Ever have a week that you wish you could start over? I desperately want to go back to last Monday morning, before I had to make the decision to start my mother on hospice care. The 14 year battle with lung cancer is coming to its conclusion. It is not over yet, but there comes […]
Slow Cooker Caribbean Oxtails
I love oxtails. Considering I seem to always be late to everything these days, loving the tail end of a cow makes perfect sense. One of my earliest posts (complete with really bad photography) is a basic braised oxtail recipe. It has also become one of my most popular posts, as a lot of people […]
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Spicy Slow Cooker Short Rib Tacos
I love tacos. Not the “Americanized” version with the hard shell, lettuce and cheese. I like a 4 inch corn tortilla filled only with some sort of succulent meat. Usually you’ll find optional condiments like onions, cilantro and salsa to put on top. That is the kind of taco you used to get only […]
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Skewered Steak Tips with Avocado Gastrique
Gastrique? Am I using some fancy schmancy chef talk? What the *#$! is a gastrique? OK to be perfectly honest this sauce is not a gastrique in the classical French culinary sense. But the ingredients – vinegar, fruit (yes, avocado is a fruit) and spices lends itself to being called a gastrique, at least by […]
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Homemade Pastrami
In the world of cold cuts, pastrami reigns supreme. It is at turns salty, spicy, good served warm or cold, piled high or low. It is the ultimate sandwich meat. When I joined up with the increasingly impressive group of food folks doing Charcutepalooza, I knew I wanted to tackle pastrami. Last months challenge was […]
