing I get fresh-caught trout… can’t complain much about that deal.
I’ve added my oven-steamed fish recipe, which is definitely my favorite way to cook trout (and it works great with other light colored fin-fish) to the Main […]

This is a soup that I must have made dozens of times, and every time it ends up just a bit different because I often switch up the ingredients. It’s one of my favorite “healthy” things to cook.
It’s also great for cold winter days, like we’re getting here right now.
Also about the best pasta […]

Along with the steak tonight, we baked potatoes, using the recipe from Alton Brown’s “Good Eats”.
If you are still baking potatoes in aluminum foil, you should give this recipe a try. I think it’s a lot better.
Good Eats Baked Potato

I’m grilling steaks tonight for dinner.

The recipe (or more accurately, the technique) I use for grilling steaks on the grill out on the deck has been added to the Main Dishes section.
It’s hard to beat a nice thick t-bone. And the dogs suddenly love me every time I do this.

So we’re trying to eat healthier in my house.
It’s been interesting (and by interesting, I mean not really very interesting at all), because nothing really tastes as good. People try and tell you that it does, with the right seasonings and such…but don’t let them fool you, it doesn’t.
With that said, I will tell […]

Welcome to “Playing With Your Food”!
This is my first post of many to come.
I’ve set up this site as a place for me to share my favorite recipes with everyone, as well as a place to discuss all things culinary. Recipes, techniques, restaurants, chefs, food-related television, or whatever else you might want to talk about.
I […]