This is our review of the local San Diego chain Flippin Pizza. We have been coming here for many years and watched it expand on a global basis. Overview I like multiple styles of pizza, l but the one I eat the most is New York thin crust. This is a regular go to lunch…
I love seafood. My family has a long history in the California tuna industry. Unfortunately, my husband is not so fond of seafood so I don’t get to cook it as much as I would like. Thank goodness my kids like fish. This Lemon Glazed Salmon Recipe, is a huge hit with the kids and…
San Diego has a wide range of pizza styles and we are setting out to try as many as possible in our search for San Diego’s best pizza. One of the most unique pizzas we have come across can be found at Napizza, which is slowly expanding out from its original location in Little Italy. …
In our guide to our favorite cookbooks, I listed Bruce Aidells’ Complete Sausage Book. This book got me into making my own sausage. Making your own sausage is a great way to control the ingredients and fat content. I have many types of sausage over they years, but one I will always make myself instead…
I love hamburgers. Often when traveling I make an effort to seek out the best burger. One of the best resources for locating standout regional burgers is George Motz. I have his book, Hamburger America and have watched his TV show and webcasts. One of the more intriguing burgers he has introduced is the Cuban…
Since I was a kid I have loved beef stew. One type of stew that really stands out in my mind is Hungarian Goulash. I think I love it, but can’t say for sure, because I don’t know if I have ever had true Hungarian Goulash. Nevertheless, it is a dish I have made for…
I love Mexican food but do not eat it that often. I know it can be made healthy but the stuff I love the most tends to be pretty decadent. A great example of this is refried beans. These beans are commonly served as a side dish at Mexican restaurants and often they are nothing…
When Dave makes his pork carnitas for parties we often have a couple pounds of leftover meat. One of our favorite uses for this leftover carnitas is to make taquitos the next day. This is extremely easy and the recipe can also be used for shredded beef or chicken. However, most of the time we…
Pork carnitas is one of our all-time favorite dishes. I first had it when I moved to California from North Carolina in 1991. It has always struck me as the Mexican version of Carolina pulled pork, another favorite. Our family has been experimenting with making carnitas for 25 years and I think we we have…
One of my favorite side dishes of all-time is the red cabbage my aunt made. She would make this for us on holidays like Christmas and Easter. It goes great with any meat, especially Easter ham. However, I realized this was a German dish so when Dave started making his own sauerbraten (a German pot…