Pan-seared sumac and coriander dusted duck breasts with blood orange honey glaze. This is a quick and easy recipe that will have you out of the kitchen and eating delicious duck in less than an hour. Trimming and scoring the fat from the breast are essential steps to getting crispy skin on the duck. When […]
Southern Style Fried Fish & Fixins
Crispy cornmeal breaded tilapia, creamy coleslaw, and hushpuppies. Today I’m cookin’ up a good ole fashion southern style fish fry with all the fixins. ‘Cause, you cain’t have a fish fry without the fixins! These recipes are simple and can be started a day or two in advance. The flavors in the soaked fish, coleslaw, […]
Pumpkin Buttermilk Biscuits
Fluffy roasted pumpkin buttermilk biscuits with sage-infused honey. These biscuits are tender and fluffy, made with roasted pumpkin, tangy buttermilk, and herbed honey. Their savory flavor is delicious with crispy pancetta or bacon. But if you are in the mood for something sweeter, substitute two tablespoons of brown sugar for the honey and sprinkle the […]
Cherry Chocolate Ricotta Muffins
Ricotta almond muffins, with chunks of chocolate and cherries, topped with cocoa nibs and toasted almonds. These muffins have a tender crumb with aromatic flavors from the almonds and cherries and richness from the chocolate. I did not want these muffins to be overpoweringly sweet. So I used a combo of cocoa nibs and semi-sweet […]
Pork & Beans
Blackened pork butt and tender butter beans braised in a bourbon tomato broth. Served with buttermilk corn muffins. When I think of pork and beans, I think about cans of small beans with a weird half gelatinous-half liquid sauce and what looks like small pieces of pork belly. Not the most enticing meal for sure! […]
Roasted Pumpkin with Pea Pesto
Roasted kabocha pumpkin, whipped ricotta, crisp prosciutto, sweet pea pesto, and toasted pumpkin seeds. I originally intended this dish to be vegetarian. But like so many other dishes, during its evolution, crispy cured pork just seemed like the perfect addition. That doesn’t mean this dish will be bad without it, quite the contrary. It’s delicious […]