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Let’s head to Hawaii for Two Local Specialties: Loco Moco and Holoholo
A Trip to Hawai’i has never been more appealing… I don’t need to go into the reasons why. I am sure you too would love to bury your feet in the sand—if not your whole head. So today, we’ll dream of the paradisical islands that…
Joanne Chang’s Sugar and Spice Brioche Buns
This Boston Baker knows her way around a Sugar Bun! Ask Bobby Flay! When we first published Joanne Chang’s Sticky Bun recipe, we heard from Bobby Flay himself. Before there was ‘Beat Bobby Flay’ on the Food Network there was Bobby Flay’s “Throwdown”. Joanne had…
Melissa Clark’s Mother’s Recipe for Thyme Roasted Chicken with Mustard Croutons And Melissa’s Recipe for Brussel Sprouts Salad
If there’s one bad thing about Food Blogging it’s this: You never get to eat the same thing twice. Once it’s out in the blogosphere, it’s cooked. Literally. Today’s recipe haunted us—it was so good! And it was in our old recipe format. What a…
Mahogany Beef Stew with Red Wine and Hoisin Sauce
This great stew has a surprise ingredient we weren’t entirely sure about. Our friend Roger is a great home cook. And after our Top Ten Stews post, (https://chewingthefat.us.com/2022/01/our-top-ten-stews-perfect-for-cold-winter-nights.html) Roger sent us this recipe, so we knew it had to be good. Lots and lots of…
Our 5 Most Popular Chicken Wing Recipes plus 2 that are Brand New!
BENGALS OR RAMS, NEXT SUNDAY’S WINNER IS THE CHICKEN WING! Of all food facts, the one that never ceases to amaze is this: On Super Bowl Sunday, 1.42 billion chicken wings will be consumed. That’s the National Chicken Council’s prediction and they ought to know.…
Mushrooms, Ravioli and Spinach
If you’re looking for a great plant-based dinner, you’ve come to the right place. This easy, meatless pasta dinner uses only 6 ingredients and takes 30 minutes to make. Every item is store-bought from the pasta itself to jarred marinara sauce. You can use any…
Cioppino Seafood Stew, the San Francisco Treat.
You just can’t make a bad Cioppino. Cioppino is probably the most flexible fish stew on earth. And it packs a wonderful punch of flavor in every bite. It tastes of the sea itself. And then there’s the richness of tomatoes, the anise flavor of…
Martha Stewart’s Lemongrass Pork Burgers
Here’s a Burger you can eat with or without a bun We’re always up for a great burger. So when we came across this recipe, we jumped. It packs a terrific punch of flavor, in this case solidly planted in Southeast Asia. There’s lemongrass, ginger,…
Armchair Travelers, Cruise the Iconic Mediterranean…no cooking required!
Although the gigantic plate of sweet indulgences may lead you to believe otherwise… This is an account of my November voyage on Viking Jupiter as we sailed from Rome (Civitavecchia to be precise) up the coast to Florence and Pisa (Livorno to be precise). Then…
OUR TOP TEN STEWS—PERFECT FOR COLD WINTER NIGHTS
I’VE JUST READ THE WEATHER FORECAST… And it looks like it’s time to hunker down and stay put this weekend. And while we’re at it, what’s better than stew? Never mind the result is inevitably warming, comforting, and altogether satisfying. There are delightful aromas that…
Melissa Clark’s Tuna-White Bean Casserole. But please call it a “Gratin de Thon”
The only reminder of your Mom’s Tuna Casserole are the Potato Chips I announced to Andrew that we were having Tuna Casserole for dinner. His mother, his sister Lauren wrote, “made tuna casserole for all of us when we were children and she used potato…
Fettuccine with White Chicken Ragù in or out of the Instant Pot
Wonderfully aromatic, this creamy chicken pasta dish gets a flavor boost from an Italian “Soffritto”. I put pasta on our table at least once a week. To me, very little is as satisfying as fresh or dried pasta coated with a great Italian ragu of…
HOLIDAY COOKIES! HERE ARE OUR 10 MOST POPULAR COOKIE RECIPES EVER!
HERE THEY ARE! THE 10 MOST POPULAR COOKIE RECIPES WE’VE EVER PUBLISHED Just in time for holiday baking, here’s a post dedicated to the most popular cookie recipes ever. We’ve featured a lot of cookies in the past fourteen years. We have entire Hampton Classic…