Recipes

One of our favorite street foods when visiting Shanghai were scallion pancakes. They were prepared by a young couple outside a storefront and I couldn’t get enough of them. As much as I tried, the language barrier was too much for me to get the recipe, so during our visit there and once returning to […]

This is Peru’s answer to Mexico’s Magarita! Refreshing and delicious! MISE EN PLACE INGREDIENTS: 2 Oz. Pisco (most liquor stores will carry this. I buy the Peruvian Pisco as opposed to the Chilean. The Chilean pisco is a little sweeter.) 1 Oz. Lime juice 3/4 Oz. simple syrup (one part sugar, one part water; heat

This is an inexpensive but very delicious and satisfying dish. Like many peasant dishes, there are a variety of recipes for this dish called Picadillo (peek-a-dee-yo). Like goulash and beef stews, there are a myriad of ways others make this dish. Some add pieces of ripe plantains, some add raisins and some use cumin. I

With the summer days coming upon us, one of the most refreshing alcoholic drinks that I serve is my homemade sangria. Sangria generally includes red wine, sparkling water, fruit and sometimes some fruit juice. If you don’t like red wine, you can make it with white wine which is called Sangria Blanco. However, even if

This is a dish that was not only a tradition for Christmas Eve, but was also served as dinner with white rice and a salad. While some recipes call for some type of meat, my mother never put any meat in it and that’s the way I loved it the most. My wife loves the

My grandmother made this dish in a pressure cooker. You can do that and it should take no more than an hour. You can also put this into a cast iron Dutch oven and finish it in a slow oven (325 degrees). I do mine in a slow cooker. You want to purchase a tougher

1905 SALAD MISE IN PLACE INGREDIENTS: 1/2 head iceberg lettuce 2 ripe tomatoes, cut in eighths 2 stalks celery, sliced 1/2 cup Swiss cheese, cut in julienne strips 1/2 cup ham, cut in julienne strips (or turkey or shrimp) 1/4 cup green Spanish olives, pitted 2 teaspoons grated Romano cheese DRESSING: 1/8 cup white wine

This is a copy cat recipe of Shrimp Paesanos  contributed by Adrean Kempf Christman from the cookbook, Family Favorites. MISE EN PLACE INGREDIENTS: Shrimp: 1 pound shrimp (I use extra large or jumbo) 1 cup half and half or milk (I use half and half) 1/2 cup flour 1/3 cup salad oil (I use vegetable

“Most of us have fond memories of food from our childhood. Whether it was our mom’s home made lasagna or a memorable chocolate birthday cake, food was a way of transporting us back to the past.” Homaro Cantu This is one of my childhood memories! The typical Spanish tortilla in Spain is found at every