This recipe comes from a sleepy little town down around San Antone.  This is a fusion between China and Texas. It starts with an Asian marinade and finishes with a Texas-size pop of spice.  That, and I love that song – it’s  a bonus that I got to work it in for a recipe. I…

I have always wanted to work with Meyer lemons; I knew about them but never found them at my local mega-mart.  I was at Wegman’s today, so I grabbed a few and got my baking clothes on.  Cookies it is. So here is my take on Meyer lemon cookies (not to worry – I’ll get…

This is one of the four great southern cakes (the Mount Rushmore of southern cakes).  From my information, its origin goes back to Louisiana and is popular to this day in New Orleans.   It has chocolate, bourbon, pecan-praline frosting, so I had to tone that down with more bourbon. Like so many southern frostings,…

This is the state dish of Iowa.  It’s a huge seller at the state fair.  Iowans know their pork.  This dish is a crunchy sandwich with sour pickles and creamy mayo.  So walk down the midway and enjoy this Iowa treat.  I hope you like it. 1 2-pound pork tenderloin ( l got mine from…

When I lived in Seattle, I had my little smoker on my apartment balcony.  I would go fishing in the Puget Sound for amazing salmon. (The largest I caught was over 30 pounds!)  I would also go to my favorite place in Seattle, the Pike Street Market (ok, right behind the Spot Tavern) and get…