We showcase Wagshal’s February Market Specials in this Mardi Gras recipe!!! If you’re all prepped up… the sausage and shrimp will take just minutes to cook. About a half hour before serving… cook your Bob’s Red Mill grits and set… Continue reading Andouille Sausage, Shrimp, Tasso Ham & Grits  »

We are happy to announce that the first iteration of our Just Cooking… Simply low-cost basics classes for young professionals was a smashing success! Nine students, all of them newcomers to Just Simply… Cuisine, trickled into the kitchen around noon… Continue reading Just Cooking… Simply Kickoff!!! »

Date: January 1, 2012 Time: 21:30:12 pm EST Place: “Home Away From Home” Meg and Kev’s Montclair, New Jersey Snapshot: New Year’s Day Supper… Stuffed Filet of Beef Tenderloin, Wilted Romaine, Shaved Parmesan… Continue reading Snapshot… »

Use Up What’s in the Fridge Soup Heat a Lodge Cast Iron soup pot over medium high heat and coat the bottom with just enough olive oil to cover. Add… 1 medium onion, diced coarsely 1 large stalk of celery,… Continue reading New Year’s Day Lunch Leftovers… »

Signature Goat Cheese Appetizer Homemade Tagliatelle Cacio e Pepe… Tagliatelle, Cracked Peppercorns, Pecorino Roasted Butterflied Wagshal’s Chicken, Fresh Rosemary & Sage Greens and Beans, Meyer Lemon Vinaigrette, Shaved Pecorino Apple and Pear Compote, Vanilla Haagen Dazs, Fresh Mint… Continue reading Tomorrow’s Cooking Class Menu… »

One week later and our Thanksgiving menu has stayed with us!!! Such a GREAT feast with a happy 30 pounder stuffed to the gill and served with all the trimmings! Thanks Matt for posting it all on our billy board!!!… Continue reading Better Late Than Never… »

We have a double header today… one class down and one to go! Our menu… Eggplant Bruschetta with Proscuitto Slow Roasted Tomatoes Signature Goat Cheese Appetizer Homemade Tagiatelle with Toasted Bread Crumbs, Slow Roasted Tomatoes, Shaved Pancetta, Pecorino and an… Continue reading Rainy November Menu… »

Clarified Butter Backyard Garden Arugula, Roasted Caramelized Figs, Gorgonzola Fault Proof Pasta Dough with Bob’s Red Mill Semolina Braised Dark Chicken Bianco, Wagshal’s Market Butcher Homemade Tagiatelle Roasted Cauliflower, Lemon, Parmesan… Continue reading Our Cooking Class Menu Tonight… »

Eggplant Bruschetta Wagshal’s Rack of Roast Pork, Garlic, Rosemary, Sage Caramelized Cauliflower, Parmesan, Lemon Fault Proof Pasta Dough Pumpkin Ravioli, Sage Butter, Crispy Pancetta… Continue reading Last Night’s AMAZING Autumn Menu… »

Off to the farm market for eggplants, peppers, apples, pears and a pie pumpkin for cooking class this evening. Our menu… Eggplant Caponata Crostini Pumpkin Ravioli, Sage Butter, Parmesan Spinach, Apple, Toasted Walnuts, Irish Cheddar Apple Cider Vinaigrette Aunt Frances’s… Continue reading October Bliss… »