Cassoulet is a rich, slow-cooked stew originating in southern France in the town of Castelnaudary in the mid-1300s. It was a sumptuous blend of beans, sausage, pork, mutton, and preserved goose, spiced with garlic and herbs. Variants of the dish […]
Tzimmes (pronounced tsim-is) is a traditional Jewish dish typically made from carrots and dried fruits combined with other root vegetables. It is often part of the Rosh Hashanah meal, when it is traditional to eat sweet and honey-flavored dishes. “To
Stews have been made since ancient times with the oldest known evidence of stew found in Japan. A stew typically has raw ingredients added to the gravy including any combination of vegetables and may include meat such as beef, pork,
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Just the name – Cream of Mushroom Soup – gets my taste buds going. Soups made with cream and mushrooms have been around for centuries. Ancient Italians made Salsa Colla and the French are well known for their Béchamel cream
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Caesar Salad is thought to be the creation of Italian immigrant Caesar Cardini at his restaurant in Tijuana during the 1920s. He tossed the salad table-side for a dramatic flair, and that has become the standard in finer restaurants. While
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When I was a boy feeling puny (that is what my mother called it), she would serve me chicken noodle soup. Chicken noodle soup has been around since people learned how to boil water. It is renowned for relieving colds
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I loved peanuts growing up: peanut butter, boiled peanuts, Payday candy bars, salted peanuts in my Coke. It was not until I was an adult, however, that I tried Peanut Soup. It is popular in the American South – particularly
Spinach originated in Persia and was carried by traders first to India and then China. It is debatable where Creamed Spinach first appeared, but it is widely popular in South Africa and as a steak house side across the U.
My friend Veran gave me a bag of Vidalia onions. Vidalias are a sweet onion historically grown in the town of Vidalia, Georgia and is Georgia’s official state vegetable. The state legislature even passed the “Vidalia Onion Act of 1986”
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I have said it before, and I will say it again: I never met a potato I did not like! And Potato Stacks are no exception. They have been making their rounds in culinary circles for a few years now