Jun 10
Grits, Polenta, Mush, Pap are just a few of the names associated with ground corn that has been boiled for a varying degree of time in a liquid (water, broth or even milk). The final result, whether completely smooth and creamy or still having some texture remaining is a result of personal choice, time and …
Jun 02
Of all of pasta sauces that I prepare in the kitchen, whether handed down through the family or “invented” through my own experimentation, there is one exception. That is the sauce taught to me by my college friend Marco Fiorito many years ago when he came through Houston. Marco was born and raised in Italy …
May 25
Aside from the fact that there are more then just Hot and Sweet Italian Sausages available, these two varieties of Italian sausages are types that most of us are most familiar. Whether simmering in a marinara sauce, cooked with peppers and onions or grilled outdoors the flavors and aromas from Italian sausage really is hard …
May 18
I have wondered why Mild Italian Sausage also known as Sweet Italian Sausage. It is not as if sugar or some other sweetener has been added, but there is no mistaking the flavor of a Sweet Italian Sausage when you take that first bite. Now imagine that first bite when the sausage has been made …
May 17
Once a month I go to a wine dinner at Latin American Restaurant, where they pair wines with five different courses. One of my favourite dishes is ossobuco, a section of veal shank braised with vegetables, wine and broth, originally from Milan, Italy. Ossobucco literately means ‘Bone with a hole’ or marrowbone, but I’ll get …
