I was thrilled to host the May Daring Cooks' Challenge, and chose Gumbo. Here's one of three gumbos I made - Drew's Chicken and Smoked Sausage Gumbo, from John Besh
Bistrot Paul Bert's Pepper Steak, with a Cognac-cream sauce, and Pommes Souffle, adorable balloon-like fries, for this week's French Fridays with Dorie
Spaghetti alla Lucana, from the Basilicata region of Italy. Beautiful roasted red and yellow bell peppers, fresh clams, and pasta...hard to go wrong with this!
Bourbon Street Madness Caramel Apple Meringue Coffee Cake, with apples, cinnamon, nutmeg, meringue, white chocolate, and the kicker, bourbon caramel sauce
Perfectly seared scallops with Caramel-Blood Orange Sauce for French Fridays with Dorie. I also used Thomas Keller's quick scallop brine from Ad Hoc at Home.
Peruvian Ceviche, with Tilapia, cooked in a bath of Key Lime and Orange juices, Peruvian chiles, and thinly sliced onion, and garnished with pickled red onions, sweet potato and corn
New Orleans Cochon's, Fried Oyster and Bacon Sandwiches, one of the dishes that earned their stars in 2010, according to New York Times' critic Sam Sifton. Here's my homemade version from Donald Link's cookbook, Real Cajun - He ...
Corzetti, handmade, coin-shaped pasta imprinted with a different design on each side, is made with this unique handcrafted tool. It's my new kitchen treasure and I think I'm in love...