My daughter has special needs and just LOVES the calmness of these videos - the music, the sounds of cooking, and the commentary. Thank you for putting good in the world - cooking for your family in a friendly and passionate way - this is what America is all about!!!!
My daughter has special needs as well (Special Needs = the closest you can get to an actual heavenly angel down here on earth, God's messengers for sure). She doesn't watch the videos with me, but she sure does enjoy all the different meals I make from them! Am making this (Italian salad) for our Super Bowl 🏈 party.
Wow a couple videos back i was thinking "his videos are real asmr" lol everything about the presentation is so relaxing. I love that other people feel the same ♥️
I shared the Greek Pasta with a neighbor as a 'thanks' for his help with plumbing prob. He loved it and his wife begged for the recipe. Other neighbors heard from him and want the recipe based on his ravings! BEST Greek Pasta Salad I've had! Love the dill. Thanks
lol growing up, pasta salad was the only kind of "salad" my mom could get me to eat. I made the sun dried tomato one the other day for a pot-luck and damn it got devoured fast, even the kids at that party liked it. Thanks again for all these vids!
I watched this on my break today at work and I made a grocery list for these ingredients and stopped on my way home to make the Italian pasta salad tomorrow on my day off. Can't wait.
Hi Jim! I recently lost a parent and everything feels hard right now, especially cooking, but your videos & recipes make it feel manageable and even appealing again. It's clear how truly you want people to understand that making something doesn't have to be a cumbersome, complicated undertaking and that delicious food just needs a little effort and some good ingredients. The work you do is so appreciated and I look forward to everything you make!
New Sub! Literally after going across many channels for years, yours is my favorite cooking channel with homely vibes and your son is so cute and honest. The good upbringing reflects on his personality. God Bless Him. (Sorry for my bad English).
Best if you have your ow grapevines and you pick your own grape leaves. Trisk is to picl them by June 15th before they become leathery and bitter. Blanche them and place them in ziplock containers and freeze them. Then thaw them out to use as youwish.
both recipes look great, but the Italian pasta salad has most of the stuff I have been craving. Mainly vinaigrette, pearl mozzarella, tomatoes and artichokes. Will definitely make this one first. 😍😋
No pepperoncinis in the Greek pasta salad? -that’s almost my favorite part! :) Sometimes I’ll even add some of the juice from the pepperoncini jar into the Greek salad dressing recipe that I’m making.
Love your demos and best food ever. I wish that I had been born into an Italian family or married an Italian who liked to cook. Your wife and family are so lucky. Keep up the great food.
So I just made the Greek salad. I was in total shock, it was amazing, sensational, a standing ovation. Award winning. I could not believe that I could make something so delicious at home.
Both salads look wonderful. I'm partial to Greek food and will be making the Greek salad, for sure. Thank you for having the recipes available to print. Great channel!
What two fabulous salads. You bring either to a BBQ and you will be the star of the show. Good quality feta should be barrel aged. The number one feta in Greece is a brand called “Dodoni”. I buy that all the time and is an excellent standard feta. Dodoni also do barrel aged feta but there are many barrel aged feta producers out there. I live in the UK and the local supermarkets here sell their own label barrel aged feta (made in Greece of course). I’m sure American supermarkets would do the same.
I’m Italian but the Greek pasta salad sounds better to me because I love Feta and dill. I also love Mozzarella but I find it bland in a salad. Sun dried tomatoes are better than fresh unless they’re in season. So sweet. Love your channel!
Thank you so much for all your great videos !! I have just found out I have end stage cancer and thus loosing my sense of taste.. but watching you and your family enjoy means the world to me !!
I started my first tomato plant ever in my life this year!! Very excited to use them for yummy pasta salads! Sundried always a thing in my house too! Happy 4th S&F family🇺🇸💥 Love you guys so much🥰
Two great salads! I just want to add: If you're not in NY, where theres an abundance of shops selling ethnic foods, try finding a middle eastern or near eastern market. They generally carry feta, that theyll cut for you in the weight you want on demand. You can often ask them for a taste before you buy. I've found the Bulgarian and the French fetas to be the creamiest and most delicious. (And...shhh...dont tell anyone that I said that, because I'm GREEK! 😉)
I agree with your wife. I do use a lot of all the ingredients used here. And often in pasta salads. But I agree that the dill and feta would draw me to the Greek. Both look amazing. And I agree with the commentators who say this channel is calming. I have my son in law to thank for finding it.
Thanks, I’m doing a salad a week this summer, I did your deli pasta salad and the Gorgonzola salad, these two will be in the lineup, not this week, I have an orzo pepper salad done and next week is Armenian potato salad. I make half recipes, I live alone and because of the plague I’ve not been around anybody, but I look for your new videos,so thanks again
Great recipes, thanks. Eating the greek pasta salad right now, it is really fresh and full of flavour. Your wife is absolutely right, some chicken souvlaki would be killer combo wth it. I didnt have red wine vinegar and I went a bit overboard with the lemon, so I need to be careful about that next time, but still really delicious and Im adding it to my regulars. Thanks.
Have to agree,I seem to learn something new each episode,and at 87 that,s something.Love to cook and improve for my family and guests.Best cooking channel
I just “stumbled” upon your channel and I’m glad that I did! I look forward to,trying out these two beautiful salads, and your other recipes, especially the pasta dishes. Yum!
You got a new subscriber, love how you don't mess around and just get right to cooking. Love the recipes, gonna try both, they look simple and delish. Thank you.
Hi. Just wanted to tell u that the salad dressing u made is amazing..right away put a smile on my face, I will make it everyday. Thankyou and have a great christmas!!!
Awesome salad ideas for this 4th of July weekend! I think both salads would be a hit at any celebration. It’s one of those dishes that looks like you spent all day preparing. Nice seeing the “taste tester’s” Mom on today. :-)
Hi S&F. Honestly if one can cook like you, no one will lose. Somehow I knew there was going to be a Greek and Italian showdown someday. Ouch! And since I did wear bowties as a youth, I found that a special touch. I thank you.
I don't cook, but love your channel. Explanations are clear and concise for the likes of me. One day I will break out and try one of your receipes . Good work 👍
Found your channel today, and made the Greek pasta salad - what a great recipe! (It's gonna be hot here in Oregon this week, having a tasty pasta salad ready will be win and good!) Great content. I've been enjoying your videos.
Lol I hadn’t even seen the title and I was thinking “Oooo these recipes look great for this summer, can’t wait to make this”. Lo and behold, here I am adding this to my recipe list to make. Thanks for sharing!
P.S-I gotta get those squeeze bottles, I’ve been saying it for so long and haven’t gotten it yet, this is perfect for making dressings and to use for recipes. I like that Emerson blender too.
I made the Greek Pasta salad. Delicious. This now my sixth recipe of yours I tried. You are six for six. I told my dentist and her assistant about your channel. I think there are hooked.
Okay… two more to try.. yippee! The spinach Gorgonzola salad is now a family favorite. That artichoke one looks like it’s right up my alley too. Can’t wait to try them!!
All my favorite veggies! I so enjoy these recipes. I will make them both. I like too Mom pulling "rank" as I like to call it. LOL! My mom does it to us and we are all old. She still pulls rank, "Whose the Mama?!" LOL!
Some Feedback: My family member were literally fighting over the Greek pasta salad. I threw all the dressing ingredients in a blender. It actually made it sort of like a whipped mayo consistency. Flavor will be really strong when you are tasting it, but that is perfect. After it sits for a few hours or the next day the flavors mellow a ton, so keep that in mind when seasoning.
So much to comment on here, positively so.. Feta is fantastic, my old time favorite was one from TJ's, the Israeli one in the light green wrapper. I've bought those cans of dolmades and they DO taste like the basic ones you get with your Greek salad at the place... A running joke back when was, 'where'd you get that, TJ's?', coz I was an early bird to the worm at the first in our area, Commack... I'm many things in life, one of them at the top is a passion for delicious food. 😋 These both looked delicious for different reasons. Shoutout to LI.. ✌️❤️👍
I made the greek pasta salad. Soooo good! I'm a picky eater who likes bland things... so I did not add olives or bell pepper. I also halved the recipe. Dressing is 10/10 , just acidic enough with the perfect amount of tang.
There's no salad quite like a fresh pasta salad and you have a couple definite winners here. I think it would be hard for me to pick a winner between the two. Thanks for sharing all these recipes in your great videos.
Thank you so much for these recipes! I always make the same pasta salad and it gets boring. I saw this video and decided I wanted to try something different and went with your greek pasta salad. My husband and son absolutely loved it and said it's a total keeper so I'm very glad that I tried this! Your wife is so cute as the taste tester!
Can you one day do a video on different side dishes that can go with a man course? I think that would be very helpful for a lot of us. Thanks for all you do.
My family and I loved the two pasta salads from the previous video you made. I'm not a huge fan of sun dried tomatoes, but you have me wanting to take a chance especially with the 4th coming up.
I have made similar salads to take to the beach or to a cookout (no mayo to worry about spoiling). I will try your recipe next time! Yum. Love your channel.
I love these recipes to add to the 4th of July bbq repertoire! I don’t know if I could choose between these for the exact same reasons your wife gave. Hope y’all have a great 4th celebration!!
My daughter has special needs and just LOVES the calmness of these videos - the music, the sounds of cooking, and the commentary. Thank you for putting good in the world - cooking for your family in a friendly and passionate way - this is what America is all about!!!!
Thank you for this comment, really appreciate that and happy you and your daughter enjoy the videos.
Salut and sending love Andy. Cant imagine what it must be like. Love is Love though. Stay strong. Chin up. Love and respect dude.
@Anyry Myers. Great compliment. Bless you both. Nurse Kathy, Peds
My daughter has special needs as well (Special Needs = the closest you can get to an actual heavenly angel down here on earth, God's messengers for sure).
She doesn't watch the videos with me, but she sure does enjoy all the different meals I make from them! Am making this (Italian salad) for our Super Bowl 🏈 party.
Wow a couple videos back i was thinking "his videos are real asmr" lol everything about the presentation is so relaxing. I love that other people feel the same ♥️
Mrs Sip & Feast looks especially beautiful in this video. I think you two are the best couple ever!
I love “Mrs Sip and Feast”😊 They really are a cute couple!
just wanna say this is the best cooking channel I’ve come across & I’ve seen 100+ different channels just on TH-cam alone. Keep doing your thing man!
It really is, i second that!!
Wow, thank you!
I third it!
What they said!
Me too!
I'm a little late to this party but thank you for salads that dont include greens...a refreshing change for the summer. Thumbs up!!
I shared the Greek Pasta with a neighbor as a 'thanks' for his help with plumbing prob. He loved it and his wife begged for the recipe. Other neighbors heard from him and want the recipe based on his ravings! BEST Greek Pasta Salad I've had! Love the dill. Thanks
I love seeing his wife in these videos. She’s beautiful and they make an adorable couple. ❤️
I love pasta salads for a weekly meal prep during the summer.
Never would have thought to cut the seeds out of cucumbers like that, good idea!
lol growing up, pasta salad was the only kind of "salad" my mom could get me to eat. I made the sun dried tomato one the other day for a pot-luck and damn it got devoured fast, even the kids at that party liked it. Thanks again for all these vids!
Great to hear!
I watched this on my break today at work and I made a grocery list for these ingredients and stopped on my way home to make the Italian pasta salad tomorrow on my day off.
Can't wait.
Hi Jim! I recently lost a parent and everything feels hard right now, especially cooking, but your videos & recipes make it feel manageable and even appealing again. It's clear how truly you want people to understand that making something doesn't have to be a cumbersome, complicated undertaking and that delicious food just needs a little effort and some good ingredients. The work you do is so appreciated and I look forward to everything you make!
I'm so sorry for your loss. Thank you for your kind words and for watching.
Blessings and a hug to you!
New Sub! Literally after going across many channels for years, yours is my favorite cooking channel with homely vibes and your son is so cute and honest. The good upbringing reflects on his personality. God Bless Him. (Sorry for my bad English).
Thanks for the great compliment!
Best if you have your ow grapevines and you pick your own grape leaves. Trisk is to picl them by June 15th before they become leathery and bitter. Blanche them and place them in ziplock containers and freeze them. Then thaw them out to use as youwish.
both recipes look great, but the Italian pasta salad has most of the stuff I have been craving. Mainly vinaigrette, pearl mozzarella, tomatoes and artichokes. Will definitely make this one first. 😍😋
No pepperoncinis in the Greek pasta salad? -that’s almost my favorite part! :) Sometimes I’ll even add some of the juice from the pepperoncini jar into the Greek salad dressing recipe that I’m making.
Love your demos and best food ever. I wish that I had been born into an Italian family or married an Italian who liked to cook. Your wife and family are so lucky. Keep up the great food.
She’s your greatest critic, a huge huge fan, and if you smart, you’ll treat her with as much love as she can stand! Fantastic recipes and advice!
So I just made the Greek salad. I was in total shock, it was amazing, sensational, a standing ovation. Award winning. I could not believe that I could make something so delicious at home.
I’ve already made the sundried tomato pasta salad and it was fantastic! Making the Greek one next…great tip to hold off on the feta until serving!
I think you might like the Greek-style even more. Enjoy!
I've made four of your dishes (and combinations thereof) and I've never been disappointed. Thank you to your ancestors. ❤️
Both salads look wonderful. I'm partial to Greek food and will be making the Greek salad, for sure. Thank you for having the recipes available to print. Great channel!
What two fabulous salads. You bring either to a BBQ and you will be the star of the show.
Good quality feta should be barrel aged.
The number one feta in Greece is a brand called “Dodoni”. I buy that all the time and is an excellent standard feta. Dodoni also do barrel aged feta but there are many barrel aged feta producers out there. I live in the UK and the local supermarkets here sell their own label barrel aged feta (made in Greece of course). I’m sure American supermarkets would do the same.
I’m Italian but the Greek pasta salad sounds better to me because I love Feta and dill. I also love Mozzarella but I find it bland in a salad. Sun dried tomatoes are better than fresh unless they’re in season. So sweet. Love your channel!
Thank you so much for all your great videos !! I have just found out I have end stage cancer and thus loosing my sense of taste.. but watching you and your family enjoy means the world to me !!
The sundried tomato pasta salad is just everything I love!! I needed a new good pasta salad recipe, and this one is very unique, thanks for sharing,,,
I started my first tomato plant ever in my life this year!! Very excited to use them for yummy pasta salads! Sundried always a thing in my house too! Happy 4th S&F family🇺🇸💥 Love you guys so much🥰
Thank you so much for watching and enjoy your tomatoes!
I made the Greek one recently and it was DELICIOUS. Everyone loved it ❤️👍🏼
Two great salads!
I just want to add: If you're not in NY, where theres an abundance of shops selling ethnic foods, try finding a middle eastern or near eastern market. They generally carry feta, that theyll cut for you in the weight you want on demand. You can often ask them for a taste before you buy. I've found the Bulgarian and the French fetas to be the creamiest and most delicious. (And...shhh...dont tell anyone that I said that, because I'm GREEK! 😉)
Great point about where to find the feta, and actually the one I used for this one was Bulgarian!
That's okay Gad Fly. I'm Greek American & I agree with you!
These look outrageous! I cannot wait to try them!
O your wife is SO delightful as "Mom of Taste Tester #1." You too look so in love too. Must be the food! And how sweet you are to each other. ❤️
What could be better for a hot summer day than a fantastic pasta salad like either of these? I would make a meal of them. Thanks!
Thanks very much!
I agree with your wife. I do use a lot of all the ingredients used here. And often in pasta salads. But I agree that the dill and feta would draw me to the Greek. Both look amazing. And I agree with the commentators who say this channel is calming. I have my son in law to thank for finding it.
Thanks, I’m doing a salad a week this summer, I did your deli pasta salad and the Gorgonzola salad, these two will be in the lineup, not this week, I have an orzo pepper salad done and next week is Armenian potato salad. I make half recipes, I live alone and because of the plague I’ve not been around anybody, but I look for your new videos,so thanks again
im from Greece and i like your channel a lot! Keep on creating! Much love to all of you!
Thanks so much!
Great recipes, thanks. Eating the greek pasta salad right now, it is really fresh and full of flavour. Your wife is absolutely right, some chicken souvlaki would be killer combo wth it. I didnt have red wine vinegar and I went a bit overboard with the lemon, so I need to be careful about that next time, but still really delicious and Im adding it to my regulars. Thanks.
Have to agree,I seem to learn something new each episode,and at 87 that,s something.Love to cook and improve for my family and guests.Best cooking channel
I just “stumbled” upon your channel and I’m glad that I did! I look forward to,trying out these two beautiful salads, and your other recipes, especially the pasta dishes. Yum!
I tried mediterrian pasta salad recently and fell in love. glad to see my fave youtube chef has a recipe.
thanks, mother of the taste tester! I could not decide which looks better, I cannot imagine trying to pick which is the better one!
Both salads look incredible! Must try both before the end of summer.
I LOVE the idea of using the oil from the sun dried tomatoes! Great taste and no waste. This is such a great channel!
Thank u inspiring healthy delicious recipes for us and our family. Please keep posting. I have learned so much😊 be bless you and your family 💓
They both look so tasty 😋
Both of these look great! Nice for easy lunches too.
I made the artichoke and sun-dried tomato pasta salad tonite. Wow it was so good thanks a bunch this a keeper for sure
Had guest over Saturday and made the Greek salad. Everyone loved it.
You got a new subscriber, love how you don't mess around and just get right to cooking. Love the recipes, gonna try both, they look simple and delish. Thank you.
Hi. Just wanted to tell u that the salad dressing u made is amazing..right away put a smile on my face, I will make it everyday. Thankyou and have a great christmas!!!
I live west of Seattle, so a lot of the materials are new to me. I still love to see you cook! Keep up the great work, I can always dream!
Thank you so much for sharing. This is absolutely the best cooking channel I have seen. I look forward to your recipes.
A Greek salad is one of my favorites. That looked so delicious! Thanks for posting.
My pasta game has ascended to another level because of the good work you’re doing on here. Thanks again
Great to hear!
Awesome salad ideas for this 4th of July weekend! I think both salads would be a hit at any celebration. It’s one of those dishes that looks like you spent all day preparing. Nice seeing the “taste tester’s” Mom on today. :-)
I make a lot of pasta salads and always like new versions. Thanks.
You got it!
You two are so cute together..☺️ those salads look fantastic! Thank you for sharing these recipes and thank you to the Mother of the taste tester!❤️
Thanks so much!
loved both of these, made them yesterday and today! especeially great that my whole family enjoyed them, thank you
I really appreciate that you demonstrate how the same basic technique can be used to make variations of a dish. These look awesome!
You inspire me every time! I'm trying to get caught up on your old videos--thank you!
I keep watching and watching and watching you are amazing. I’ve learned so much.😊
Hi S&F. Honestly if one can cook like you, no one will lose. Somehow I knew there was going to be a Greek and Italian showdown someday. Ouch! And since I did wear bowties as a youth, I found that a special touch. I thank you.
I don't cook, but love your channel. Explanations are clear and concise for the likes of me.
One day I will break out and try one of your receipes .
Good work 👍
Found your channel today, and made the Greek pasta salad - what a great recipe! (It's gonna be hot here in Oregon this week, having a tasty pasta salad ready will be win and good!) Great content. I've been enjoying your videos.
Watched last night...went to the store first thing this morning to get ingredients! Whatever the weekend brings there will be Grecian salad with it
First! Love salads, thanks.
Thank you for taking some of the blandness & boredom out of this classic picnic/bbq accompaniment! Enjoy your holiday weekend, be safe 👍 😎 🍷 🎆
You two are so cute! And the Pasta Salads look delicious! TY!🙏
Ahhhh, yes!! Perfect timing for the holiday, hot weekend!! 🇺🇸 Thank you ❤👨🍳💙
Thanks for the reminder, i need to get an emulsifier!!
Thanks for watching!
Lol I hadn’t even seen the title and I was thinking “Oooo these recipes look great for this summer, can’t wait to make this”. Lo and behold, here I am adding this to my recipe list to make. Thanks for sharing!
P.S-I gotta get those squeeze bottles, I’ve been saying it for so long and haven’t gotten it yet, this is perfect for making dressings and to use for recipes. I like that Emerson blender too.
Yes! I LOVE dolmas to go with the Greek salad. Perfect! 🤗
Absolutely gorgeous salads, I will definitely make both, molto grazie!
I made the Greek Pasta salad. Delicious. This now my sixth recipe of yours I tried. You are six for six. I told my dentist and her assistant about your channel. I think there are hooked.
I'm so happy you're enjoying the recipes and thanks for sharing my channel with others!
You are absolutely crushing the cooking content game keep it up
I really appreciate it.
These salads look amazing! Can't wait to try them. Thank you for sharing your recipes.
You are so welcome!
Okay… two more to try.. yippee!
The spinach Gorgonzola salad is now a family favorite. That artichoke one looks like it’s right up my alley too.
Can’t wait to try them!!
Hope you enjoy!
Thank you for sharing your recipes. big help for me as a family cook.
All my favorite veggies! I so enjoy these recipes. I will make them both. I like too Mom pulling "rank" as I like to call it. LOL! My mom does it to us and we are all old. She still pulls rank, "Whose the Mama?!" LOL!
Some Feedback:
My family member were literally fighting over the Greek pasta salad.
I threw all the dressing ingredients in a blender. It actually made it sort of like a whipped mayo consistency. Flavor will be really strong when you are tasting it, but that is perfect.
After it sits for a few hours or the next day the flavors mellow a ton, so keep that in mind when seasoning.
So much to comment on here, positively so.. Feta is fantastic, my old time favorite was one from TJ's, the Israeli one in the light green wrapper. I've bought those cans of dolmades and they DO taste like the basic ones you get with your Greek salad at the place... A running joke back when was, 'where'd you get that, TJ's?', coz I was an early bird to the worm at the first in our area, Commack... I'm many things in life, one of them at the top is a passion for delicious food. 😋
These both looked delicious for different reasons. Shoutout to LI.. ✌️❤️👍
God Bless your beautiful family
This fella deserves recognition and subscribers.
Just in time for summer!!!!
We are headed out on vacation and both these salads will be great.
Love the recipes i tried the italian pasta at my sons birthday party and hit was a huge hit! Thanks
Fabulous channel this! I could eat both those salads now and it's only 08:25 AM here. ✌
Looks fantastic! That bow tie 🎀 looks 😋 🤤
I made the greek pasta salad. Soooo good! I'm a picky eater who likes bland things... so I did not add olives or bell pepper. I also halved the recipe. Dressing is 10/10 , just acidic enough with the perfect amount of tang.
There's no salad quite like a fresh pasta salad and you have a couple definite winners here. I think it would be hard for me to pick a winner between the two. Thanks for sharing all these recipes in your great videos.
Thank you so much for these recipes! I always make the same pasta salad and it gets boring. I saw this video and decided I wanted to try something different and went with your greek pasta salad. My husband and son absolutely loved it and said it's a total keeper so I'm very glad that I tried this! Your wife is so cute as the taste tester!
So happy you are enjoying the recipes and appreciate this comment!
Can you one day do a video on different side dishes that can go with a man course? I think that would be very helpful for a lot of us. Thanks for all you do.
My family and I loved the two pasta salads from the previous video you made. I'm not a huge fan of sun dried tomatoes, but you have me wanting to take a chance especially with the 4th coming up.
Both look delicious and I like the way you make them. These salads are so perfect for the summer or year round
They both look fantastic James!! 👍
I really appreciate it!
Kicking ass yet again! Good job and thank you S/F and viewers.
Thanks Jim! Love pasta salad. Somehow missed your other pasta salads. Guess I have make up homework. Enjoy your 4th. 🇺🇸🎇♥️🤍💙
Wow I could eat both of those and enjoy them.
I have made similar salads to take to the beach or to a cookout (no mayo to worry about spoiling). I will try your recipe next time! Yum. Love your channel.
I love these recipes to add to the 4th of July bbq repertoire! I don’t know if I could choose between these for the exact same reasons your wife gave. Hope y’all have a great 4th celebration!!
Love these videos and love seeing mom on today. Keep the good work up :)
on Long Island! ON Long Island LOL... both salads look amazing!
Love these salads Jim...Happy Fourth!
We're not oregano people and would use dried basil instead. Yummy salads!
I use orzo pasta for my Greek salad…. Mint dill and parsley…. Trying the Italian pasta recipe this weekend for the bbq… happy 4th
This is totally awesome recipe but very different from pasta,but thank u
Love orzo. I might do a version soon. Hope you enjoy the Italian style one!