Tag: Charlie DeSando Milwaukee

Stetson Salad Presentation

Stetson Salad and Cecelia Gore

Stetson Salad – Cowboy Ciao was a restaurant in Scottsdale that has closed. They were famous for their Stetson Salad. The Stetson Salad has a wonderful combination of textures and flavors. And the dressing is a buttermilk-pesto-mayo-lemon combination that’s perfect for this dish.  And the variations in the salad ingredients are endless. You […]

Brazilian Shrimp Stew with Cilantro 2

Brazilian Shrimp Stew – Moqueca de camarão

Brazilian Shrimp Stew or Moqueca de camarão. I am participating in another great International Collab, Food from Brazil, #feijoada #braziliancuisine. Feijoada is a thick stew that is made of black beans and some sort of fatty meat (like sausage) and has lots of vegetables. It’s popular in Brazil and some […]

Houston's Spinach Artichoke Dip

Houston’s Spinach Artichoke Dip

Houston’s Spinach Artichoke Dip – Recently, the Dude of The Dudes Kitchen on YouTube (@Thegrillingdude) made a very nice Spinach and Artichoke dip. It wasn’t fancy or overly unique. But for me, it brought back some very powerful memories of a spinach & artichoke dip I used to eat. Houston’s […]

Copycat McDonalds Breakfast Sandwiches

Copycat McDonalds Breakfast Sandwiches

Copycat McDonalds Breakfast Sandwiches – Milwaukee Mayor Johnson Interview – Today we are making Copycat McDonalds Breakfast Sandwiches with the Mayor of Milwaukee, the Hon. Cavalier Johnson. This is in our continuing series “Cooking with Milwaukee Community Leaders” The Mayor takes care of breakfast in his house most mornings. I […]

Sweet Plantains vs Tostones

Sweet Plantains vs Tostones Ricardo Diaz Interview

Sweet Plantains vs Tostones – And my Interview with Ricardo Diaz. Cuban Cooking and Sweet Plantains vs. Tostones Plantains are so versatile in Cuban cuisine and make the best side dish for just about any meal! Make savory dishes out of them, like Tostones, or wait a while until they […]

Empanadas frying in oil

Dominican Empanadas Pastelillos

Pastelillos (Dominican empanadas) – Sadhna Lindvall Interview. Pastelillos (Dominican empanadas) are made with a puff pastry-style wrapper and can have either savory or sweet fillings. Some are fried while others are baked. Cooking With Milwaukee Community Leaders This is the second in a series of interview/cooking segments featuring Community Leaders in Milwaukee, […]