Halfway through reading this – it’s a treat for Julia (Child, naturally)-ophiles. The author worked for/with Julia for many years, on various projects (among them 1980’s Good Morning America segments and Parade...

Books for the plane, the beach, or just curling up in bed.

I’ve been looking through salsa verde recipes on the web and there seem to be two types. One type is made with herbs, lemon juice, capers, and oil. The other type is made with tomatillos, chiles, and cilantro. The second...

I first heard about Nancy Puebla Restaurant from one of my absolute favorite food blogs, Christians' ocmexfood.blogspot.com Apparently it specializes in the cuisine of Mexico’s Culinary capital Puebla – or at least it...

I’ve been remiss in not posting about this place myself. Agreed it is a nice, family-run, authentic-seeming Mexican joint that is far better than anything else you can find in its genre in Wilkes-Barre. For that reason...

Chowing around Santa Ana, kare_raisu found plenty that’s Chowhound-worthy.

I have scanned all of my Italian cookbooks and have just come up with one other mention of that sort of bread. It is in Nancy Verde Barr's We Called it Macaroni. It is a book of Italian American recipes that came out in 1991. She...

's Illustrated books – the poultry book and also The Best Recipe. Cucina Simpatica, by the owners/chefs of Al Forno, really changed the way I cook many things and I refer to it often. I loved Nancy Barr Verde's They Called...

Backstage with Julia by Nancy Verde Barr. Alice Waters and Chez Panisse (not the cookbook) Just starting The Fortune Cookie Chronicles by Jennifer 8. Lee (I believe there’s an explanation for the middle “8.”)

I want to tell you this place has a mean burrito. They grill the tortilla after rolling the burrito, have delicious carne asada, stewed chicken (white meat in a light tomato sauce), and chile verde (those are the meats I have...

I love coming back to this post....I agree about the"gravy" thing. I do think it indicates meat is an ingredient.I have a cookbook that i love called “We called it macaroni”...Nancy Verde Barr. Apparently she was a...

couple of months. This week I got a coupon for a free Rocky Jr. chicken with a $30 purchase. Last week I got one for free pasta (Del Verde,) sauce and wine. I also have a coupon for a free jar of pepper relish and a free piece of...

Road, I believe). Pretty fresh, good margueritas, friendly staff. Hmm... gonna go back there... Nancy

their ceviches and the tallarines verdes topped with steak. What no one seems to do in the city though is a GREAT arroz verde, i’ve been trying arroz verde in in in manhattan, bklyn, queens and jersey but i can’t find...

the refried beans. they offered a variety of sauces, the weakest of which i found to be the cheese & bean dip they serve with chips. i tried the jalapeno mayo, salsa verde & tomato salsa off the salsa bar. the mayo had a little...