by admin | Feb 7, 2016 | Uncategorized
I had a lot of expectations as I prepared for my trip to Memphis; spending a week in the city that epitomises the idiom “Blues, Brews and Barbeque,” is a weighty responsibility for a fella to look forward to. Graceland, Sun Studio, Staxx Records, the Lorraine Hotel...
by admin | Nov 30, 2015 | Uncategorized
I’m sure someone has done this before, but since I’ve never seen it, I’m claiming this as intellectual property. Making waffles out of leftover stuffing is….well, more genius than I imagined. The people at Eggo are missing the gravy...
by admin | Nov 15, 2015 | Uncategorized
It’s a cold, rainy Sunday morning. The fireplace is sending waves of comfort throughout the house, and the prognosticators are forecasting the day’s NFL outcomes on the big screen. It’s a perfect day for Mom’s Chicken and Dumplings. I made a...
by admin | Aug 7, 2015 | Uncategorized
Chef Aaron Arko of the Marriott City Center in Downtown Portland shares his Achiote Braised Short Rib Recipe The City of Portland is both a time capsule for and a mirror image of, the City of Berkeley California. The “Saturday Market” at the Tom McCall...
by admin | Jul 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
Chef Silvana Salcido Esparza The Barrio Cafe, Phoenix Arizona I’ve made the Scottsdale/Phoenix area one of my regular mini-vacation spots in the past few years. Spring Training baseball for my beloved Giants and A’s. An off the hook Bike Week in the eclectic town of...
by admin | Jun 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
SHRIMP STUFFED DEEP FRIED AVOCADO! This is one of my crazy ideas that should have fallen into the category of “WTH?”But after tasting it, Holy Mother of All Things Fried, it’s screaming good! Stuffing an avocado with shrimp has been a middle of the...
