I've been meaning to write a posting describing Chris and my vacation back in late September, but have been at a loss for how to accurate...

Fall 2019 and spring 2020 has and will be spent exploring Spain. In Spain you cannot go into any grocery store (no matter how small) wit...

During our recent travels to Spain, Chris and I stayed for a week in the tiny town of Pozos. We had an incredible culinary week cooking ...

In the past, I have blogged about curing Coppa. This recipe kicks it up a notch. Chris and I were in NYC at Murray's Cheese when I saw S...

Just in time for the Super Bowl football game in the United States. Sometimes you just need some comfort food. Buffalo wings is one of m...

This recipe is one of my all time favorites. It got great flavor, very juicy on the grill, and full of creamy melted mozzarella goodness...

People have been asking what we do with all the sausage and charcuterie we make, so I've expanded the recipe section of The Sophisticated...

People have been asking what we do with all the sausage and charcuterie we make, so I've expanded the recipe section of The Sophisticated...

I've promised a while back to post this recipe and now is the time. Fresh Chorizo is one of our goto sausage when using sausage in cooki...

Chris has been asking me for a while to create a food tour of in Brooklyn NYC and it finally came together when I was reading a new cookb...

We finished the last of our dried sausage during our 4th of July pool party. The charcuterie plate was devoured by our friends. (Not to ...

Chris and I love spicy Chorizo, both fresh and dried. This is my first attempt at dried Spanish Chorizo. Once its finished I will see i...

I have been drawn to charcuterie in local deli that has pistachios in them. So it's time to try it for myself. I searched around for a ...

My path of Charcuterie creation began with a news article about how easy it is to make home made bacon. And so, as they say, I tried it ...

One of the fresh sausage recipes that I have been working on is Bratwurst. Chris makes a great recipe with red cabbage, beer and brats. ...

I love lamb sausage. If you every go on my NYC food purveyor tour, you will find a lamb vendor that has a grill going that samples their...

Food tours are one of Chris and my favorites ways to spend a day exploring neighborhoods in NYC. So I put together a tour of the Harlem ...

So it's to announce the winner of the dried sausage throwdown that I setup in a blog post a couple of months back. The test was to creat...

Chris and I love to cook. Over the years this has brought us to search out great ingredients to use in our cooking. Being New Jersey ba...