Make ahead quick & easy bread pudding

  I am having a couple of friends over dinner tonight.  My friend Debbie, David and Berna are going to enjoy one of my typical Sunday night dinners at my house.  It’s very casual and very easy. This recipe resulted from using excess sliced toasted french bread that I was using for dinner a week [...]

Quick easy Union Hill Kitchen pudding scented with anise

  As the Executive chef of Union Hill Restaurant Group in Atlanta, I enjoy experimenting with classic recipes and adding a bit of what I have learned from home cooks or from my travels and of course from my kitchen journals, where I meticulously keep all my cooking notes. This is a do ahead recipe [...]

Bourbon Pecan Pie

  Ingredients: Pecan pie ½  stick butter  room temperature ¼ cup sugar ¼ cup dark brown sugar ½ cup light corn syrup ½ cup molasses 4 eggs beaten 2 cups chopped pecans 1 teaspoon vanilla ¼ teaspoon of salt 1 tablespoon bourbon 1 unbaked 9-inch pie shell Preparation: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. While [...]

Evaporated Milk Rice Pudding

 Ingredients:  2 12 oz  cans of evaporated milk 1/2 a cup of half & half 12 oz of milk ¾ cup of jasmine rice 2 cups of water ½ teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 1 large egg yolk beaten lightly ¼ cup raisins 1 teaspoon of vanilla Preparation:  Take the raisins and cover [...]