Teriyaki Green Beans are a simple side dish that I always prepare with my Ginger Sesame Tuna Steak. The green beans are fried in a combination of canola oil and a little sesame oil for flavor. At the end of cooking, I add a splash of Teryaki sauce and a sprinkling of sesame seeds. The…
Jalapeño Cheddar Cornbread
This cornbread recipe is moist, buttery, spicy, and cheesy. Perfect on its own or with a pot of beans. In this case, I’m making it to go with my Good Luck Black Eyed Peas and Southern Style Mustard Greens. The Jalapeño Cheddar Cornbread has whole corn kernels as well as the diced jalapeños and shredded…
Good Luck Black Eyed Peas
In the Southern USA, it is considered good luck to eat Black Eyed Peas on New Year’s Day. And after 2020, we all need as much luck as we can get. This recipe, Good Luck Black Eyed Peas, gets it’s nice smoky flavor from smoked turkey legs. I’ve been using smoked turkey legs in soups…
Southern Style Mustard Greens
Southern Style Mustard Greens have a nice peppery flavor and are a great side item with any kind of Southern cooking or Soul Food. I love the mustard greens with a splash of spicy vinegar or hot sauce on them. The mild mustard flavor of the greens is great with a lot of southern-style meals…
Galliano and Bourbon Old Fashioned
The classic Old Fashioned cocktail recipe gets an Italian twist with the addition of the vanilla-anise flavored Galliano liqueur. Galliano is a sweet Italian Liqueur. Its herbal, citrus and woodsy flavors compliment the complexity of the Bourbon old-fashioned perfectly. Equally important, Galliano adds a unique depth of flavor to this classic Old Fashioned cocktail recipe….
Hungarian Goulash
Hungarian Goulash is a beef stew originating during the middle ages in Central Europe. This stew is named after the cattle herdsman (cowboys) of Hungary called ‘gulyás’. I can’t verify this, I’m only speculating, but I’m guessing this spicy beef recipe was a big influence on the American cowboy’s spicy chuckwagon beef chili. What cowboy…
Coq au Vin Blanc
Coq au Vin Blanc is a white wine version of the classic French chicken stew, the Coq au Vin. Julia Child introduced Coq au Vin to America back in the 1960s, but I think it failed to gain the popularity it should have. The main reason? Rubbery, soggy chicken skin. My solution, easy enough, take…
Limoncello and Tonic
Limoncello is a popular Italian liquor with a sweet, intense lemon flavor. It originated in southern Italy and is regularly served straight, ice-cold as a digestif. My Limoncello and tonic recipe is a very simple 2-ingredient cocktail that is greater than the sum of its parts. I love how the tonic water mellows the intensely…