Good to Grill: Recipes Made for BBQs and Grilling

With warmer weather upon is, it’s officially the kickoff of grilling season! Here’s some of our favorite Mad Hungry recipes that were made for warm summer days by the grill. Drinks Cucumber Mint Gin and Tonic Limeade Michelada Beer Cocktail Pineappleade Tarragon Lemonade Grapefruit  Thyme Cocktail Sides & Salads California Cobb Salad Classic Coleslaw Chilled… View Article

Recipes From Today’s Show: Men Love Pie

One thing all the men in my house have in common is a crazy love for pie. Savory or sweet, as long as there’s a great crust, they are always ready to dig in- and for a for a great crust, you need a great dough. Today I’m going to show you how to make… View Article

Recipes from Today’s Show: Sunday’s Brunch, Monday’s Lunch

  TODAY on MHTV at 11:30 am ET: Sundays are always my breather from a busy week, and I love to take the extra time to cook up a great meal and enjoy it with the fam. My savory spinach and ham pie, with a deliciously flaky crust, is not only irresistible for brunch, but… View Article
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Recipes from Today’s Show: Albanian Family Recipes

TODAY on MHTV: Have you ever eaten something and HAD to have the recipe? That’s what happened when my friend, Milot, shared a slice of spinach pie with me. Called Byrek Mi Spinaq in Albanian, it’s stuffed with a creamy spinach filling and layered between sheets of buttery phyllo dough— it’s super easy to make;… View Article

Recipes from Today’s Show: Sunday’s Brunch, Monday’s Lunch

TODAY on MHTV: I love to cook on Sundays because I have a little more time to spend in the kitchen, plus, I can make a few extra things to have for the week. For a hearty Sunday brunch I like to make a cheesy spinach and ham pie with a flakey cream cheese crust…. View Article
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Recipes From Today’s Show: Men Love Pie

TODAY on MHTV @ 11:30 a.m. ET: If there’s one thing I know, it’s that men love pie. I’m making two doughs—a basic pie dough and a cream cheese based dough—they’re super simple and the key to having a good baking arsenal. I’m also making a classic apple pie (the hubs’ fave) and savory beef… View Article

Recipes from Today’s Show: Pie

Watched the show? Want the Recipes? Click on the recipe titles below to get the recipes from today’s episode. Basic Pie Dough Cream Cheese Pastry Dough Old-Fashioned Apple Pie Beef Empanadas Tomato, Avocado & Cilantro Salad You can find all your favorite recipes (and more) at http://www.marthastewart.com/madhungry
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Easy as PIE: MAD Hungry TV

[picasa username=”lsq713″ albumname=”Menlovepie”] PIE: simple. delicious. Sweet or savory, it’s something that men find irresistible. David Letterman says it best, “It takes a pretty good cake to equal pie.” TUNE in TODAY for a show all about pie: savory beef empanadas that can be served with my tomato, cilantro and cilantro salad; my husband, Ritchie’s… View Article
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COOKING CLASS

[picasa username=”lsq713″ albumname=”CookingClass2010″] This week my friend and colleague Sarah Carey and I gave a charity cooking class to benefit The Center For Living at Mt. Sinai which focuses on healthy aging (or, as I like to call it–Youthing). Victor scored this auction item and invited his friends Addie, Robin and Cynthia to our test kitchens… View Article
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The Proof is in the Pie (and Spoon)

Harry just can’t contain himself or the boys from digging into dessert before the salad! Click to watch the full segment on CBS of cooking with boys and men.
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BACK IN THE SWING

Vacation was completely rejuvenating but I’m back in the everyday and really happy to be home, making dinner, walking the dogs, nagging the kids to clean-up, getting to work blah blah blah BUT am also thinking about this weekends eats for the holiday. Whatever the main feature is (probably lamb)–I’ll definitely be making this Easter… View Article
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FAUX APPLE PIE

I was really headed toward an old fashioned apple pie. The apple varieties in the farmers markets are peaking right now so I purchased a combo of sweet and tart apples (love the Black Twig). Plans had it for dessert Saturday after butternut squash risotto, roast pork loin and green salad but I pooped out… View Article
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SLAB PIE AKA PIE SLICE

Think of this pie as an original pop tart: same ingredients as regular pie but flatter and rectangle. It’s made here with apple and raspberries but any fruit filling will work (just get the thickener to fruit ratio correct). Next time will make Pear and ginger. This is a great grab and go snack. Sarah… View Article
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