I recently read Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s book A Life in 12 Recipes. Fantastic! He makes a sauce from a quick water-based mushroom broth and then adds honey, vinegar, lemon juice and soy sauce to create this wonderfully light sweet-and sour delight. An interesting shift from heavier …
Air travel in the 1970s was a far cry from what it is today. We dressed up for a flight, smoked cigarettes on the plane, drank cocktails, and a fancy chicken dinner was served! This beautiful crispy skin on the outside of a juicy boneless …
My husband and his friend catch a crazy amount of Florida spiny lobster, free diving, every year during the mini season in Key Largo. We’re always exploring ways to prepare it to highlight its freshness. Steeping makes it easy to remove the shells, then butter-poaching, …
How many different versions of shrimp and grits have you had? Ingredients and shrimp varieties differ all throughout the South. The winning combination for me: fresh gulf shrimp, a few vegetables, cider vinegar and Alabama Conecuh sausage. The prep takes a little while, but it’s …
No doubt the star of this recipe is the crab, so keep it the highlight! Orange Beach, known as the “Redneck Riviera”, sits on the Gulf of Mexico in L. A. (Lower Alabama) and boasts the most beautiful wide soft white fine sand beaches you’ll …
I think the trick to making a good meatball is the order of operations. Start by mixing the eggs and spices together and then slowly whisking in the grated fresh parmesan cheese (no clumps), followed by gently hand blending the meats into the liquid mixture …
May brings more and more spring vegetables to the farmer’s market: sweet white corn, lady peas, zucchini and these beautiful deep purple spring onions with their mild flavor and crisp texture. Always bring your meat to room temperature before cooking so that it cooks evenly. …
“What’s in the fridge” was a regular game during COVID -19. One Sunday night, there sat a lone pack of colorful peppers in the refrigerator and I think… curry, until I spot a few fresh bay leaves and remember a country meal we had in …
We have a new normal these days with the implementation of “social distancing” as uncertainty fills us and we quarantine at home in the hope of slowing the spread of the coronavirus. A few days ago (before our schools and professional sporting events were cancelled), …
