Salsa Verde Burger with Fontina, Watermelon and Basil. We'll call it the eccentric, yet amiable, aunt of the burger family. Joke about her all you want, but you KNOW she's who your dying to see at the next reunion... … [Read more...]
The Little Italy Burger
August 30, 2010 By 50 Comments
We Americans like our comfort food. We are always trying to turn the unfamiliar into the familiar. You have to agree, this is a better than the old tradition of shunning the unfamiliar altogether! American fusion food is a great example of this new-found fascination. Dishes such as Mexican pizza and Asian-style hot dogs are just the beginning of our efforts to bring world flavors into the main stream. You can hardly go out-to-eat without seeing menus with ingredients from all over the globe. What an exciting time in culinary history! Italian food has made its way, full-force, into the heart … [Read more...]
Vietnamese Banh Mi Sandwich
July 8, 2010 By 39 Comments
The Best Eats Are On The Streets~ Vietnamese Banh Mi Sandwich Street food is a weakness of mine. When I travel anywhere, it's the first thing I look for. You often get the real sense of a country's (or city's) culinary clout by what you purchase from a rickety cart on a bustling corner. In some way, such workman-meals give away a culture's deeper secrets. What can the average cart-pushing cook whip up on the sidewalk? What does that say about a people group's creativity, ingenuity, and zest for life? You can learn a lot about people by what and how they cook, if you just pay … [Read more...]
The New Orleans Muffaletta
April 15, 2010 By 9 Comments
There are times in life when one craves a sandwich. More than just a craving or even a hankering...a deeply-rooted GUTTURAL urge for a sloppy, meaty, two-handed, got-to-SQUEEZE-to-fit-in-your-mouth kind of sandwich. A man's sandwich...the likes of which we girls shy away from in fear of muffin top or judging eyes. I had that kind of hunger this week. I can say that without any shame. Luckily, I have the cure for such a ravenous appetite. It's called a muffaletta. Muffalettas are a New Orleans creation. A large double meat, double cheese sandwich with the mother of all sauces on top. … [Read more...]
Pineapple-Chorizo Burgers
March 3, 2010 By 6 Comments
I used to dream of white Christmases, snowy winters, sledding, skiing...snow angels. Growing up in Oklahoma, we were lucky to get a couple inches of slushy snow a year. Just enough to run out and erect a tiny and dingy snowman before it melted away in the 70 degree weather the following day. Snow was something to look forward to. As I'm sure many of you are experiencing, this year in North Carolina we are the victims of an uncharacteristic and insurmountable snow storm. 2 1/2 months of consistent snowfall. The first week was great! The kids missed a couple days of school. We walked down the … [Read more...]
