[1] Jambalaya Nachos (all photos © The Food In My Beard | Zatarain’s). [2] Zatarain’s Andouille Sausage combines with shrimp and jambalaya rice. [3] Make extra sausage because you’ll want to eat it from the spoon. [4] Drizzling the cheese sauce. Mardi Gras begins on March 1st this year*, we’re tailoring our meals to […]
We’ve always loved shrimp and grits. Why didn’t we ever think to make it a seafood medley: shrimp plus crab meat, fish, even scallops? Leave it to a restaurateur, Ebony Austin of Nouveau Bar & Grill in Atlanta. It’s a great idea, and she shares the recipe with us. If you’re in the area, there’s […]
[1] Chocolate Earl Grey tea is available year-round, and in this special Easter packaging [all photos © David’s Tea). [2] You can see why this tea is called Hot Chocolate. It’s pu’ehr tea with chocolate chips that melt into the brew. [3] An Easter sampler with six different chocolate flavors. During the holidays, there’s a […]
If you like nutty flavors, you’ll like tahini (photo #1): a creamy, nutty paste made from ground sesame seeds (photo #3). It’s familiar to every fan of hummus (photo #4). Most Americans buy tahini to make hummus or baba ghanoush. If you eat halvah, you’ve eaten tahini-based candy. Tahini is also the base of tarator […]
[1] An impressive party dish or appetizer: cooked store-bought pesto with kalamata olives and pesto sauce. We adderd ciliegene, small mozzarella balls Here’s the recipe (both photos © DeLallo). [2] Here, pesto is a salad dressing on this baby arugula, snap pea and burrata salad. Thin the pesto to desired consistency with olive oil. Here’s […]
We’ve done classic avocado toast, we’ve done fancy avocado toast, we’ve done mushroom toast. We’ve done sweet toasts: All delicious. But the palate wants the adventure to continue. Thus, today’s toast journey is inspired by the Eggplant Toast at Kismet restaurant in Los Angeles. Here’s a variation of their spiced eggplant recipe, with different garnishes: […]
[1] Ants On A log have friends: like these caterpillars and snails on a log (photo courtesy Woman’s Day: photo Steve Giralt; prop stylist: Megan Hedgpeth; food styling: WD Food Dept). [2] Hummus logs, with either celery, fennel or cucumber logs (photo courtesy Cava). [3] Classic Ants On A Log, given a classy treatment: angled […]
[1] This American favorite originated in Switzerland (photo courtesy American Egg Board). [2] Some people like their meringue slightly browned (photo #1); some like the full-on treatment here (photo courtesy McCormick). [3] Deconstructed lemon meringue tart, a work of art. Here’s the recipe (photo courtesy @Chef_Lymalaya. August 15th is National Lemon Meringue Pie Day. […]
[1] Cucumber hummus stacks. For variety, there are many other fillers (photo courtesy Willow Tree Farm). [2] Fancy or casual roulades: julienned cucumbers rolled in prosciutto. You can soak the cucumbers in gin! (Here’s the recipe from Parma Crown.) [3] Cucumbers, yogurt, garlic and dill are the ingredients of Greek tzatziki, but can also be […]
Still on the lookout for weight loss exercises that work? Well, today I have two exercises that work every time. Have you gone to gym only to be mystified how all the machines work and how they could actually help you lose weight? You can forget all that nonsense. We’re going old school. These are […]