If you need an appetizer that’ll impress without the stress, here’s my mother’s Shrimp Dip recipe – perfect for any occasion. She’s been critiquing my interpretation of her recipe for 17 years, but the takeaway for the rest of you, it’s foolproof. And if you’re wondering about the high alcohol content, let’s just say… IContinue reading “Shrimp Dip: the food we eat before we have our food”
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Pernil (Roast Pork)
One of the key secrets to being a good weekend guest is bringing your hosts enough alcohol to make you tolerable—and being willing to prepare a meal. It could be as simple as taking your turn at the grill or preparing a main course. I’m posting my recipe for Roast Pork (Pernil). Now, I knowContinue reading “Pernil (Roast Pork)”
National Martini Day!
Can you hear those glasses chilling? We might never know how utterly charming, brilliant and entertaining we are were it not for martinis. I’m not talking a cup of cheap gin splashed over an ice cube. I’m talking satin, fire and ice; Fred Astaire in a glass; surgical cleanliness, insight.. comfort; redemption and absolution. I’mContinue reading “National Martini Day!”
Sorry, no prize is included
We had a Friday night tradition in our house: Family Movie Night. A big hit with my kids was caramel popcorn (now a big hit with my kids is staying out all hours of the night doing God knows what—but I digress…). While the kids were choosing the movie, I’d head into the kitchen toContinue reading “Sorry, no prize is included”
Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.
March 15, 1972 – In honor of the greatest film ever made about pasta sauce and risk-aversion management, The Godfather premiered in New York City on this date. There are many great religious debates that have raged throughout the world—the Great Schism, the entire plot of The Mahabharata, the Diet of Worms, Henry VIII vs.Continue reading “Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.”
The Haus of Dcaligari 