A couple of years ago I had the pleasure of traveling to Taipei, the capital of Taiwan. This exotic tropical city was absolutely amazing to me. While there was a great deal of modern architecture including Taipei 101, the tallest building in the world, there were many temples and other buildings from much [...]
Tags: street markets, Taipei, taiwan, Taiwan food
I have a favorite ingredient I like to use in a variety of dishes to add a little kick, and a deep smokey flavor. I stumbled on it quite by accident.
I was using chipotle chillis in adobo sauce as an ingredient in a Mexican stew and decided I wanted the chillis in smaller pieces [...]
Tags: Add new tag, cabbage, chipotle chillis, collard greens, kale, Kicked up kale, St. Patricks Day alternative, surprising cabbage
Mom’s corn pudding is real comfort food. This is a very easy recipe that everyone will love. It’s not low cal but it is delicious.
One can of whole kernel corn, drained
1 can cream style corn
8 oz sour cream
1 cup oil
1/3 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 box Jiffy corn meal muffin mix
Mix all ingredients. Pour [...]
Tags: comfort food, corn meal muffin mix, corn pudding, cream style corn
While in Florida during the holidays I went fishing in the Gulf of Mexico. We caught a lot of fish, which is nice. We caught some grouper, which is even better. We had the grouper filleted when we got back to land. When we got home we discussed how best to fix them.
We decided to [...]
Tags: fillets, fish, fishing, florida, fried grouper, grouper, grouper fingers
Many Americans assume that bratwurst, sauerkraut and beer, foods popular in Germany, are all there is. While those are certainly common they are by no means all you will find on the menu. There are many other sausages such as Bockwurst, Knackwurst and Rindswurst. The culture and cuisine of Germany is rich and varied. There [...]
I first had this punch in 1974. We had just moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming and Ruth was a neighbor. She invited us to her annual Christmas party. This punch became an immediate favorite.
1 Cup orange juice
1 Cup lemon juice
1 Cup unsweetened pineapple juice
2 pkgs strawberries or raspberries
2 oranges, cut in thin slices
11/2 Cups grenadine
2 5ths [...]
I remember this BBQ sauce from my earliest childhood. It was used for chicken and sometimes other meats like pork or beef but the thing I remember the most is barbecued mullet. Yes, that is a fish and they are indigenous to the warm waters around the Gulf of Mexico. I can remember my grandfather digging a hole out under a big grapefruit tree in his back yard, lighting a fire in it and when the coals were ready putting a grill over the coals and placing the mullet on to cook and painting them with this wonderful BBQ sauce. I would squat by the fire and breathe in the wonderful smell of those fish cooking with this special sauce on them. Here’s how to prepare this very old time Florida dish.
We all know there are certain foods which are especially good for us. These super foods provide many benefits beyond their generally recognized nutritional value. When we consume more of them we have a more nutrient dense, lower calorie, health promoting diet. These natural foods are nutritionally complex. Here is a list of some of [...]
Tags: health, nutrition, super foods
I first ate Thai food about ten years ago when a Thai restaurant opened near my home. We decided to try it out one night. That ws all I needed to know I had to try more of this amazing cuisine. The flavors were absolutely brilliant. Everything was so fresh tasting and beautifully presented that [...]
Tags: cookbook, cuisine, instructions, Thai
Had number 2 son (Brad) and wife (Jessica), and family (Sam, Abigail, Caleb and Josiah) over for music lessons (My wife is a music teacher). Jessica is a great cook. She made an awesome tuscan style bean soup for dinner. She can come cook at my hopuse any time she wants to. We eat pretty [...]