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Sometimes known as the Wandering Foodie. Likes to study and prepare the classic recipes. Writes for At The Lake Magazine - Cuisine Section

• Braised Short Ribs with Red Wine Reduction over Garlic Mashed Potatoes

  By William Turner on November 14, 2012 • ( 5 )

  

  So, we are at a dinner party and my friend Bob asks me what is my favorite thing before dinner.  I think he was talking about drinks, but my mind wandered. 

• Making It At Home: Chicken Broth Cubes

  By William Turner on October 25, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  A true Bravado chef makes a lot of things at home.  We like to avoid things in bottles, cans and boxes with a lot of printing on them.  While we won’t forget our classic dishes, in the coming weeks we… Read More ›

• Pasta with Sausage and Cream

  By William Turner on October 19, 2012 • ( 5 )

  

  Earlier this year, we had dinner with a friend, Ann.  She was going to make a recipe that her daughter had found in “some cookbook”.  It was pasta with sausage and cream and the cookbook was Marcella Hazan’s  “Essentials of… Read More ›

• Easy Printing and iPhone App

  By William Turner on October 18, 2012 • ( 0 )

  Printing Some have been bugging me about finding a way to easily print the now famous Bravado recipes.  Well, we found a way – check out the new “Print and PDF” button at the end of each post.  You can… Read More ›

• Fun Stuff

  By William Turner on October 3, 2012 • ( 4 )

  A Little Humor I thought we would start the day with a little humor.  This is by a great cartoonist who is also a good friend.  Check out Joe Martin at http://www.mrboffo.com. Julia Let’s remember that Julia Child would have been… Read More ›

• I Love New York

  By William Turner on September 22, 2012 • ( 3 )

  

  Think agitation, density, and discombobulation.  Think pristine and filthy, courteous and rude, sleek and grungy.  This is New York, and make no mistake about it, there is no place like it.  And, I have a confession – I love the… Read More ›

• Friday Night Fishfry – An American Classic

  By William Turner on September 9, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  After playing golf, a good friend suggested that I have dinner at his house.  Gary is wine fanatic and I knew there would be some liquid treats involved.   He owns a company that rates wines, The Beverage Tasting Institute, which… Read More ›

• An Italian Classic – Eggplant Parmesan

  By William Turner on August 30, 2012 • ( 1 )

  

  Eggplant has been around for a long, long time.  It originated in India maybe 3,000 years ago.  The three largest producers are China, India and Egypt, who produce twenty times more than anyone else.  Few of you have heard of… Read More ›

• Garlic Tomato Salad by Marcella

  By William Turner on August 23, 2012 • ( 4 )

  

  Tomato plants are strange.  Nothing happens for a couple of months and then they go crazy.   They suddenly ripen with a frantic, almost feverish, flurry that gives you more product than you can use just as prices at the… Read More ›

• Shanghai Chicken Fried Rice

  By William Turner on August 16, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Sometimes I wake up with an urge for something special – food related, that is.  This morning after my first cup of coffee I started thinking about Shanghai Chicken Fried Rice.

• Basil Pesto Redeux

  By William Turner on August 7, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  As the end of summer approaches the basil goes wild in most of the U.S.  If you’re growing your own, you will have more than you easily use.  If you’re buying at the local farm stand, you’ll find it for… Read More ›

• Caesar Salad – An American Classic

  By William Turner on July 26, 2012 • ( 2 )

  

  After WWI a young Italian named Caesar Cardini emigrated to America and settled in San Diego.  He worked in hotels and restaurants while he learned English.  But, Italians have something in their DNA that prompts them to get into the… Read More ›

• Back to the French Classics – Pain Perdu or French Toast

  By William Turner on June 23, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Sometimes we call something by a certain name for so long that we really forget what it is all about and the name bears no resemblance to the real thing.  For example, I call my wife “sweetheart”.  French toast is… Read More ›

• Six-Pack Chicken – An American Classic

  By William Turner on June 15, 2012 • ( 1 )

  

  I wanted to continue with our series on French Classics, but I have run out of things that I know how to make.  I usually like to make a dish at least twice so that I can proceed to talk… Read More ›

• Spaghetti Carbonara – An Italo-American Classic

  By William Turner on June 7, 2012 • ( 1 )

  

  Sometimes you get an urge for a dish and you have to get up, go to the refrigerator and start grabbing the ingredients.  Spaghetti Carbonara is just such a dish.  Luckily, it is easy to make and you usually have… Read More ›