Banana Cream Pie
With the impending second storm barreling down on the Midwest it was feeling like more than a three hour tour. In keeping the castaways at ease we dove into a family baking project, used the last three...
View ArticleThe Chess Game
There is never a good time for bad news, but there it is, right in front of me, plain as a shadow on a sunny day. She breaks the news the minute she is in the car. I’m trying to … Continue reading →
View ArticleFugly Lentils and Drunken Pig
This is a love story. One with big hands, fat spoons and where ladles are measured in busty bra sizes. It harkens back to the days when hand hewn tables were made of whole trees and crusty loaves of...
View ArticleBraised Kale with Sweet Potatoes and Corn
Without question this goes against the grain of eating seasonally and if it weren’t so good you would reconsider it. In defense of this dish it is also that strange time of year where the...
View ArticleGlazed Carrots with Lettuce
I am not sure when my fascination with carrots began but it wasn’t as a kid. I really don’t think I thought much about carrots until I started growing them in my garden. I think the fact that a good …...
View ArticleSwiss Steak
This dish epitomizes Midwest and plains state farm food of German heritage. It is something that your grandmother most definitely would have made and when you walked into the mud room to park your...
View ArticleSmothered Chicken
For the spice mix: 2 tablespoons paprika 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon black pepper For the chicken: 6 to 8 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs 2 cups yellow onions, julienned 3/4 cups green bell...
View ArticleMeatballs Emilia-Romagna with Pasta Sheets
Although I have never been for a visit, I have been fascinated with this region of Italy ever since I first tasted tagliatelle with a game ragu. I like the richness of the food, and yet it never seems...
View ArticleJapanese Beef and Noodle Soup
For real, once you make this soup and see how easy it really is you will make it time and again. It will fall into your weeknight rotation and you will start stocking the stuff you need in your pantry....
View ArticleDashi
Don’t let its simplicity fool you. A well made dashi packs a wallop and is the foundation of Japanese cuisine. If you want the real deal you have to make this stuff from scratch. Possibly the easiest...
View ArticleMexican Street Fair Corn
Nothing new, been done countless ways and yet if you get, grow or steal perfect sweet corn and make this dish you will continually come back to it again, and again, and again throughout the summer....
View ArticleJambon Persillé Maison
In the heat of the summer sometimes it is good to have a dish you can simply slide out of the fridge, slice off a hunk, add a condiment, some pickles and you have lunch or a light dinner. Somehow …...
View ArticleMother’s Grits and Debris
I snuggled in behind the wheel of what became known as the Starship Enterprise, it was no longer a minivan fit for a family vacation. Instead it morphed into a party pod for a convoy of misfits headed...
View ArticleMother’s Grits and Debris
I snuggled in behind the wheel of what became known as the Starship Enterprise, it was no longer a minivan fit for a family vacation. Instead it morphed into a party pod for a convoy of misfits headed...
View ArticleBeef Medallions with Mushroom Madeira Sauce
A la minute. A French cooking term used to describe a meal that is cooked of the moment. Meaning every thing is fresh and the dish should come together easily, in other words, if you have done your...
View ArticleThe Poor Wretches Pasta
Street walkers pasta and now poor wretches pasta. Leave it to the Italians to come up with an interesting name for their local eats. This is Sicilian by birth. The pine nuts and currants aren’t...
View ArticleAsian Honey Ginger Fried Chicken
This is a straight up rip of Momofuku’s Asian Fried Chicken. I won’t even call it an adaptation but it isn’t plagiarism. This is credit where credit is due. The Momofuku cookbook has been around for...
View ArticleChicken and Rice Soup with Saffron
Good soup is hard to come by but it isn’t hard to make good soup. It’s only as difficult as you want to make it. While I know there are all kinds of prepared soups on the shelves of every … Continue...
View ArticleGumbo Z’herbes with Yeasted Corn Biscuit Dumplings
If you know me you know I love greens. I go to them for comfort, for quick meals and just about any reason, now that I think about it, I am not even sure I need a reason. There was … Continue reading →
View ArticleSmokin’ Black-eyed Sandwich
This is a perfect example of vegetarian food that stands on its own. Not much different than falafel which has stood its ground for years. Your could in fact replace the mayonnaise with a yogurt sauce...
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