On several occasions in the past few weeks, I have purchased flavorful wild brown shrimp at Eataly. The wild brown shrimp, harvested from the Gulf of Mexico off the Texas coast, have a firm texture that is perfect for this traditional Spanish recipe for Garlic Shrimp, also called… Read More
Several years ago, I purchased a cookbook entitled Urban Italian by Andrew Carmellini. Favorite recipes from the cookbook include an eggplant agrodulce with the perfect balance of sweet from the honey and sour from the vinegar, a flavorful chicken marinated in a vinaigrette spiked with lemon, oregano,… Read More
The mandarinquat is a hybrid of the mandarin and the kumquat. Mandarinquats and kumquats can be eaten whole, peel and all; the peel is sweet and the flesh is sour. They are delicious raw in salads such as shrimp, pork, and citrus salad with tamarind… Read More
On a recent trip to Publican Quality Meats, I selected lamb chops sourced from Catalpa Grove Farm in Dwight, Illinois. The lamb chops were delicious rubbed with a spice blend of coriander, red chili, sugar, and salt and grilled to the perfect medium rare. If you… Read More
alice and waldo 