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Sweet Potato Casserole
Written on 24 Nov, 2011 at 0:20 in Recipes, Vegetable & Side Dishes |
Around this time every year people start calling to ask for my sweet potato casserole recipe. It was actually not my original recipe but rather I learned to make it from my dear friend, Alex Baker, who had learned it... (Continue reading)
Shrimp with Rosemary
I learned this on a trip to Paris at Joel Robuchon’s Paris restaurant: Stick a stem of rosemary through extra large, head-on shrimp, brush with garlic and olive oil, salt and either pan-fry them or grill them They are fantastic... (Continue reading)
Ask Zarela: Calabacitas con queso
Written on 3 Feb, 2011 at 23:53 in Vegetable & Side Dishes |
Question: I was so sad to read in the New York Times that Zarela’s was closing! My family has been going there for twenty years, and it is our favorite New York City restaurant. Due to it closure, I was... (Continue reading)
Sopa Seca (Pilaf-Style fidellini)
Written on 8 Sep, 2010 at 0:56 in Recipes, Vegetable & Side Dishes |
If there is one dish that is my Madeleine this is it. It takes me back to my childhood. It is my comfort food and, by extension, that of my children. SOPA SECA “DRY” SOUP 1 large tomato 1 large... (Continue reading)
Escabeche Casa del Sol
Written on 19 Jul, 2009 at 1:23 in Recipes, Vegetable & Side Dishes |
Recipe: Escabeche Casa del Sol – Pickled Vegetables Summary: Our good friends the Estavillos had an excellent restaurant in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, across the border from El Paso, Texas. During the time I lived there (1973-83) there were no really... (Continue reading)
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