Oaxaca-style Smoky Shredded Pork Tacos

Although I’ve been to Mexico and live in southern California where there are plenty of great Mexican restaurants I also enjoy cooking Mexican food. If I’m not actually getting a recipe from a Latino friend my go-to cookbooks are any of those of chef and cookbook author Rick Bayless’s, especially his earlier ones. This recipe […]

An Unusual Chinese-inspired Duck Sandwich From England

This delicious sandwich or wrap is thought to have been invented in Great Britain, perhaps around Brighton, where a duck wrap is also a vulgar expression denoting a particular sex act. There’s nothing vulgar here, rather it’s pure ecstasy when you sink your teeth into this perfect and intriguing blend of duck, hoisin, and watercress. […]

Spicy Hot and Quick Breakfast

Breakfast often creeps up on me.  What I mean is that I’m not hungry when I get up and I nearly always assume I’m not eating breakfast.  Then…BOOM…I’m hungry and want a little something to eat, and not just toast and jam.  My solution for a quick-cooking breakfast is usually the assembly of either leftovers […]

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