“The one on the left is a crowd-pleaser, one you could comfortably serve to goys. But the one on the right is the one I grew up with.”-Hillary Busis, "A Tale of Two Briskets." AndSmallPortions.com. December 7, 2015 Nonnie's brisket vs. high-end cookbook recipe. I've never cooked brisket, but one thing I notice is the … Continue reading A Tale of Two Briskets
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Thanksgiving Double Stock
"...I prefer to make what is known as a double stock—in culinary-school terms, a fortified stock, or, Frenchily, a consommé, which classically refers to a clarification of the broth, and perhaps also the meat of more than one species. Whatever name you assign to it, the preparation can be summed up like this: when making stock, … Continue reading Thanksgiving Double Stock
Caramel-Filled Butter Pecan Cake
Originally published in the December 1988 issue of Southern Living, I have been making this cake for over 10 years (one a year) and have added some detail to the recipe. This is easier if you break the time into pieces and take your time in making it. It will always come out delicious, but … Continue reading Caramel-Filled Butter Pecan Cake
Via Carota’s Insalata Verde
"At Via Carota, the charming West Village restaurant run by the partners Jody Williams and Rita Sodi, the menu description for insalata verde does little to give away any details about what makes it so unbelievably, mouth-smackingly perfect."—Samin Nosrat, "Via Carota’s Insalata Verde." The New York Times. July 31, 2020.
Pandemic Bread
Is it too late to get in on the pandemic bread trend? Using the olive bread recipe, silicon pan floating inside a Dutch oven, cooked at low oven temperature 220⁰F until bread's internal temperature is 195-205⁰F, about 3-4 hours.
Mouli Maka
Ingredients 8 cups of puffed rice (or Rice Krispies)4 radishes, sliced1 radish, diced1/4 red onion1/2 cup of cauliflower1/4 cup of coriander (cilantro) leaves2 tbsp. of ginger, minced3 cloves of garlic2 small potatoes, boiledhot peppers (usually Thai, but any will do), to taste16 oz package of fresh snow peas2 tbsp. of mustard oil1 small package of … Continue reading Mouli Maka
Cottage Cheese Loaf / Vegetarian Meatloaf
Ingredients 16 oz. cottage cheese4 eggs, beaten1/4 cup of vegetable oil1 envelope of dry onion soup mix1 cup of finely chopped walnuts2 cups of corn flakes1/4 cup of chopped onion Preparation Preheat over to 350 degrees. Grease a loaf pan. Mix ingredients together in large bowl. Spoon the mixture into the loaf pan. Bake 60-70 … Continue reading Cottage Cheese Loaf / Vegetarian Meatloaf
My Funeral Arrangements
https://twitter.com/danbarker/status/1232028455941877760/photo/2 I cannot think of a better end than being wrapped in a rowdy enchilada.
One Pot Wonders
"...the editors of NYT Cooking have put together this modest (and beautiful), wide-ranging (and tightly focused) collection of recipes devoted to the celebration of one-vessel cooking, on the stovetop and in the oven."Various authors, "One Pot Meals." The New York Times. Accessed: February 16, 2020.
Online Mexican Cookbooks
"...UTSA’s Mexican cookbook collection [is] the largest-known trove of Mexican and Mexican-American cookbooks in North America. It started with a donation of nearly 550 books from San Antonio resident Laurie Gruenbeck in 2001, amassed during her decades of travel throughout Mexico. It now has more than 2,000 books, including some of renowned chef and scholar … Continue reading Online Mexican Cookbooks
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