Saturday, October 31, 2026 It was Halloween night, and Jim had the kitchen pass while his wife, Laura, was out of town for the weekend. After an evening of drinking at Jim’s last night, we decided to cook at Chez Had and make some whisky sours. I wanted to perfect my steak au poivre sauce…
Category: Meals
Steak au Poivre Cobb Crew 🥩
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 Lately, I have been in the mood to go to Costco, buy an entire roast, and carve it into steaks. Carter called and told me Costco had a killer deal on Prime Roasts, so I went and picked up a fine slab of beef. Photo Montage As always, thanks for CookCookEatEating…
Rigatoni with Bolognese🍝
Monday, October 19, 2026 I have made this red sauce a few times and have learned a lot. What I have learned is that I never use enough meat or tomatoes in many forms, as Depeche Mode famously sang, “I just can’t get enough”🩵. Tonight I went all in and had to borrow Paul Ellington’s…
Potatoes Fondant 🥔
Sunday, October 18, 2026 I’ve wanted to make this dish for a while, after seeing many recipes on Instagram and in other cooking magazines, so I finally tried it myself. Ingredients 5-10 large Yukon Gold potatoes Stick or 2 of butter Fresh thyme 10 peeled garlic cloves Chicken stock Preparation Peel the potatoes and cut…
TheHad Birthday 58 🎂
A rooftop gathering in Seattle in between trips to Manila, hosted by my good friend Nick Haddow, with oysters, a chopped seafood dish with crackers, selfies with friends, and the downtown towers going pink at sunset with the moon coming up. A small gathering with a select few, I was leaving back for Manila the…
Cobb Tomahawks 🥩
Bone-in ribeyes on the grill, a big bowl of heirloom tomatoes and basil, and a table full of friends. Celebrating a great summer night with friends Paul, Ian, Miranda, Trevor, and Isa. Friends The Salad [One line on how you dress the tomatoes. Quantities you tweaked.] The Steaks Resting on a hot grill – the…
Dinner at Haddow’s 🍽️
Nick suggested a joint Haddow Hadland dinner. He was making occo buco and asked what I could whip up. I have not made a lobster pasta, and it sounded good, so here is our take on our respective dishes. As you can see below, neither prep was simple. Confit garlic, roasted bone marrow, spot prawns…
Xmas 2025🎄
Christmas 2025 was a great gathering of many friends. Neighbors Bruce and his son David, Ian and Miranda, my cousin Stu, and Carter’s friend Sky from China. Quite the gathering of misfits. Dinner would consist of a bone-in prime rib roast, nearly 24 pounds and 8 bones, my twice-baked potatoes, and roasted Brussels sprouts with…
Beef Wellington with Vilardius 🥩
It was my time to host the Iron Chef cook-off with Joe Vilardi. Joe is a great friend, and we have cooked for each other many times. Joe had hosted at least the past 4 times, so I really needed to pull off an impressive and amazing meal. I went all out with my Beef…
Thanksgiving 2025 🦃
A great Thanksgiving in 2025: all the boys are in the house, and Big Steve is here to help too. Two days of prep and cooking: stuffing in pans and muffin tins, a roast turkey, gravy, mashed potatoes, and a full table at the end. Wednesday, November 26 Thursday, November 27 A great two-day group…