Tag Archives | sur le plat

Charbroiled Oysters

It’s an “R” month. According to local oyster lore, the best time of the year to eat oysters in the...

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Cauliflower Soup

This soup is one of my signature recipes and is known among my friends lovingly as “Powerful Healing Cauliflower Soup.”...

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Dark Chocolate Semifreddo

This is the perfect dessert “do ahead” dessert. A wonderful “half frozen,” which is the meaning of semifreddo, dessert that...

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Calabacitas

Wondering what to do with the abundance of zucchini and yellow squash? On a recent visit to Austin, I ordered...

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White Bean and Turkey Chipotle Chili

Is it cold outside yet? If you live in the south and you are still awaiting cooler temperatures and they...

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Cocoons

I can eat these tender shortbread cookies by the dozens. I’m not sure if it’s the light airy texture, the...

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Bourbon Milk Punch

A New Orleans brunch speciality and one of my favorite day drinks with grillades and grits or poached egg dishes...

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Shrimp and Okra Stew

The heat of the summer is finally dwindling and the mornings are feeling a little crisper and cooler. Every year...

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Guacamole

The perfect afternoon snack. Guacamole with crudités, fresh raw vegetables, or corn tortilla chips. I like my guacamole chunky, and...

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Tarta de Santiago, Almond Cake

I fell in love with this cake when I traveled to Galicia in Northwest Spain to walk the sacred pilgrimage...

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Black Beans

Black beans may be my favorite of all the legumes. The rich dark silkiness achieved by slow cooking black beans...

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Hamachi Carpaccio or Sashimi

My brother Kim, has promised to take me to one of the famous Nobu restaurants, some day. Still waiting Kim!...

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