It may be a little early in the season to start dolling out the "I'm thankful for's," but there's really isn't a time that we can't be grateful for the porky, fatty cuisine from the Philippines. I owe so...
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Maybe chili-spiked lamb sausage—better known as Merguez, a north African specialty—isn't the most patriotic thing to grill on July 4th. Your neighbors will be out there with their all-beef patties and Oscar Meyer hot dogs, looking over the fence....
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Beer Brats seemed especially fitting for Father's Day, packing almost every Father's Day cliché nicely onto a 6" hard roll. Cooking bratwurst in a bath of dark beer and onions adds the perfect slightly bitter compliment to this sweet-spiced sausage. Then, top that off with some ketchup, mustard, pickles or sauerkraut, and the whole thing just explodes with flavor with every bite.
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I went on a little shopping spree at the Mercato Rionale in Prati last week. The covered market is a beautiful example of the graceful, Liberty-style architecture found in this Roman neighborhood, not far from the Vatican. Inside, the...
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Jambalaya adapted from Maryana Vollstedt's The Big Book of Casseroles - makes six servings - Ingredients 1 to 1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil 1 pound chicken breasts 1 pound Andouille sausage 1 cup chopped onion 4 cloves garlic, minced 1...
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This is a grill recipe. Perhaps that’s why I picked the recipe on one of the coldest days of the fall so far. It just begs for some charcoal and a nice day. Fortunately, it will passively take the plunge...
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