25 years ago I had a chance to try ceviche for the first time while traveling in Costa Rica. Hungry froma day of travel we drove into the little town, which was more like a village with chickens running on dirt streets and horses, the main transportation, tied up in […]
Toast skagen is a delicious Swedish shrimp salad toast invented by the famous Swedish chef Tore Wretman. It is very popular during the summer and especially for midsummer but it is also often served during other holidays like New Years, Christmas and Easter. Skagen is a fishing town or village […]
When making Pho, hot and sour shrimp soup, risotto or a number of shrimp and seafood dishes, it’s great to have some good shrimp stock on hand. Save your shrimp shells every time you peel and make shrimp, it’s easy to keep a ziploc bag in the freezer and just […]
As I look for food inspiration during the cold and dark days of February there is often talk of Mardi Gras. It is the carnival in New Orleans that takes place the week before Ash Wednesday and lent. New Orleans is known for great food, particularly the Cajun and Creole […]
Welcome! I have been cooking professionally and for fun over 40 years and love it as ever. I would like to share some of the things I have learned over the years as well as some of the miscues.