Utah Food

  • One Pot Roasted Chicken

    One Pot Roasted Chicken

    This method of oven roasting a whole chicken in a well-sealed pot makes for an incredibly juicy, tender chicken with natural pan jus. It’s one of my favorite recipes. 

  • Classic Caprese Salad

    Classic Caprese Salad

    One of the simplest summertime dishes I can think of is also one of the most delicious: Caprese salad, which originated on Capri in the Italian region of Campania.

  • Green Curry Beef Kebabs with Crispy Basil 

    Green Curry Beef Kebabs with Crispy Basil 

    If you’re thinking about firing up the grill for this 4th of July, here is an Asian spin on beef kebabs with Thai-style green curry paste and crispy fried basil.

  • Crispy Catfish Fry

    Crispy Catfish Fry

    I love the Southern tradition of the Friday (or Saturday) night fish fry. Here is a recipe for super crispy fried fish that uses a cornmeal coating rather than a…

  • Foolproof Bake & Grill BBQ Chicken

    Foolproof Bake & Grill BBQ Chicken

    Most of us have encountered problems with BBQ chicken on the grill. Too often, the skin burns and oozes fat onto the fire causing flare ups and more burning. By…

  • Pad See Ew

    Pad See Ew

    In this country, pad Thai is a very popular dish. But when I visit Thai restaurants, I also really like pad see ew, which is sometimes spelled pad siew.  As…

  • Shrimp Étouffée

    Shrimp Étouffée

    Whenever I’m in New Orleans, I always make sure to get my fix of gumbo and etouffee. Gumbo is more of a soup, whereas etouffee is more stew-like – a…

  • Grilled Lemon Chicken

    Grilled Lemon Chicken

    This year for Memorial Day, many of us will be at home (where else?), perhaps firing up the grill for a Memorial Day barbecue. Here is one of my favorite…

  • Gluten Free Twice-Fried Chicken with Gochujang

    Gluten Free Twice-Fried Chicken with Gochujang

    I love Twice-Fried Chicken with Gochujang because it uses potato starch, which is gluten free, instead of regular flour for the chicken coating. And a bonus: the potato starch makes…

  • Chicken Yakitori

    Chicken Yakitori

    Here is a very simple and really flavorful recipe for chicken yakitori skewers. These skewers would be great to serve at a Memorial Day cookout.  

  • Tomato Biryani

    Tomato Biryani

    Biryani – which is also spelled biriyani – is a popular rice-based dish from Southern India. It’s sort of like rice pilaf, but with an Indian spin and can be…

  • Venice-Style Shrimp

    Venice-Style Shrimp

    This is a scrumptious recipe based on one from Food & Wine magazine – large shrimp prepared in the Venetian style with garlic, wine, butter, chili flakes and lemon zest.…

  • Corn & Black Bean Salsa Recipe

    Corn & Black Bean Salsa Recipe

    One of my wife’s very favorite things to eat is Corn & Black Bean Salsa, which she usually buys at Harmons. However, it is very easy and inexpensive to make…

  • Jerk Pork Tenderloin

    Jerk Pork Tenderloin

    I really love the spicy and sweet flavors of Jamaican-style jerk seasoning. It’s terrific on pork, poultry, fish, shrimp, and lots of other things. For this recipe, you can make…

  • Penne with White Sausage Sauce

    Penne with White Sausage Sauce

    Here is a quick and easy comfort food pasta dish which I modified a little from the original New York Times recipe by Mark Bittman. Here, pasta is coated in…

  • Blackened Grouper

    Blackened Grouper

    Here is a really easy and delicious way to prepare any firm-fleshed fish such as grouper, catfish, halibut, cod, haddock and the like. You could also use this recipe for…