It’s almost winter, and it’s getting cold and snowy. A hot bowl of oyster stew might get you through the day. Now, my dad’s recipe was oysters, milk, and pepper. You needed a lot of oyster crackers to make the bowl worth eating. I’ve updated that to include a lot more flavor: onion, leeks, anise…

Ok, they are a classic; I did it straight up, no deviation. As classic as it comes. I know they’re Dutch. I would credit someone with this, but so many people take credit for them that I don’t know who to give credit to. So like the famous baseball announcer Ernie Harwell (look him up…

It’s been a crazy year, but there are some things we do to try to hold on to normal, like follow traditions. Even those can be difficult this year. With everything else going on, it’s easy to forget about the cookie swap, the office party (social distancing required), or neighbors’ gifts (if they didn’t move…

Growing up in Detroit, we had limited places for BBQ. BBQ was burning chicken or grilling a steak. Everything was heavily sauced, and I don’t ever remember smelling smoke when walking into a BBQ place. Then I went to Memphis and on strict orders from my boss, I was told to get ribs at Corky’s….

It’s almost Hanukkah and Latkes are a traditional dish. Mine not so much. I used sweet potatoes, poblano peppers, and red onion. I used creme fraiche instead of sour cream, but both work. Lox are a salty note, and the pepper adds a little heat. 1 pound sweet potatoes, peeled and grated1/2 red onion, finely…