CHRISTMAS
‘Christmas is a baby shower that went totally overboard.’
– Andy Borowitz, Writer / Satirist / Actor.
TALEGGIO G-BEAN CLIQUE
A modern(ish) spin on ‘the mother of all comfort foods.’
GARLICKY SHRIMP LA ‘REZA ‘MATE
My much butchered way of saying, ‘Garlicky Shrimp with Cherry Tomatoes’, but by no means do I hack on flavor.
SCALLOPS IN CHORIZO
A highlight from a Tapas inspired Feast of the Seven Fishes from Christmas Eve past.
THE MIGHTY FATTOUSH
Come with me on a journey through time and space…
A PORK FRIED RICE STORY
It’s to Christmas as an official Red Ryder carbine-action two-hundred-shot range model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing which tells time.
A CRISPY SHRIMP IN ORANGE CREAM SAUCE STORY
Simple, rich, but delicate, nay FRA-GEE-LAY, orange infused sauce gleaming about crisp, tender shrimp is what dreams are made on.
A CHICKEN IN PLUM SAUCE STORY
A plum of a recipe and you won’t shoot your eye out making it.
A STEAMED DUMPLING STORY
They’re not perfect, not by a stretch; certainly not as a perfect as Aunt Clara’s Pink Bunny Pajamas.
A(N) EGG ROLL STORY
Not unlike A Steamed Dumpling Story in that it’s the same recipe sent into a cylindrical, deep fried state.
CALIFORNIA EN CARROZZA
Think shrimp toast with amped Asian flavors; a Philadelphia roll made into a grilled ‘cheese’ sandwich.
DOUBLECRUNCHGOOD
That’s Newspeak for extra crunchy chicken goujons by means of double dredging.
HARD CHERRY PORK RIBS
Seasonal warmth of cinnamon and nutmeg; immersed in an almost treacle-like glaze, that’s sweet, tart, tangy and mustardy and can only be best described as pork cherry candy.
DRAGONHEAD SLIDERS
These lies in my big red dragonhead…
DITA APPICCICOSE
This recipe has become a staple of many a Christmas cocktail party and New Year’s Eve bash I’ve thrown over the years, and, what’s more, they never disappoint.