Archive for September, 2009

ROAST BEEF

I didn’t eat much roast beef growing up; the only place I ever really saw it was in sandwiches. In fact, my first encounter with this particular roast beef came about after a botched attempt at an Italian beef sandwich.  See, I have a thing for sandwiches.  I expect perfection: not too small, not too [ READ MORE ]

TURKISH STUFFED GRAPE LEAVES

A recipe for Turkish Stuffed Great Leaves that yields delicious results, time and time again[ READ MORE ]

NEW MEXICO GREEN CHILI WITH PORK

Having never been to New Mexico, I am by no means an expert on green chili. While I’ve made a Mexican version of chile verde in the past with the addition of tomatillos, this authentic New Mexico version relies exclusively on the smokey, complex flavor of roasted green chiles. My sister, having visited the Southwest on [ READ MORE ]

ROASTED TOMATO SOUP

I usually do the cooking in my house, but on a recent trip to the farmers market, my girlfriend stumbled upon a vendor selling what looked to be the last of this season’s tomatoes and was instantly inspired to make this soup. A little overripe, she decided that the still beautiful specimens would taste especially [ READ MORE ]

B.E.L.T. SANDWICH

Bacon, egg salad, tomato and lettuce sandwich recipe. An updated version of the boring old egg salad sandwich[ READ MORE ]