‘hummus’ made with tahini, garlic, cumin, lemon juice and extra virgin olive oil. Simple too as everything is pureed in a food processor. For the squid, I used already-cleaned frozen baby squid from the Asian market....

an Austrian pastry shop that specialized in streusel and had a fine product (as I recall). It was somewhere on Second or Third Avenue perhaps in the 30’s. Does this ring a bell with anyone? I’d love to find it...

A friend and I donate tea parties for our church auction for (15 to 25 people). The last one we did we had English Tea and Green tea, scones with clotted cream (fake) and fresh strawberries, fairy cakes (vanilla cupcakes with...

—if then. 2 1/2 cups lobster stock, or mild clam stock (Better Than Bouillon makes a fine lobster stock) two pinches of saffron threads 1/2 teaspoon Spanish paprika 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 pound cleaned squid, cut into rings,...

The Kilted Cook’s Seafood & Andouille Paella 1/4 cup Olive Oil 1 lb Frozen Mixed Seafood (not thawed) 1/2 lb Shrimp, peeled 1/2 lb Scallops 1/2 lb (or more) Andouille Sausage cut into 1/2” rings, then quartered 1 large Onion,...

circle in the center divided into wedges, and the outer ring cut into pieces). Sixth, I didn’t crowd them on the baking sheet — I like the outsides to get crispy. Waited until guests arrived to pop these in the oven....

Cold shrimp ring with tail sauce. Celery sticks filled with Cheez-Whiz. Soda crackers topped with margarine.

A mandolin. The one I have now almost took my right ring finger off this fall.

I’m out-of-town on a business trip, but had a great dinner with coworkers last night at M5 in Charlotte. I did send my wife a gift box of Fairy Tale Brownies so that I don’t find the locks changed when I get home....

like a newspaper-roll-palm-tree under running water . . . right, that’s the delicious braise from Goins – the leeks need to not be cut into rings

rings were crisp but not a large ring of onion inside, mostly batter. The beef brisket was tender and tasty but a little to dry for the wife. While you could taste the apple in the sweet potato & apple mash, it wasn’t...

, such as Buddha Jumps Over The Wall (Fo Tiao Qiang), Earth’s Three Fairies and more. If this link http://www.thatsbj.com/index.php?a=28&b=150 doesn’t get you right there, just click on any Food link on the site then...

://www.frenchrest.obecnidum.cz/ Walking back to the hotel stopped off at bar in the Mala Strana for a night cap – absinthe. It actually has a pleasant taste – herbal, like Becherovka. I did not, however, see the green...

Australia: meat pies pavlova – meringue and whipped cream topped with fresh fruit dessert vegemite sandwiches – either with cheese or vegemite and lettuce lamingtons – sponge cake with chocolate coating and rolled...

I am afraid that I have to take exception to the peeve about customers who want to sit down before the rest of their party arrives, thus “tying up the table.” If we have reserved for a party of four – or...