Asian Surf and Turf

This dish has the Asian trinity along with pork which is more common in Chinese cuisine than beef. I also used crab meat which is readily available in Vietnam. This dish is salty, sweet, earthy, and spicy. It’s more of a collaboration of countries than a regional dish. The slaw has vegetables with a kimchi…

Venison Dressing (stuffing is evil)

This screams Northern Midwest; if I had been able to find dried cherries, it would have been pure Michigan. (They were out of stock.) I started with a bread that screams of fall with pumpkin sourdough from Chunkers Bakery, then added some venison sausage from A to Z Butcher. I added the required onions, celery,…

Southern Greens Omelette

This is a left-overs dish; I cooked the greens for dinner the night before. I don’t have time for a long cook waiting for breakfast. I have become a fan of greens in the past few years after I found out they don’t come from cans. I picked up some greens at the Warrenton Farmers…

Vegan Calamari

My niece Alex is vegan and is an amazing woman. My brother, her father, is expanding his cooking to accommodate her appetite. Here is my humble effort to help him out. (He is not the most creative sort.) I found these at the Warrenton Farmers Market at th Waterford Run Forge and Farm booth. This…

Pumpkin Spice Blondies

I am not a huge fan of pumpkin spice everything; it should be used properly and when the flavor will enhance the recipe. I know the boos and hisses are coming, but I don’t care. In this recipe, the spices enhance the butter and brown sugar making it all blend. Normally people would use pumpkin…