Have you ever made tamales? No, not tamale pie. My mother used to make that and as much as I enjoyed her cooking, tamale pie would not have been one of my favorites. From what I can remember, it was noticeably sweet, and comprised of hamburger, corn, and canned tomatoes. I’m not going to blame [...]
January 2010
I love cooking with wine. Although I do enjoy a dry white splashed into a pan of caramelized shallots for deglazing, or marsala stirred into a mixture of sauteed mushrooms and garlic before a bit of cream is added, I most enjoy meat or poultry braised slowly in red wine over the course of a [...]
I think I’m the last person on the planet who has had the Vietnamese sandwich, banh mi, added to her food radar. The first time I saw anything about them was in one of my food magazines about a year ago. Anything with bright veggies gets my attention — especially if it’s salad. But a [...]
If you’re like I used to be, you try to get some exercise occasionally. Actually, my efforts constituted more than trying for several years. I rose before the sun at least four mornings a week on good weeks, stumbled into my car, and drove to my friend’s house hoping that my light knocking on her [...]
