In the old days when I first started cooking I cooked exclusively from cookbooks and I never looked for “easy” recipes or quick recipes—especially on weekends—as I reveled in the all-day affair of cooking. I would look for a particularly involved recipe and I would test myself by following its intricate instructions. Frankly, that’s a […]
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3 Easy Homemade Mayos Elevate The Sandwich
March 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
When you make your own homemade mayonnaise, it is one of those magical moments for a cook that both surprises and empowers. That mayonnaise is an emulsion and that the process of emulsion works will always amaze you. Once you’ve done it yourself you will feel very competent. Homemade mayonnaise became even easier with the […]
Amazing Rice Dishes from Spain
March 17, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The southern region of Spain is Andalusia famous for its invention of tapas, of gazpacho, and a myriad of amazingly delicious rice dishes not well known in the United States. Unlike the paella of Valencia, Andalusian rice dishes are usually baked in an oven or if cooked stove-top are usually cooked in an earthenware casserole, […]
Make Rigatoni Like Romans–With Chitterlings
March 11, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Virtually everyone who has been to Italy has been to Rome, but not everyone who has been to Rome has had Roman cuisine. Most of the famous foods of Rome, such as pizza, fettuccine alfredo or spaghetti carbonara, either were invented for tourists or came from elsewhere. The Romans eat in a way that is […]
Greek Comfort Food is Pastitsio!
March 2, 2015 by Leave a Comment
As much as I love to be gastronomically adventurous when I travel, especially when I was writing A Mediterranean Feast and my job was to eat everything under the Mediterranean sun, I sometimes would eat foods I had already tried simply because I found them so soothing–comfort food away from home so to speak. One […]
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