“I cooked with so many of the greats: Tom Colicchio, Eric Ripert, Wylie Dufresne, Grant Achatz. Rick Bayless taught me not one… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“Last night I read about a dish Gemma made for the staff for breakfast, which sounded really good despite its horrible name.… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“I look at the spread on the counter. I took Jacob's advice and went all out on the classic Southern good luck… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“My daughters-in-law, you know..." she shrugs her rounded shoulders resignedly. "They are such sweet girls, good mothers, kind to me..." "And such… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“A chilled pea soup of insane simplicity, garnished with creme fraiche and celery leaves. Roasted beet salad with poached pears and goat… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“Caroline has laid out a beautiful spread, which is a combination of some of my favorite things that she has cooked, and… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“I have been all over the world cooking and eating and training under extraordinary chefs. And the two food guys I would… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“RJ gets to work in the kitchen on the dinner he is preparing, allowing me to sous chef. He seasons duck breasts… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“Life is also about balance, just the way recipes are about balance. When your recipe isn't balanced, it doesn't taste right. Too… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“We'll start with oysters on the half shell and homemade salt-and-pepper potato chips, just to whet the appetites. Then a wedge salad… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“Laid out on the rustic farm table that sits to the side of Maria's enormous kitchen island is a lovely spread of… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“Elliot, that was amazing." The meal has been spectacular. We started with a salad of fennel, golden beets, and grapefruit. He did… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“I sliced the chicken with my fingers and put it into a small skillet to warm, separate a couple of eggs, and… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“Don't knock homespun. All comfort food is homespun, and according to you and my cooking magazines, comfort food is the trend. You… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“I hacked an old Crock-Pot and turned it into a sous vide machine, and did a turkey breast, and then seared the… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“Iceberg wedges with a homemade Thousand Island dressing and bacon bits. Prime rib, slow roasted in a very forgiving technique I developed… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“The menu is spectacular. Passed hors d'oeuvres include caramelized shallot tartlets topped with Gorgonzola, cubes of crispy pork belly skewered with fresh… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“...truly amazing cooking isn't really so much about technique, it's about heart and soul...” — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“Making dinner for Wayne is either the easiest thing or the hardest thing on the planet, depending on how you look at… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“Jack was the kind of guy you could take into any situation and he would figure out how to fit in. Wayne, not so… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“Volnay is prancing, head up proudly; her squat little bowlegs producing a smooth gait that would make the dog show people preen. She carries… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“Deciding that he was essentially useless, I made him a large glass of sangre del tigre- "blood of the tiger"- a lethal Bloody Mary… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“I cooked with so many of the greats: Tom Colicchio, Eric Ripert, Wylie Dufresne, Grant Achatz. Rick Bayless taught me not one but two… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“Last night I read about a dish Gemma made for the staff for breakfast, which sounded really good despite its horrible name. Toad-in-the-hole. Seriously,… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“I'm going to explode," my dad says, rubbing his stomach gleefully. He's just put down a massive sandwich piled with corned beef, pastrami, chopped… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“Miss A-la-na here seems to think that my pork medallion with caramelized-onion pan sauce is a little heavy-handed, that the onions need a lighter… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“Relax, princess. If your prince arrives, I'll vacate. Just keeping you company. Besides, he should know better than to leave a beautiful girl waiting… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“Yeah, just what I needed, a massive three-day Hostess binge, followed by a week of trying to replicate recipes so that if no one… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“Going to the gym...all those people who always told me that you get addicted to it, that endorphins kick in, that eventually you crave… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“This year I am doing praline pecans, an old favorite family favorite, easy and addictive. And a festive holiday dark chocolate loaf cake, with… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
“I pick up my teaspoon and take a small bite, and am transported. The cake is nutty and moist, the cream with the barest… — Stacey Ballis Copy Share Image
