by Chief Cook and Bottle Washer | Jul 14, 2014 | Appetizers
I know it sounds weird First: I don’t eat spicy food. My heritage is firmly planted in Anglo-Germanic cooking and jalapeños are not something I ever consider. That said, we were in San Antonio a few weeks ago and had dinner at Bohanan’s. Bohanan’s is...
by Chief Cook and Bottle Washer | Jul 10, 2014 | Entree
From Wikipedia: A standing rib roast, also known as prime rib, is a cut of beef from the primal rib, one of the nine primal cuts of beef. While the entire rib section comprises ribs six through 12, a standing rib roast may contain anywhere from two to seven ribs. It...
by Chief Cook and Bottle Washer | Jul 10, 2014 | Appetizers
Kitschy-kitschy-koo Ok, so food arranged to look like other food is so “The Dick Van Dyke Show”. I imagine Laura Petrie whisking this out of her New Rochelle kitchen to ‘oohs’ and ‘ahhs’ from Buddy and Sally and a wonky grin from...
by Chief Cook and Bottle Washer | Jun 30, 2014 | Cakes
Lane Cake first appeared in Emma Rylander Lane’s (of Clayton, Alabama) self-published Some Good Things to Eat (1898). Half a century later, her “Prize Cake” was popularized with the theatrical release of Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird. As Scout...
