Dal Soup, Anyone? This image of Dal Soup is courtesy of Jeen and Michiel, who have made two dishes as part of the latest Cookbook Confidential Challenge! Mushrooms with Cumin and Asafetida! Do you know that “asafetida” is a gum… Read More ›
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An Invitation To Indian Cooking – A New Classic Recipe Challenge With Tomato Tamarind Chutney!
It’s time for another “Cookbook Confidential” series to begin – this time focused on the Indian cooking of Madder Jaffrey…starting with this tomato tamarind chutney recipe! It’s from Jaffrey’s legendary cookbook that introduced much of the world to the flavors… Read More ›
A Great “Keema Curry” Recipe To Celebrate “Cook Something Bold And Pungent” Day!
Happy “Cook Something Bold And Pungent” Day! Well, it was yesterday, but if you cook as told it will still be full of flavor today! Thanks to Tanooki, who shared a great “Keema Curry” recipe yesterday, which you can see… Read More ›
My Homemade White Castle “Breakfast Sliders!” Behold the 380 Calorie Wonder!
Here’s A Wild New Breakfast Slider For You! Behold the breakfast slider – my own invention, and I am about to show you why you should stick this in your mouth and bite down hard! Everyone knows that I love… Read More ›
Cooking With A Bottle Of NOMA! “Smoked Mushroom Garum” Becomes Saffron Mushroom Risotto!
Cooking NOMA At Home! The world’s greatest restaurant, NOMA in Copenhagen, has begun to sell products that you can buy at home, and I bought this bottle of “smoked mushroom garum” – which the restaurant provides dozens of recipes to… Read More ›
It’s “National Sandwich Day!” Here’s A Recipe For “Bathed Bread” AND More Delicious Ways To Celebrate!
Who Wants A Sandwich? More precisely, who wants a “Pan Bagnat?” Yes, it’s “National Sandwich Day”, so I’m sharing a recipe for an international taste treat! Here’s the recipe I originally made for my “52 In 22” cooking challenge last… Read More ›
My “Flaming Fagioli” Meal! A Fiery Tuscan Feast – In Chicago!
Time To Bite Into Chicago! This is the Chicago River, which is unique in that it flows OUT of Lake Michigan and into the river, a nifty engineering trick! Speaking of Lake Michigan: That’s my wife Alex and I standing… Read More ›
Celebrating “Day Of The Dead” Wednesday With Mexican Sweet Treats!
Bernadette celebrates the “Day Of The Dead” with a terrific recipe for “Anise Orange Pan de Muertos!” In her story, Bernadette gives the history of this special day, which is November 1, and also gives us a delicious treat to… Read More ›
I Love “Octopus Balls!” Here Is The Delicious Reason Why…And A Recipe Too!
OK, complete disclosure: I love Octopus Balls. Now, you may want to know why, so let’s take a trip to find out together: Octopus Balls in Tokyo! It all began on my first trip to Tokyo, when I had a… Read More ›
Harrods Has A $28 Sandwich! Prepare To Be “Gobsmacked!”
“But It’s Just A Sandwich!” Some things are shouted loud enough to be heard all the way across the Atlantic Ocean – as I heard that Londoners are up in arm over a new sandwich being sold at Harrods, the… Read More ›
Bite! Eat! Repeat! 