Set your doubts aside and put dinner in the dishwasher. Recipes: "Green 'Eggs' and Ham", Dishwasher Salmon with Piquant Dill Sauce, Faux Fries with Raspberry Ketchup.
It's easier than it look to flambe like a professional chef. Recipes: Holy Guacamole, Steak au Poivre, Roasted Potatoes, Green Beans tossed in Brown Butter, Pyrotechnic pineapple.
Mexican cooking re-designed and re-combined in a way only the Surreal Gourmet could have created. Recipes: Mango and Brie Quesadilla, Seared Ahi Tuna with avocado salsa, psychadelic coleslaw, and ice cream cones.
You'll never look at your typical backyard barbecue the same again. Recipes: Grilled Asparagus Spears, Beer can chicken, Grilled Corn in the Husk with Red Bell Pepper Butter, Grilled Bananas with Honey Glaze, and Watermelon Margaritas.
The Surreal Gourmet amuses himself by concocting foods prepared from one set of ingredients, but presented to look like something entirely different. Recipes: Shirimp on the Barbie, Dinner on a Painter's Palate, Dali-side Up "Egg" Dessert.
The wafting aromas and the heat of the simmering stock pot will warm up any kitchen. Recipes: Cream of Carrot Soup with Fresh Ginger, Duck Breast with Cassise compote, Roasted winter vegetables, and Hot Chocolate for adults.
The Surreal Gourmet shows you how to grill pizza directly o the grate of your barbeque. Recipes: Tomaot, Caramelized Onions and Stilton Pizza; Pesto, Roasted Corn and Blue Cheese Pizza; Sunny Side-up Breakfast Pizza; and Fig and Goat cheese dessert pizza.
For those on a quest for the perfect breakfast, the best way to get it is to make it yourself. Recipes: Gonzo Grapefruit, Eggs Carbonara, Blackened Home-fried potatoes, Granola, Yogurt and Berry Parfait, and the Perfect Cup of Joe.
The Surreal Gourmet shows how simplicity is the secret to success for his take on Salmon Extravaganza. Recipes: Gee, Your Beet Smells Terrific; Pepper-crusted, Maple-Glazed Salmon; Creamed Corn; Grilled Raisin Bread, Stilton and Pear "Dessertwhich"
At a "Not Luck" dinner, guests are assigned one specific gourmet ingredient. where, the host enlists a couple of sous-chefs to help connect the dots and prepare the simple three course meal. Recipes: Bruschetta di Prosciutto; Pasta Fresca and Biscotti.