This stew is simple, delicious and incredibly versatile, so when my co worker the wonderful Chrislyn Caldwell ask me for the recipe I was like “wait it’s coming” be patient…. A little story for you: After the second World War, my grandparents decided to leave their holler behind and move to the city of Lyon …
Lately I’ve found myself taking on way too many things. This usually leads to feelings of regret, specifically because I’m not doing any of them as well as I could if I’d only been more singularly focused…. This bibimbap recipe from my Korean friend David will make anyone fall in love with bowl food. When …
Visiting Cuba is on my “bucket list.” The sooner we can get there the better as it seems that time may catch up with them after all. Give me a plate dressed with black beans and sweet plantains any day. But not to long ago I used to work in a Cuban restaurant in the …
I didn’t get the memo of having warm weather for the next 3 days and I don’t mean to shock you, I mean, I do hope you’re sitting down for this, but it turns out that when I asked Lisa between fish tacos or a beef stew upped with butter, bacon, Dijon, Cognac and a …
This is one hell of a big piece of meat. And it ain’t cheap. But every now and again, it’s really nice to do something really extravagant. And the roast keeps on giving: we’ll have leftovers and make broth for at least two soups beef-vegetable and French onion. So feel free to celebrate! Prime Rib …
I’ve had this one in a couple of Mexican restaurants when I lived in Southern California. It was a simple meatball soup, albóndigas soup. Usually the broth was thin and there were swirls of cabbage, carrot, and onion floating about with a grain of rice here and there alongside three small meatballs. I found it comforting despite …
I love empanadas…. I found this recipe in Saveur years ago and held on to the article because it’s all about Argentina. I like savory and for some reason I thought of empanadas. I had what I needed. The recipe is pretty straightforward and simple. I omitted raisins in the filling because I never really …
It’s my version of “Send the Rice Down” in Chinese and the slightly more prosaic “chopped celery with beef” in English. But never mind the names – what you need to know is that this dish is one of the more addictive things to ever issue from my kitchen. Eating it is deeply pleasurable and …
Roman Braised Beef with Tomato and Onion You start with a piece of beef shin, but I actually ended up using a piece of brisket, because that’s what the butcher had and it was perfect, too. You simmer it with some aromatics for a couple of hours. Alternatively, because this is a dish that is …
Super Bowl LV is coming on Sunday and I was messing with ideas for an interesting burger and this came to mind : Spicy Maple Bacon Jalapeno Mushroom Swiss Burger with Caramelized Onions – ground beef or chuck – buns – bacon, thick cut – maple syrup – cayenne pepper – yellow onion, sliced – …
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