Soups & Sauces30 Videos

Pete’s Quick Vinaigrette

Cheaper and healthier than store-bought salad dressing, vinaigrette is a snap to make at home. It’s great on greens, vegetables and fruits. You can change up the flavor by using different vinegars. When made well, vinaigrette is a perfectly balanced dressing that spruces up any salad or vegetable it touches. Because the recipe is so […]

Gravy 101 – Don’t Open a Jar!

You have just roasted the perfect chicken or roast beef and now its time to make gravy. Just say “no” to gravy from a jar. Use those drippings from the roasting pan to make the perfect gravy. Join me in the kitchen and learn the technique to make perfect gravy every time. Beef, chicken, pork, […]

Create Your Own Barbecue Sauce

Every family has their own Barbecue Sauce, from simple to complex, some sweet, some tangy and some hot and spicy. But everyone needs a basic sauce to start from to develop their own. Peter’s mother created in the 1950’s, a simple and inexpensive barbecue sauce that has become a staple and it all starts with […]

Kale Soup with Beef

This wonderful soup will warm you up on a cold winter night, it is my family recipe for Kale Soup. There are many type of kale soup, from vegan, to potato, to vegetable, to Portuguese, and still others with beans, potatoes and sausage. My Kale soup is filled with dark green kale, onions, garlic and […]

Onion Soup with Blue Cheese served in a Pumpkin

This boldly flavored twist on French onion soup lets the onion come through loud and strong. Rather than the cheese being on top of the soup, blue cheese is melted into the soup. Blue cheese or Gorgonzola works well for this as it is not overpowering and melts in the soup to give it a […]

Butternut Squash Soup

Butternut Squash Soup – this simple recipe will have you trying this soup all year round. Chicken soup – move over, this is a rich and creamy soup without a lot of fuss. Just 6 ingredients makes an incredible soup as a starter course – or in my version – soup shooters. Ingredients: 1 large […]