C – I love quinoa … But, there’s one thing that I miss about eating white rice that quinoa doesn’t have. Quinoa is missing a good smell. I grew up on jasmine white rice and love it. These days, white rice is a no-no. My favorite thing about the rice … Continue reading
Update and Redux: J — What a perfect Valentine’s Week main course! Simple and delicious. East to cook. Super elegant. Easy to eat without getting messy … unless you want to. We show this recipe on the grill. But, you can start it on the stove top and finish it … Continue reading
Update and Redux: J – When Christina first proposed this salad, it made no sense to me. What was grapefruit doing in it?! Boy, was I off track. The grapefruit does a magical, sweet-tart thing with the avocado. This flavor magic plays perfectly with the chicken and the coriander dressing. … Continue reading
J – Hot, spicy, meaty chicken drumsticks. Very satisfying football game food! Luke and I seem to be expressing our inner cave person … again. No fru-fru here. Last week we had Monster Duck Wings. This week, St. Louis-Style Smoked Ribs, Homemade Chili from Scratch and, now, these killer chicken … Continue reading
Update and Redux: C – Last year, we had a vegetarian at our football party. He looked a little frustrated. I think he knew he should have brought something to the party that he could eat. I was sad I couldn’t help him with any food options. I wished I … Continue reading
Update and Redux: C – I still can’t believe how delicious this chili is. Since Luke showed me how to make it a year ago, I have made it about 20 times. It’s amazing. Even a Texan who came for dinner at my house was impressed. He loved how I … Continue reading
Update and Redux: J – I love these smoked ribs … no matter that St. Louis is not playing on Sunday. They are a perfect football party food. Make them ahead and reheat at game time. Remember to get several racks. Last time we made them, Christina was very disappointed … Continue reading
J – Deep fried, marinated duck wings … think of them as Monster Wings. I had some one evening at my favorite country French restaurant … to my great surprise. Never expected such a dish from them. Of course, duck and French are forever joined for me. But, with an … Continue reading
J – I can’t resist smoking fowl of any kind … including these turkey wings. This recipe is a riff on our 2013 Thanksgiving Turkey Two Ways. Of course, I did Turkey Three Ways for a friend this Thanksgiving. No reason to stop at just two! The smoked turkey legs … Continue reading
C – Bang! Bang! Wow! That’s how I want people to react when they try these wings. It funny that I ended up saying bang bang wow! to these before anyone else did. I really enjoyed them. I actually lost count. I kept on thinking I was done eating, so … Continue reading