I decided to go Tex Mex this week. Chili just sounded good. Not just any chili. Sugar Dish Me came up with a most interesting chili. She made a riff on Chili on Carne. It adds the complex flavors of mole and a bit of sweetness from Kahlua. Kahlua is a coffee liqueur that is [...]
I love Rick Bayless. He is someone who has embraced Mexican culture and the food. He make many authentic recipes and posts them on his YouTube channel and on his website. Every time I fly through Chicago O'hare airport, I make sure I stop by Fontera Grill. It's a wonderful change of pace from the [...]
Chock this up to another recipe I have never heard of. I am giddy when there is a recipe that is brand new to me. When you look around the world for cuisine, what may be common to them is new to those of us who don't live in the culture. Harira is a recipe [...]
I decided to switch it up and do a soup. Not just any boring soup. Soup can sometimes be boring. I think even chili can be boring. However, when I ran across this recipe for Texas Black Bean Chowder from Better Homes and Gardens, this was a nice shake up of the boring soup game. [...]
I decided to go back and try another pasta dish. I was intrigued by a recipe from Epicurious for Cauliflower Carbonara. Carbonara is that pasta sauce made by emulsifying eggs and bacon fat along with a healthy dose of cheese. All things good. However, a little unhealthy, and I'm not talking about the eggs. It's [...]
This recipe was inspired by two things. I first noticed this recipe from Bizarre Foods Delicious Destinations: Dublin. It looked simple and interesting and I felt I could make a healthier version without too much trouble. The other inspiration was a coworker of mine, who now walks with me at lunch. She told me about [...]
It seems as though Southeast Asian dishes are popping up a lot in my rotation. We had the Mushroom and Tofu Larb and Tom Kha Gai. Now I am doing a version of Rendang which is a dry Indonesian curry dish. A dry curry simply means the sauce is cooked down until it is almost [...]
