Uncle John loves to cook

The trinity of amazing flavor: garlic, anchovies, and tomato paste combined Patrons get printable receipts and lots more Become a patron In this episode we are going to create a highly flavorful Ragu sauce and an amazing southwestern chicken soup.  Over the past three episodes we have showcased each of the trinity of flavors: Garlic, […]

Patrons get printable receipts and lots more Become a patron In this episode we cover the last of the flavor trinity, tomato paste, a concentrated form of tomatoes that imparts a rich, deep flavor to dishes. Tomato paste gives incredible benefits in your cooking. Whether you’re a professional chef or a home cook, tomato paste […]

Patron get printable receipts and lots more Become a patron This week, we’re continuing our journey through the trinity of flavor, and now we’re diving into anchovies. These little guys are often considered a secret ingredient that can take your recipes to a whole new level. I am John Buono, and I love to cook, […]

Over the next 4 episodes we are going to dive into a culinary powerhouse of flavors, which I am sure some of you know about, others have heard about, and some will say no way.  Those are the king and queens of cooking, Garlic, anchovies, and tomato paste These three flavor enhancers bring depth, umami, […]

This week I want to  discuss one of my favorite foods, the tortilla.  The tortilla is a traditional bread of the Mexican cuisine and has been around for thousands of years.  Well at least the corn tortilla has.  The corn tortilla comes from the new world were corn flourished.  A simple bread like patty of […]

In this episode we are going to talk about Polenta.  Many of you might not know what polenta is, but its pretty much the Italian version of cheesy grits or cooked corn meal.   For those that have tried to make polenta or grits you know the frustration. It takes a long time, you have […]

Lets face it. Caprese Salad is wonderful. This late summer treat of vine ripened tomatoes, sliced extra thick, and equally thick slices of Mozzarella cheese, topped off with fresh basil and with rich extra virgin Olive oil is hard to beat. My wife loves Caprese Salad and while this salad is wonderful to look at […]

One of my pet peeves is store bought tomatoes.  I remember growing up as a kid, the tomatoes were a wonderful treat.They were bright red and had an incredible flavor.  When you went to the store, there was never a question that they would be were really good.  But the best memories were when we […]

This week we’re going to talk about one of my pet peeves, and that is Pasta Alfredo. Or more specifically, Alfredo sauce. Growing up I never really had pasta Alfredo. In fact, I never even heard about it until I think I was in college.  But now it seems to be the rage. Except there […]

Poaching eggs is seen often as part skill, part art and mostly magic. In this episode I relate a fool proof way of getting beautiful poach eggs in only 30 seconds.