Tates Kitchen

Does that title really need any further verbage? Someone asked me why I didn't have a chocolate mousse recipe up on this site and I was actually a little shocked! I make this all the time. I hadn't posted it already?Well, Chocolate Mousse! Here it is. ...

Cacio e Pepe dressing? This is basically cheese and pepper - and in this case a few other ingredients - and it is delicious! This was Food and Wine magazine's salad of the month with fava beans and fresh peas. I didn't have fava beans and only had a ba...

This is now my new favorite way to have cauliflower. Usually the family wants it dripping in Hollandaise Sauce so I think they were all a little skeptical when I said I was roasting it and there would be NO sauce in sight. As you can imagine this ...

"mom, are wet willies bad?""YES! They are the leading cause of deafness in children your age because some dumb kid sticks his finger in your ear and punctures your eardrum and the doctor's can't fix an eardrum so you go deaf!"Yes.....I really did give ...

Main course at the last dinner@Tate's.Chicken.....again.....I'm kind of tired of making chicken. But looking for a meat that everyone eats? Quite often I find myself making chicken.....again.....Maybe we can make it a little differently? Maybe the last...

Let me start by saying I made these. I made 13 of them to be exact.As I was plating them my husband walked by and said "Oh my Gosh how adorable are those?"Yes - they are absolutely adorable.They are also now in the "someone has lost their damn min...

Well, 2013 is starting off with a bang for our monthly dinners! The February dinner table was full, menu turned out terrific, everyone had a fantastic evening. And as usual, the latest issue of Food and Wine was the inspiration. Nothing like completely...

Let's be serious here...the title of this dish has the word "kimchee" in it...of Course I must make it! Was it worth it? Yes - absolutely. Even people who don't usually care for kimchee loved it served atop the beef. Giving the kimchee a quick little s...

I think this has become my most requested dish lately. Funny thing is, I've probably made this 6 times in the last month and every time it has been a little different - but everyone still loves it...go figure...I did mention this recipe to my friend Jo...

I have been on google for an hour trying to find the difference between a florentine and a lacey cookie.No real luck as of yet. It seems these two are pretty much the same cookie with varying degrees of crispiness and varying quantities of flour? and m...