Pimento cheese is a southern staple, but no one can agree on what “the recipe” is. So I decided not to agree too and make my own, one that fits my taste. This one has a Stilton cheese to add a little funk. (Those with no sense of adventure can leave the Stilton out.)…
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Baltimore Cookie Pie (it’s the Bomb)
This is one of the three great food things Baltimore is famous for. The “bomb” pie is a chess pie, a southern staple with a lot of chocolate and eggs. Now my wife drove the bus on this one at my request and took it to a new level. She had the idea to add…
French onion soup
If you remember in our previous prime rib episode I said you should get the bone-in prime rib. This recipe is why. French onion soup is delicious. I never order it when I’m out because of my salt intake concerns, but if I make it at home…,, well I can control all of that. I…
Chinese Pork Belly
We had this on Christmas Day as part of the afternoon appetizers along with pierogi; we don’t believe in food borders. These are sweet, spicy. and kinda sticky. so serve them on a toothpick. The key, as always, is the ingredients – without good lean pork belly, all you get is a fat bomb. Hope…
Why you should experiment in the kitchen.
I don’t believe in playing by the rules in the kitchen. Why? It’s more fun to break the rules – just ask any teacher, nun, coach, or supervisory person who had me as a youth. My favorite thing to hear about my kitchen experiments are, “I never heard of that before,” or “How did…