Try standing rib roast for holiday dining
My daughter has always been a great cook, something I hope comes from her girlhood days helping me in the kitchen. But she gives a lot of credit to the website SeriousEats.com which provides...
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Try my recipe for light, delicious stir-fry with shrimp, scallops, edamame
Few would argue it’s an eating time of year. And I, for one, am ready for a break from the bounty. Rare standing rib roast, succulent roast turkey and glazed ham are...
‘Quick & Simple’ soup for the sick a thoughtful, simple gift (recipe)
My soups for the sick — or isolating — got their start with a new cookbook. I deliver them to the doorsteps of those among my friends who have been affected or afflicted...
Try recipes for these Thanksgiving sides, including Oyster Casserole
This year’s Thanksgiving, pandemic style, has helped me sharpen my math as I pare down traditional recipes for just the two of us. Dividing a recipe for four in half is pretty...
While we’re stuffing ourselves, why not make this recipe for bread stuffing?
Like a lot of you, I’m eating way too much bread these days. It’s comfort food, and, much like other carbohydrate-rich things, it tends to pack on the pounds. I’ve gained 5...
Shrimp stew recipe brings together tastes, tales of two countries
I think today’s shrimp stew recipe originated in Spain, discovered by me when I was there last year to learn about saffron— where it came from and how it was used. The...
LOZERE REVISITED
Loving Lozere: Least-populated part of France a great destination for solitude and long walks My seatmate was losing it. Trembling from head to toe, she was dripping with sweat and gasping for...
As Spain’s cultural capital, Toledo’s heritage of harmony among Christians, Jews and Muslims celebrated
Still the cultural and religious center of Spain, Toledo once was the country’s capital. Because the hilly small city dozed off the grid for decades, it’s remarkably well-preserved and retains the imprint...
Quest for saffron leads to Spain’s charming Consuegra, Don Quixote and centuries of tradition
I’d hoped a visit to Consuegra for the annual Saffron Rose Festival would help me learn why this spice is considered more valuable than gold. Not far from Toledo, directly south of...
Oh saffron, you are a continuing mystery
Developing recipes is one of the more challenging aspects of my work here at The News-Herald. It’s an even bigger challenge when the dishes originated in another country and I am dealing...
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