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CRANBERRY SALAD FROM BARBARA GIBBS OSTMANN

Barbara Gibbs Ostmann and I have been friends for so long that I don’t remember how we met. I think it was when she first became food editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch sometime in the mid 1970s. She interviewed me about my cooking school for kids and then subsequently hired me to freelance, not […]

¶ Posted 06 December 2021 § BOOKS § CHRISTMAS § COOKBOOK REVIEWS § DESSERTS § ENTERTAINING § FAVORITE RECIPES/FAMOUS PEOPLE § HOLIDAYS § RECIPES § SALADS § SAUCES § SIDE DISHES § THANKSGIVING § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Barbara Gibbs Ostmann, cranberries, Cranberry salad, Food Editors' Favorites Cookbooks, The Recipe Writer's Handbook

SCALLOPS, LIMONCELLO, FABRIZIA

It was the worst of times, it was the best of times. Here was Covid, giving the world lemons and the Mastroianni brothers turning lemons into lemon aid—the kind of aid that helps the soul feel pampered and privileged. We’re talking heavenly booze and divine baked goods. But let me backtrack. Inspired by a family trip […]

¶ Posted 19 November 2021 § BEVERAGES § COCKTAILS § DRINKS § ENTREES § FAVORITE RECIPES/FAMOUS PEOPLE § HEADS UP TO HAPPY HOUR § PRODUCTS § RECIPES § SEAFOOD ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Fabrizia, Lemon Crush, Limoncello, Scallops

FABULOUS FEAST FOOD FOR THANKSGIVING

In the spirit of Thanksgiving past, present and future, Sweet Leisure revisits a cornucopia of recipes so that you can fill your table with fun, festive and frankly fabulous feast food. HARVEST VEGETABLE SOUP A simple, special, superb, savory soup that combines the best of the season’s harvest to jump start a sumptuous feast. […]

¶ Posted 06 November 2021 § BREADS § BRUSSELS SPROUTS § CAKE § CAULIFLOWER § DESSERTS § HOLIDAYS § PIES § RECIPES § SALADS § SIDE DISHES § SOUPS § THANKSGIVING § VEGETABLES ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Apple Pie, bacon corn muffins, Brussels sprouts, carrot cake, cauliflower, chess pie, chowder, harvest soup, pumpkin bread, roast turkey, Thanksgiving feast foods

HONEY CRACKED WHEAT BREAD and SUZANNE CORBETT

Glory be! Suzanne Corbett just launched a new book. A Culinary History of Missouri: Foodways & Iconic Dishes from the Show-Me State, co-written with fellow food and travel writer Deborah Reinhart, promises to excite everyone interested in food, history, Missouri and recipes. Suzanne declares a passion for “food history and anything that fills a plate […]

¶ Posted 09 October 2021 § BOOKS § BREADS § COOKBOOK REVIEWS § RECIPES § ST. LOUIS § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: A Culinary History of Missouri: Foodways & Iconic Dishes from the Show Me State, cracked wheat, honey, Suzanne Corbett, The Gilded Table, The Soulard Market Cookbook, Unique Eats and Eateries, wheat bread

DOSA AND MAYURA INDIAN RESTAURANT

Dr. Aniyan, or Padmini as her friends call her, greets guests at the door of her south Indian restaurant with a smile as brilliant as the gold trimmed sari that she explains is her “work” uniform. The Ph.D professor of business management and accounting and her restauranteur husband, Aniyan Puthanpurayil, immigrated to the United States […]

¶ Posted 14 September 2021 § APPETIZERS § BREADS § BREAKFAST § CALIFORNIA § GLUTEN FREE § IMMIGRANT CHEFS § INDIA § KERALA § LOS ANGELES § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § SIDE DISHES § Uncategorized § VEGETABLES ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: California, Culver City, dal, dosa, Gluten-free, Indian restaurant, Indian-style crepes, Los Angeles, Mayura, vegetarian

EDOBOX MODERN JAPANESE RESTAURANT, SANTA MONICA, CA

Disclaimer: Scott Manlin is my nephew. As far as I can remember, he has always appreciated fine food and good restaurants. When he was barely an adult and living in Chicago, and I was a James Beard Foundation restaurant judge and couldn’t get to all of the nominated Chicago restaurants, I asked Scott for advice. […]

¶ Posted 27 August 2021 § BARS § BEACH § CALIFORNIA § COCKTAILS § ENTREES § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § SALADS § WINE ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: bento boxes, California, Carlos Couts, Edobox, Edobox House Salad, fried shallots, Makoto Okuwa, Miso Aioli, modern Japanese cuisine, saki, Santa Monica, Scott Manlin, Sky Strouth, sushi

BUSCUITS, CHUCK WAGON COOKING AND BUFFALO BILL CENTER OF THE WEST

Talk about great museums. The Buffalo Bill Center of the West, located in Cody, WY, is as good as as it gets. The facility actually holds five separate museums: one devoted to Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley and artifacts from the American West; one focused on the Plains Indians; one features Western artists; and the two […]

¶ Posted 06 August 2021 § BREADS § BREAKFAST § BRUNCH § CODY § MUSEUMS § RECIPES § WYOMING ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Biscuits, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, Campfire cooking, chuck wagon, Cody, WYOMING

MOLLY WELLMANN, JAPP’S, HEMINGWAY DAIQUIRI

What a spark! What a charmer! What pizzazz! Molly Wellmann is bar none the most spirited woman I know. And it’s not just because this Cincinnati local won the Nightclub and Bar Media award for Best Bartender/Owner in the Nation and that Bon Appetit magazine says her bar is the best in Cincinnati or that […]

¶ Posted 17 July 2021 § BARS § BEVERAGES § CINCINNATI § COCKTAILS § COOKBOOK REVIEWS § DRINKS § FAVORITE RECIPES/FAMOUS PEOPLE § HEADS UP TO HAPPY HOUR § OHIO § RECIPES § RESTAURANTS § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off ° Tagged: Cincinnati, cocktails, Hemingway Daiquiri, Japp's, Molly Wellmann

SUNSHINE INN GARDEN OF EDEN SALAD

It’s been my favorite salad for at least 50 years. Through thick and thin; through Nouvelle, Fusion, California and New American Cuisines; through fast food, slow food, farm-to-table, ethnic and international cooking movements, I have loved the Sunshine Inn salad above all others. My sort of comfort food. My family thinks so as well. The […]