TODAY on MHTV: One of the greatest things about fall is the smell of something delicious cooking in the kitchen and a fancy meal on a week night is not as hard to prepare as you might think.  Rosemary and vinegar infused chicken is a cinch to make thanks to a simple marinade. On the… View Article

TODAY on MHTV: When I want to make something different for dinner, I reach for my Jamaican recipes.  The ingredients and flavors in a dish like sautéed Callaloo-style greens really stand out, especially next to Curry Chicken. And if I really want to feel like I’m in Jamaica, a banana daiquiri sends me there in… View Article

TODAY on MHTV: My son Calder is joining me in the kitchen on this show and I’ve got some news for you: we’re making his recipes. An easy baked chicken with a honey-whole grain mustard glaze is flavorful and moist. Make sure you save the “lemony, chickeny juices” that collect at the bottom of the… View Article

When the farmers market are loaded with these purple jewels and you’re not sure what to do with them, try making grape jelly. The first time I did it, the house was filled with the most nostalgic smell of bazooka bubble gum and my grade school PB&J sandwiches all rolled up in one. For a… View Article

TODAY on MHTV: Everybody loves to eat pizza and the only thing they love more than eating it, is making it. Today I’ll show you how to make a basic pizza dough and put your own personal twist on it. Some of my favorites are pizza margherita, escarole pizza and something my family calls pizza… View Article

TODAY on MHTV: I’d always been a chili purist (all beef, no beans) and was never satisfied with substitutions- that is, until I challenged myself with chicken. My beef-chili only hubby deemed this his “new favorite”– Try my chicken chili that’s got all the heart, soul and flavor of the original.  For dinner tonight, top… View Article

TODAY on the show: Eggs and waffles aren’t just for breakfast anymore and can make a quick and delicious weeknight meal. Breakfast burritos stuffed with chorizo sausage, Monterey Jack cheese and your favorite salsa, or eggs poached in tomato sauce with toasty, crunchy bread on the side will keep your family coming back for seconds…… View Article

Watched the show? Want the Recipes? Click on the recipe titles below to get the recipes from today’s episode. Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes Carrots Agrodolce Pan Fried Steak Simple Steak Sauce Iceberg Lettuce Wedges with Creamy Blue Cheese Dressing You can find all your favorite recipes (and more) at http://www.marthastewart.com/madhungry

Watched the show? Want the Recipes? Click on the recipe titles below to get the recipes from today’s episode. Basic Tomato Sauce Lasagna Lentil Vegetable Soup Garlic Croutons Aunt Patty’s Coffee Cake You can find all your favorite recipes (and more) at http://www.marthastewart.com/madhungry

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

Watched the show? Want the Recipes? Quick Fried Chicken Miss Lamie’s Fried Chicken Flaky Buttery Biscuits Tomato Onion Stew Fried Kale Chunky Mashed Potatoes You can find all your favorite recipes (and more) at http://www.marthastewart.com/madhungry

I get tons of feedback on here and on facebook about people making the MAD Hungry recipes or their riffs on them. We’re going to start a new part of the blog where we show YOUR Mad Hungry Meals. Send your pics, riffs and stories to madhungrylsq@gmail.com & we’ll post! Below is from my fellow… View Article

[picasa username=”lsq713″ albumname=”PlumCake”] Any regular reader of The New York Times food coverage in the 80’s who was also on the lookout for easy baking ideas probably remembers this recipe. It’s since become a bit of a cult classic republished often with different subtle changes. Every year at this time, when the Italian plums show… View Article

[picasa username=”lsq713″ albumname=”SteakDinner810″] I took one whole week off of blog/facebook/twitter etc. No special reason–just a little vacation from the techno-frontlines because I want these activities to stay fun–not burdensome. And, this is the first time all year that–with sons all out of town, hubs and I ate out four whole nights which is very… View Article

Once again, it’s dinner time. No one can figure out what to eat ’cause, well–“there’s nothing in the house.” So the inertia builds until I come home from work and try not to get irritated because there’s ALWAYS something to be made. Even a heel of cheese and some tortillas can be whipped up in… View Article

[picasa username=”lsq713″ albumname=”RoastChickenAndPotatoes710″] Roasting a perfect chicken is a never ending quest. Even many chefs, when testing new candidates for a cooking job give them this task to. As a home cook, it seems like I’ve made thousands. For a while there I had to get food out so quickly to the hungry hoards that… View Article

It is impossible to describe what it means for me to have a new stove. All of you must think I have the latest and the greatest of all appliances in my home. Truth is, I have the oldest, the worst, the last legs-until-there’s-nothing -left appliances. All these boys of mine: their education, athletics, medical… View Article

[picasa username=”lsq713″ albumname=”SummerSeafood710″] I eat fish when it’s fresh, local and of a sustainable variety meaning that that particular species isn’t in any known, imminent danger of depleted stock. Check the Monterey Bay Seafood watch for what is going in in your part of the country (USA). I’ve been really lucky lately to be in… View Article

Here’s my two year old nephew with his first fish. Very exciting. And, for those facebook friends who’ve asked, here is the New England clam chowder recipe I use. It was developed for a whole story I did on chowders so if Manhattan, fish, lobster or corn chowda’s tickle your fancy you can find them… View Article

[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