

Family Meal AND Party Food Alert: Minced Chicken in Lettuce Cups!
I first had a version of this about 20 years ago at Yank Sing restaurant in San Francisco. It was made with squab, and it was one of my...


The West Rye
So this drink was originally called a Hanky Panky, and many thanks to my friend Neal for introducing me to such a great drink. I am...


Root Vegetable and Chicken Chowder
I know what you're thinking: if only there were more pumpkin-flavored dishes to choose from this time of year. But UNLIKE half the crap...


If French Fries and Potato Chips Got It On...
Their Love Child would be these Ribbon Fries. Is it a perfect food? Quite possibly. For about 6 servings for self-respecting guests, or 4...


Classic Cosmopolitan
Sure, I started drinking Cosmos in 1999 because I considered myself to be exactly like Carrie Bradshaw. And then I stopped drinking them...


Bok Choy and Mango Salad
I made a kale caesar not too long ago, and my husband quipped, "Oh, I guess I'll get in my time machine back to 2012 when kale salads...


Pork and Hominy Stew with Green Chile and a Poached Egg
I am purposely not calling this posole, because I know how much shit I'm going to get from any New Mexicans who read the recipe. "Kale!?"...


Pumpkin Seed- Saltine Brittle
This brittle freezes perfectly! Keep a couple batches in your freezer for instant dessert, hostess gifts, Christmas gifts for your...


World's Best Chex Mix
At first, it seems as if it's just an innocuous party mix to mindlessly eat while having a drink. But a couple secret ingredients (bacon!...


New Fashioned
For One Drink: 2 ounces bourbon 3 dashes cardamaom bitters 1 ounce Moroccan simple syrup (recipe follows) 1 Cherry (preferably Moonshine...