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Tortilla Enchilad-ish Casserole
I wouldn’t say that Nigella Lawson and I have very much in common but one thing we do seem to share is a sensitivity toward how recipes are named. You will find something very much like this dish if you search for Mexican Lasagne which is, as Nigella points out, both lazy and incorrect. So […]
Classic Margarita
It used to be that the only choice you had to make when you ordered a margarita was “blended” or “on the rocks”. Whichever answer you gave, what you got had four ingredients: lime, tequila, triple sec and ice. It always came with salt on the rim and it often came in a kitschy glass […]
American Diner Style Buttermilk Pancakes
There are three things I’ve been searching for since moving to the UK that I’ve almost given up on: anyone willing to physically high five my accomplishments, Dansko clogs and the kind of buttermilk pancakes you can only find at a certain type of diner in America. The stereotype here is that if a pancake […]
Pasta Primavera with Asparagus
Once upon a time I worked for a vegetarian. A decent amount of my job was making dinner reservations for him and various guests. Even though we were in a large American city and it was the twenty first century the options for him as a vegetarian, even at very expensive restaurants, was shockingly limited. […]
Non Alcoholic Rhubarb Cooler
It has been an endless procession of bank holiday weekends in the UK this spring. That isn’t a complaint but more an opportunity to really refine the kinds of drinks you’re enjoying when you’d normally be at work. Since it’s rhubarb season I wanted to come up with something that could be used as a […]
Potato Leek Cheddar Soup
I used to think of soup as old people food. Don’t know why. The older people in my life didn’t necessarily eat a lot of soup but the connection has always been there. Maybe it’s that at my first waitressing job we had a soup and half sandwich special that seemed to bring in groups […]
Creole Jambalaya with Okra
I’ve been making biscuits more often than usual (meaning I’ve made them at all) and buttermilk biscuits always make me think of the American south which makes me think of New Orleans. I’m always trying to get back there for so many reasons, the food being right at the top of the list. Probably because […]
Pastrami Taleggio Pickle Sandwich
America isn’t known for its cheese, technically. The two “cheeses” that could rightly be classified as distinctly American are “American Cheese” and “Velveeta Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product”. Neither of which are, legally, actually what the rest of the world would call cheese. This isn’t a let’s-make-fun-of-the-American-palate post. It’s an appreciation post for the low melting […]
Roasted Garlic and Onion Mash
I have really come to respect the work of the food stylist because only they would be able to truly make a bowl of mashed potatoes look good. Even when the potatoes are creamy rich with roasted garlic and onions a photograph will never have that satisfying resistance to your fork that says you’re about […]
Icing Sugar Brownies
Brownies are the hardest working treat on the planet. They have so much pressure to be perfect. Everyone is always looking for “the perfect brownie”. The one with the most chocolate, the fudgiest texture, the fanciest topping. They have to be everything for everyone and, you know what, that level of expectation is too much. […]