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Hoppin John – A New Year’s Tradition. In the Southern United States, Hoppin John is something that is served around New Year’s Day. It is a simple dish of black-eyed peas, pork, and rice. The old wives’ tale is that it’s believed to bring luck and peace in the coming […]
Red beans and rice is a traditional Louisiana Creole dish and it was not originally Cajun. Stories go that this meal was made on Mondays with Kidney beans, vegetables, spices, and pork left over from Sunday dinner. It was cooked slowly in a pot and served over rice. Ham was traditionally a Sunday meal and Monday was washday. […]
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 […]
Spaghetti Alle Vongole (Pasta with Clams) – I am happy to be participating in another International YouTube collab (#mangiareitalia) which is Italian for “Eat Italy”. For this collab 16 accomplished YouTube Chefs will be cooking alcuni ottimi piatti italiani. (which is “Some great Italian dishes”). We are making Spaghetti Alle […]
Pasta with Anchovies – This version of aglio e olio (garlic and oil) sauce includes anchovies, red pepper flakes, and freshly toasted breadcrumbs, which add great flavor and a little crunch. Pasta with Anchovies Sicilian Pasta with anchovies and breadcrumbs is a quick and easy pasta dinner. It can be made […]
Tuna Bien Masabe (Jose Andres) – This is the first in a series of interview/cooking segments featuring Community Leaders in Milwaukee, WI. I am joined by Wendy Baumann. Wendy is the President and Chief Visioning Officer for WWBIC which is The Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation. The video is a […]