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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Here is my new favorite thing to make recently… You can cook Phyllo Meat Pie (Egyptian Goulash) using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve that : Ingredients of Phyllo Meat Pie (Egyptian Goulash) It’s of Phyllo dough. It’s of Minced beef. You need of Onion. Prepare of Butter. Prepare of Olive …
I’ve been wanting to try a chimichurri sauce for a while now. I love this traditional Argentinian sauce and marinade for grilled meats, but is used in many Latin American countries. It’s traditionally made with parsley or cilantro, garlic, salt, pepper, onion and paprika with a huge glug of olive oil thrown in for good …
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