My friends and I have been kind of fawning over Sean Brock, chef and owner of Husk and McCrady’s in Charleston, South Carolina. Add to that that he was a James Beard Award winner in 2010. And Bon Appetit named Husk best new restaurant this year. Sean lives and breathes local. And he’s just so… Read More Lowcountry Crush | Shrimp and Okra Pilau
Do not get the wrong idea: Persephone is not hung over. She doesn’t get hung over. Let’s just get that straight first. But I do know that this is a malady that occasionally affects those fashionable folks who enjoy a nice meal with a few (extra) glasses of wine. A sturdy, spicy breakfast lunch the… Read More Hangover Cure | Migas
I grew up eating breakfast tacos. Notice I did not refer to these as breakfast “burritos.” You won’t find vegetables in these. They are not some sort of fancy omelet in a flour tortilla. They are typically leftovers and eggs wrapped in a warm flour tortilla. They usually consist of some combination of the following… Read More Breakfast Tacos, San Antonio Style
Every winter kitchen needs a good, sturdy soup. This zuppa, made with lacinato kale, pancetta and fennel, is amazingly versatile. The leftovers even result in perfect little hors d’oeuvres. Who knew? While this recipe contains the classic French base (i.e., carrot, onion, celery), the ingredients are cooked slightly differently than most other soups I make… Read More Winter Kitchen | Zuppa di Cavoli
If you have friends or family coming over for an unexpected Sunday dinner at your house, don’t be alarmed. You may already have what you need and have to look no further than your front porch. I couldn’t bear to just let the beautiful green Hokkaido pumpkin go to waste that we brought home from Rennick’s Family… Read More Sunday Dinner, Porch to Table | Roasted Pumpkin with Italian Sausage
There’s something magical about the big, stick-to-your-ribs kind of breakfast I enjoyed on the weekends growing up in Texas. Demeter and Zeus really know their way around a kitchen. So breakfasts like this one are really up there in terms of comfort foods for me. How happy was I that we could find OH so many… Read More The Big Sunday Breakfast
It shouldn’t surprise you that the woman that’s married to the Lord of the Underworld knows a lot about New Jersey. I don’t know what you’ve heard, but it’s a place with a lot of family, tradition and culture. And a place that loves its food: it’s a melting pot. One of those places is… Read More Comfort Food with a Newark Edge: Ironbound Estofado
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