Braised, Simmered & Stewed: A New Cookbook in the Works
Braised, Simmered & Stewed: Heritage Dishes from the Slow Cooker is the tentative title of a new cookbook I’m working on for Chronicle Books, San Francisco due for release in …
Chili, Oysters and Our Irish Cottage on Pouldoody Bay
As the fall semester begins, our Irish adventure continues. I am writing about cooking in Ireland for Taste.com and getting together with Ten Speed Press for a Chili Cookbook promotion. …
Chile con Queso vs. Cheese Dip
A Wall Street Journal reporter who grew up in Arkansas wrote an article titled: Don’t tell Texas, but Arkansas is laying claim to queso. I am quoted in the article …
When was the last time you had a steaming bowl?
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DIY Olives: Pimientos or Anchovies?
How to Cure Olives: Our new house in Galveston has a small, and very old, olive tree near the back porch. I haven’t figured out the cultivar–my iPhone plant app …
Chili de Las Comadres
Sisters Maria and Sylvia Calderon cook side by side in their tiny eatery located on the banks of the Ramos river in Allende, Mexico under a towering tree. At their …
Hungarian Cowboy Stew
In Prague, I ate a spectacular venison goulash with Carlsbad dumplings at a cozy inn by the river. Goulash is everywhere in Prague–the Czech equivalent of a burger. Goulash and …
“Robb Walsh is a Three Napkin Name”
Much obliged to Paul and Angela Knipple for the review of Texas Eats in their blog from the southern table. There was one passage in the review that really made …