Tasso is a spiced and smoked ham which is used as an ingredient in a number of Cajun dishes, such as jambalaya. When I bought a pork butt for carnitas, I found that that butts were all about 8 lbs. even though I only wanted 4 lbs. for the carnitas. I ended up Read More …
After reading all the buzz about Instant Pots, I bought one on sale almost a year ago, and it sat in the box in my study while I finally got up the nerve to try to figure out all its controls. My initial use of the Instant Pot was to make Smothered Country Ribs, which Read More …
Fusion cuisine at its finest! We had some left over Skillet Pork Bulgogi, and used it in a bahn mi, which made an excellent lunch. French bread roll Sriracha mayonnaise Skillet Pork Bulgogi Vietnamese Pickled Daikon and Carrot Jalapeno slices Cilantro Hoisin sauce Slice most of the way through the bread roll. Read More …
Since summer is a good time for grilling, here is a salad in which most of the ingredients are grilled, including the corn which is in season and cheap at the supermarket. The idea for this was in Fine Cooking magazine, and this recipe was scaled for 2 people 2 large ears of corn, Read More …
Lately, there have been a number of ideas that the conventional order of steps in cooking can be reversed with good results. A good example of this is cooking meat through and then searing it (the reverse sear) which using sous-vide equipment is now my favorite way of cooking steak. I recently saw an Read More …
One of our granddaughters slept over last night, so that made this morning a good time for a special breakfast, like waffles. One of the nice things about Richmond is that it is easy to get full-fat buttermilk here, and that meant we should have buttermilk waffles. This recipe, adapted from Cook’s Illustrated, makes two Read More …
My contribution for the family Easter gathering this year was three pans of dinner rolls, adapted from Bernard Clayton’s Complete Book of Small Breads. The recipe below will make one pan of 12 rolls. This enriched dough is very easy to work with, and can be used to make a variety of roll shapes. I Read More …
Lately, this has been my preferred way to cook bacon. A sheet tray is much larger than a skillet, so it avoids the crowding and curling which is a problem with pan frying bacon. Also, it is a slower and more even way of cooking the bacon, and does not require the constant surveillance of Read More …
We were having two of our granddaughters over for dinner on Ash Wednesday, so I was looking for a good kid-friendly Lenten dish. I decided to try a tuna casserole recipe from an old Midwestern cookbook, Mary Mead’s Country Cooking. This is different from the typical tuna casserole since it is essentially a custard. It Read More …
I served this as an appetizer at our Super Bowl party this year, as an alternative to Buffalo wings. 6 whole chicken wings (or 12 half wings, about 2 lbs.) 1 Tbs. butter 1 Tbs. vegetable oil ½ cup soy sauce ½ cup cane or rice vinegar 4 cloves garlic, smashed 2 bay leaves Read More …