Dirty martini in pickle form. Yes, please! These cucumber pickles are brined with lemon, gin, and a little bit of green olive. The secret to these pickles is the olives. Well, maybe the gin too. But definitely the olives. I mean, what’s a dirty martini without olives? I really wanted to get that olive flavor […]
Homemade corn tortillas wrapped around a smoky chicken and corn filling, baked in a green tomato sauce, with pepper jack and cheddar cheese, served with fresh avocado and crema. I have a deep love for enchiladas that stretches back to my childhood. I remember my grandmother standing over the stove lightly frying corn tortillas, dipping […]
Sweet bread, baked in a brown sugar banana custard, with toasted pecans, and a hint of cinnamon. Bread pudding is a great way to use up extra bread that is lying around the house. It can be made with just about any kind or combination of bread: croissants, hamburger buns, Danishes, or banana bread. While […]
Charred late summer vegetables with red mizuna, crispy pork belly, spicy pickled Fresno chilis, and smoky tomato vinaigrette. The farmers market got me again. Freshly harvested mizuna that was so bright and full of life, it walked off the table into my basket. Corn that when I picked it up, I could smell the sweetness. […]
Garden zucchini and fresh herb buttermilk biscuits, layered with crumbly goat cheese. These biscuits are a delicious addition to brunch or served alongside your favorite tomato soup. These biscuits aren’t difficult to make, but there are a couple of things that can turn them bad. The first is having too much liquid from the zucchini […]
Crispy glazed pork belly, tender sweet potato gnocchi, gingered coconut cream, fresh basil, chilis, and crunchy peanuts. This dish is sweet, spicy, and very rich. To make the gnocchi, bake the sweet potato until tender. Peel off the skin and mash with a fork or ricer. Cool the potato completely before adding the egg yolk, […]
