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…
Way back in 2003, we got one of my favorite cookbooks of all-time, David Rosengarten’s It’s All American Food. I discuss this book in my post on top cookbooks. This was the cookbook that inspired to Dave to cook sauerbraten which he has developed into his own recipe. As a side dish, Rosengarten suggest spaetzle…
German food is something I love but do not eat that often. Of course, much of German cuisine has been incorporated into the regular American diet (ie. hot dogs, hamburgers). However, there are relatively few “German” restaurants in the United States. From my infrequent visits to German restaurants, I have found my favorite dish is…
Welcome to part 2 of my guide to my all-time favorite cookbooks. In these two posts I share some of most cherished cookbooks. If you haven’t done so all ready make sure to check out the first post. At the end of that post, I talked about some of my favorite international cookbooks. The cookbooks…
Cooking has been a passion of mine since childhood. One of my favorite hobbies is collecting cookbooks. Over the years I have built a collection of hundreds of cookbooks. I thought in this post I would share some of my favorite and most cherished cookbooks. So welcome to part 1 of the guide to my…