I’m still recovering from the 48-hour cooking marathon, gluttonous spread and absolute debauchery that is our misfit-full, southwestern Thanksgiving celebration.
Let me paint the scene: Colorful characters mingling over excessive amounts of tequila, criminal quantities of turkey (2, 15-pounders and a 20-pounder to be exact), all the trimmings with a southwestern flair, ridiculously perfect, sun-shiny, 75-degree [...]
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Foodbuzz 24, 24, 24: Giving gracias
Channeling Sandra and Paula
These recipes are actually Paula’s own, but if Sandra Lee and Paula Deen had culinary love children, they’d look something like these. If this sounds appealing to you, read on. If the thought of Sandra and Paula joining forces makes you want to tear your hair out, don’t close that window just yet.
Yes, I’ll admit [...]
Jalapeno green chile corn muffins
For the Northwestern tailgate earlier this month, I attempted to contribute to the festivities and failed miserably. The cornbread tasted great, there just wasn’t enough of it.
I placed my puny loaf pan next to the enormous aluminum banquet trays, and I have a feeling it was greeted with deep suspicion. “What the hell is this [...]
Redemption and bear-shaped tostadas
Last week, I made some delicious game-day food for the return of Sunday Football at Jim’s place.
Unfortunately, as a result of Cutler’s awful debut performance, I was too dejected to actually post about it.
Since I went to great lengths to make bear-shaped food, and the Bears redeemed themselves tonight in an exhilarating win, I think I’ll [...]
So I’m a little corny…
Corn-centric recipes have been all over the food blogs this week, and I’ve posted a few myself. I wanted to chill out on the corny posts, but I had to use up my leftovers, so here goes:
Mexican corn muffins
You’ll need:
1/2 cup cilantro-lime corn (you can also just use regular sweet corn)
1 cup masa
2/3 cup water
1/2 [...]
Cilantro-lime corn
When we go to Joe’s, we rarely stray from our usual side dish: Jennie’s Potatoes. But since it was six of us this time, we decided to “whack it up” as my dad would say, and order several sides, including a seasonal specialty—cilantro-lime corn.
It was beautiful and delicious—summer in a side dish. The cilantro and [...]
The best potato salad EVER
At least I think so. But perhaps I’m slightly biased.
I whipped this up this afternoon for an impromptu BBQ at Greg and Doug’s. Before I start the recipe, here’s a disclaimer: I typically eyeball all the measurements. What follows is a rough estimation; we’re not baking a soufflé here, so we should be fine.
Red Potato [...]
