20 Wednesday Jun 2018
Posted in Gluten Free, Pasta, Sauces, Tomatoes
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Marcella Hazan was to Italian cuisine, what Julia Child was to American gastronomy. They were both geniuses. Both were practical, too. They reveled in peasant food, and the clear flavors of simple ingredients. This is based Marcella’s simple, tomato sauce…with a couple of small changes, of course! Continue reading
03 Thursday Sep 2015
Posted in Condiments, Gluten Free, Make Ahead
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Preserved Lemons are a luxurious item to have in the fridge. They are used in Indian and North African cuisine; no tagine would be complete without them. But, they can be used in all sorts of savory concoctions from vinaigrettes, to stews, to soups and salads. Continue reading
13 Saturday Dec 2014
Posted in Gluten Free, Latin Food, Main Course
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almonds, cinnamon, cloves, cumin, Ground beef, Ground pork, onion
Picadillo is an every day, comfort food sort of dish in most Latin cultures. It’s relatively quick to prepare, can be eaten over rice, rolled into a flour tortilla or served in a corn tortilla, taco-style. It has a rich, meaty essence with sweet-salty flavorings. It can be made with either ground pork, ground beef, or as I’m doing it here, both. The Latin Lover is Cuban-born and he loves picadillo, Continue reading
