I don't know about you, but I have had a hard time learning to like okra. Sure, fried okra in cornmeal tastes great, but I dreaded overcooked okra with tomatoes. Okra with bison steak and heirloom tomatoes While in Brazil, a friend taught me a traditional way to cook ...
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Coronavirus Survival Guide: Cooking in Place
Cooking in Place - with some cosmetic changes - was written several months ago while I was self-quarantined with my wife, Sheila, in Charleston, SC. We normally live in Greenwich, CT but had gone a driving "walkabout" shortly after Coronavirus manifest itself in our neck of the ...
Balsamic Vinegar from Italy Protected by German Court
In May, 2020 the Supreme Federal Court of Germany confirmed protection for "Aceto Balsamico di Modena" in Germany against imitative and evocative products overturning a lower German court decision in 2017. This decision is the first of what I believe will be many to protect ...
Avocado Toast with a Southern Twist
To make a long story short, my husband and I set out on we believed to be a relatively short "road trip." We are now sheltering-in-place in Charleston, South Carolina. We consider ourselves lucky to be "quarantined" in such a beautiful town but didn't realize how much I miss my ...
Kenyan Coconut Chicken from Milk Street
I always have my eye out for new ways to flavor chicken. We tend to eat far more chicken than beef and despite our preference for the more flavorful thighs and legs, the taste profile of chicken is not particularly sophisticated. Fortunately, we have discovered that chefs ...