Texas Caviar
December 8, 2011
Tailgate season is coming to a close, but we still have bowl games coming up, as well as the NFL playoffs. So humor me as I sneak that perfect tailgate dip into the lineup. Texas caviar, what a name! Credited with its invention is the legendary Austin-based Neiman-Marcus chef Helen Corbit…
Lisa Fain - The Homesick Texan Cookbook
December 7, 2011
Imagine hot cheesy enchiladas topped with spicy beef chili, sprinkled with chopped onions. Now think of strips of fried tortillas cooked with an ancho and tomatillo salsa and scrambled eggs. How about corn chowder with roasted jalapeños and bacon? Now finish with a little peach cobbler o…
Salsa Verde Chicken Bake
December 5, 2011
This recipe is so easy, it’s surprising how good it is. You just line a baking dish with chicken breasts, pour by plenty of salsa verde, bake, sprinkle with some cheese, bake some more, and presto wham-o you’re there! Serve by rice to absorb the sauce. It’s a little late in the season for…
Fennel Gratin
December 3, 2011
I never used to know what to do with fennel, but these days, I can’t get sufficient of it. Fennel is the most wonderfully versatile vegetable. You can slice raw fennel thin and serve it with a little shaved Parmesan for a crisp salad. Or you can plop it in the oven with a little balsami…
Italian Meatballs
November 30, 2011
When I was a kid, the only instance we ever had meatballs was with spaghetti or in albondigas soup. It never occurred to me that one could simply have meatballs with sauce, until I wandered into an Italian restaurant in San Francisco and ordered some. As an appetizer. To me, meatballs w…
Open Faced Turkey and Gravy Sandwich
November 27, 2011
Every year, for as towering as I can remember, my parents have prepared a huge (18-20 pound or more) turkey for our family on Thanksgiving Day. And every year, without fail, my mother or father prepares open-faced sandwiches with leftover turkey and gravy for days following. You would th…
Marc Johns Culinary Prints
November 26, 2011
Thanksgiving dinner is behind us, and Christmas is a month away. Which means Black Friday, Put-The-Xmas-Lights-Up Saturday, Buy-a-Tree Sunday, and Cyber Monday are upon us. In our family all the shopping, tree-buying, lights-raising usually happens the day or two before Christmas, which i…
Chipotle Turkey Pozole
November 24, 2011
Every Thanksgiving, after our grand roast turkey dinner, we fill up a huge stock pot with the turkey carcass and water, and invent several quarts of turkey stock for soup. Usually turkey soup is a pretty standard affair, but whether you are looking for a soup that might pack a little more…
Stuffed Roast Turkey Breast
November 22, 2011
My father reminded me the other day that Thanksgiving turkey doesn’t have to be a whole bird. whether your gathering is only few humans, and you don’t want to have several weeks of turkey leftovers, there’s no need to roast a 15 lb gobbler. You could roast just a couple turkey legs wheth…
Suzanne’s Old Fashioned Pumpkin Pie
November 20, 2011
From the recipe archive, first posted 2006. Enjoy! ~Elise
My friend Suzanne performed an experiment with her family and me. She baked two pumpkin pies, one using the purée and recipe from a can, the other using purée she made from a ripe sugar pumpkin. Each of us received two slices, …