Grilled Bone In Pork Chops with Corn/Tomatillo Relish and Roasted Red Pepper...
Now that summer is in full swing, I think I speak for just about everyone out there reading this when I say I am doing most of my cooking out on the grill. This past weekend was no exception…I decided...
View ArticleIsland Inspired Baby Back Ribs with Asian Slaw
Upon relocating here from California, there were a few things we learned southerners take seriously…biscuit making and barbecue. Recipes and stories are handed down from generation to generation, each...
View ArticleFall Dinner Party for Eight…for Under $50!
I read an article last week in the New York Times about a local airline pilot who was demoted from Captain to copilot, not due to a lack of skills, but rather during a company downsizing. Though his...
View ArticleTwelve Days of Cocktails/Hors d’oeuvres (Eighth Day)
To get ready for this project, I picked a few days where I made a bunch of Hors d’oeuvres to photograph, then went to my neighbors with samples of the days’ work. My neighbors are not only my...
View ArticleSlow Roasted Fennel Porchetta Recipe
The other day the UPS man brought us a treat. Our good friend Gary, from Northern California has been into wine making with his brother, and he was nice enough to send us a few bottles of their latest...
View ArticleBeat the Heat with a Vietnamese Noodle Salad
Before leaving for our annual trek north to the Adirondack mountains, the weather in Richmond was as it usually is in the summer: Hazy, hot, and humid. Not just a little hot, but unreasonably...
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