A few years ago a group of us had a “fried dinner” party at a friend’s house. Fried chicken, fried okra and fried pickles were served, along with copious amounts of beer and wine. Our friends are southern, and they know how to fry. And drink beer. It was a most excellent dinner party.
As delicious as everything was, the fried pickles were a revelation. I’d never even heard of them, let along tasted the wonder that is deep fried dills. I wanted to eat the whole batch myself. Continue reading
Today I am sharing with you my go-to pasta recipe. We eat this meal at least once a month, not only because it is delicious, but also because it is so easy to make. Everyone should have a go-to recipe that you make when you are tired and hungry, that only takes a few ingredients that you usually keep in your pantry. I think the original recipe came from Emeril, and I have tweaked it throughout the years. Continue reading
What’s your current food obsession? Baking? Frying? Grilling? For me it’s braising vegetables. But don’t let the word “vegetables” lead you to think this is a healthy dish, because it’s not. It’s filled with butter, wine and salty chicken broth.
In other words, it’s decadent perfection. Continue reading
A few weeks ago I shared with you a recipe for chicken tostadas. Since then, I couldn’t stop thinking about making some slow-cooked pork carnitas to try with the tostada recipe. I looked around the web for some inspiration, and then decided to create my own concoction, since I wanted a slightly sweet carnitas. The best part is that we used the leftovers a few nights ago. We just added a little barbeque sauce and bam: pulled pork sandwiches. Gotta love a dish that can multi-task. Continue reading
Do you ever buy a whole cooked rotisserie or fried chicken? If you don’t eat the whole bird in one sitting, it can be tiring eating the same leftovers for a few extra meals. This chicken tostada recipe is a great way to give your chicken leftovers a delicious second chance. You can also substitute the chicken with pulled pork and take it to the next level. Continue reading
Hello, Superbowl Sunday! Although the closest I get to following a team is re-watching Friday Night Lights, the day does lend itself to festive party food – if only because it’s still dark as pitch outside.
Bring on the snack food! Continue reading
I love meals like this. To me, they’re “mic drop” dinners.
As in, “Womp, there it is!” (mic drop)
You can start it a half an hour before your favorite show, and be sitting down by the time the opening credits roll. This meal is so, so, simple! Continue reading
This past Wednesday, my family went back to Panama after spending three weeks(!!!) staying in my house. A great perk of having my mom and my grandma in town is all the delicious food they make every single day. Last year my grandma tried to make a flan (one of my favorite desserts) using my double boiler to make the flan on the stovetop. It was a disaster, and my poor Tita stayed up until 1 a.m. waiting for the flan to set. This year we tried my mom’s friend’s flan recipe, and things turned out much better (and faster). Continue reading
When I got to grad school my parents gave me many things that would be useful in the kitchen. One of my favorite things is the Better Homes and Garden Cook Book. Seems boring, but there are lots of good recipes in there. This one is a favorite I make a lot when appetizers are necessary, especially during football season. Continue reading
I can’t remember if the Recipe Sunday gals ever did this one before, but hopefully not. They are known to many cultures and go by many names. Italian or Mexican? They’re probably called wedding cookies. Russian? Tea cakes. Despite my Italian heritage, we call them butterballs in my family, and we never made them for a wedding. Nope. Butterballs are for Christmastime, sucka. Continue reading
