Recipes for 1 or 100
This recipe is a follow up to my basics post for How To Make Beef Birria, which I have been eating in different ways for the past four days. I find that one of the best things about stew meats…they last a while and are …
Birria is a traditional Mexican stew that originates from Jalisco. It has gained in popularity over the last few years due to some inventive street taco vendors making the delicious quesabirria. Traditionally birria is make with goat, but as that’s harder to find than beef, …
Risotto is one of my favorite comfort foods and this langoustine risotto is a bit of an upscale way to make it. If you’ve seen my QUAIL RISOTTO recipe then this recipe will also be familiar, substituting the quail stock for homemade langoustine stock. This …
One of the most popular regions in Italy for tourists to visit is the Amalfi coast. This ritzy, gorgeous region has beautiful views, quaint towns, and delicious seafood. Of course, you can’t really visit the Amalfi coast without trying their fresh seafood pasta. While a …
Continuing on with my trend of traditional Ukrainian recipes, here is a popular home style recipe for pork plov. Plov is what Ukrainians call rice pilaf, and it can be made with a variety of meats. The most traditional is Ukrainian pork plov, and it …
One of my favorite restaurants back when I lived in America was The Cliffhouse in La Quinta, California. My parents enjoy the desert so every weekend we’d head from our beach city to the hot desert to relax. I know, it didn’t make a lot …
Every once in a while I’ll splurge and pick up a few ahi tuna steaks at my local market. I’ve already posted recipes for Peppercorn Crusted Seared Ahi Tuna as well as an Ahi Steak With Orange Honey Glaze but this is a recipe I’ve …
Squid is one of those ingredients that is popular in most of the world. In North America you have your deep fried calamari rings, the Mediterranean does shallow fried rings or whole baby squid, and in Asia you have a ton of different stir fry …
It’s the middle of summer and that means camping. One of the most popular things to cook while camping here in Ukraine is mackerel (the dried version is a popular beer snack). Luckily this fish is abundant in the frozen section and due to the …
One of my favorite things to get at my local Cuban restaurant growing up were Papas Rellenas, or stuffed potato balls. While my recipe probably isn’t the most authentic, it is still delicious. This is a great way to use up some leftover mashed potatoes …