I'm not quite sure what to call this recipe. But since it uses a medley of spices that you'll find in most Middle Eastern dishes, I'm calling it Spicy Middle Eastern Shrimp.Or we can also call it Darn Good.Or Shrimp That Rawks.Or I Can't Believe It's Not Shrimp.Nevermind.You'll need: shrimp, fresh mint, Aleppo pepper flakes,…
Hi there. I just got back from some Thanksgiving traveling. I drove all the way up through the state of Texas and into Oklahoma for the very first time! The clouds were looming and there was a rain storm and it was thrilling.I'd thought I'd share some of my favorite homemade holiday gift ideas in…
These are the peppers from my garden this year. You can call me Peter Piper. Thank you.
Pickled Peppers:The truth is, that they were planted by my brother's mischievous friend Francesco. But Francesco dropped off the radar screen sometime in mid-summer when the weeds became unruly and it was time to separate the men from…
On a scale of 1-5, how ambitious were you with your garden this year?I started out extremely ambitious. Like, I'm-the-best-farmer-in-the-world-ambitious.Then I had my ego handed to me on a platter made of corn stalk nubs, meticulously gnawed down by the chipmunks.
Pickled Swiss Chard:But there were a few successes. In fact, there were many in…
I spent all day yesterday recipe testing. My freezer had gotten unruly and I had declared that nothing else was allowed in it so that all of the game meat I had collected since September could have a proper home until I could test it all for the "Girl Hunter" book.That has been the rule,…
Have you ever made sausage? Have you ever thought about making sausage?It is a fun affair.I would rather talk about sausage right now than the aftermath of the horrible loss I experienced last week. That has consisted of drama and me eating a box of truffles in preparation to open three Fedex boxes that I…
Fruit vinegars are a great way to enhance the flavor in almost anything and a good way to use an over abundance of fruit. You can use them to deglaze the pan of a roasted chicken or pork chop, add them to green salads and fruit salads, or add them to sparkling water for a…
I can't really tell you where they came from. All I'll say is that I may or may not have smuggled them from Provence. I may or may not have loved them so much in the restaurant garden that I worked in, that I may or may not have dried the seeds on the windowsil of…