Tag: culinary
member name: Dorine H.
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January 29, 2007 02:03 AM EST --
Patatas Bravas
(c) Dorine Houston 2007
“I’ve found a new tapa. You’re going to love it.”
Pepe and I walked arm in arm along the dark streets, out of the Puerta del Sol . . .
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February 03, 2007 01:02 AM EST --
Dinner for a Dank Winter Day: Lemon Lentil Soup
(c) Dorine Houston 2007
Punxsutawney Phil seems to have good news in Pennsylvania: There will be an early spring. It does not change . . .
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September 10, 2006 12:10 AM EDT --
Moon after midnight so bright it casts long shadows before me; it makes silver leaf undersides gleam like jewelry in the gentle breeze. Gnarled trees, who knows how many centuries old they are, . . .
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November 03, 2006 09:43 PM EST --
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November 13, 2006 03:20 PM EST --
Tortilla Espanola
(c) Dorine Houston, 2006
All rights reserved
Enter any bar or sandwich shop in any city of village in Spain and you find people eating tortilla espanola. Thick wedges . . .
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September 12, 2006 05:23 PM EDT --
Long legs draw the eye and set the tongue to licking quivering lips. Desire surges within. With what shall I anoint these silken legs?
Bedded in hollandaise sauce they tempt me, bathed . . .
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January 02, 2007 10:30 PM EST --
Dinner for a Dank Winter Day: Fisherman's Chowder
Today the sun is shining in Philadelphia, and the temperature is same 12 degrees Fahrenheit above normal for early January. It promises . . .
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October 23, 2006 02:45 PM EDT --
Cordoba, Spain: Salmorejo
(c) Dorine Houston, 2006
After publishing my A and B contributions to Around the World in 27 Recipes, I got stuck on C. I know other Gatherers who are much better . . .
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January 11, 2007 08:42 PM EST --
(c) Dorine Houston, 2007
Pesto often seems to be summer food, because people make it when their basil plants are flourishing. Some people get to enjoy their pesto year round because they freeze . . .
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November 27, 2008 07:03 AM EST --
Demystifying the Thanksgiving Turkey
(c) Dorine Houston 2008, all rights reserved
November, but not a turkey in sight. Chickens galore. Ducks, geese, even quail and partridges. . . .
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January 02, 2007 12:27 AM EST --
It’s raining. It’s raining so heavily that the Mummer’s Parade was postponed. It’s warm for January in Philadelphia, but it’s cold enough to make a soup supper . . .
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January 08, 2007 09:19 PM EST --
Black Beans Cuban Style
(c) Dorine Houston, 2007
Latin America and the Caribbean cultures have in common their love of bean dishes, which they eat every day. The kind of bean used may change from . . .
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February 11, 2007 10:53 PM EST --
Home-Cured Lox
Lox, the silky texture and salty flavor of weekend brunches and deli lunches, companioned by cream cheese and onions on a firm, chewy bagel, probably toasted, perhaps garnished with capers . . .
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February 21, 2007 02:35 AM EST --
Stew for a Cold Winter Night: Lamb and Lily Stew
(c) Dorine Houston, 2007
The image of lambs and lilies evokes Easter, and in these last chilly days before Lentbegins, it can serve as a reminder . . .
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January 08, 2007 09:24 PM EST --
Black Bean Jewel Box Chez Dorine
(c) Dorine Houston, 1993, 2007
Many years ago I created this dish to serve at a picnic, then used it later as a light dinner when trying to counteract holiday overindulgence. . . .
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February 10, 2007 01:15 AM EST --
Soup for a Cold Winter Day: Sopa al Cuarto de Hora
(c) Dorine Houston, 2007
At an altitude of 2100 feet or 667 meters, Madrid is the highest capital city in Europe. Madrid sits on a high . . .
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February 13, 2007 03:04 PM EST --
Soup for a Cold Winter Night: Madrid Lentil Hotpot
(c) Dorine Houston 2007
The Rastro is one of Europe’s great flea markets. Sunday mornings, the people of Madrid crowd into a few blocks . . .
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February 21, 2007 03:59 AM EST --
Lenten Dinner: Borscht and Cilantro-Cod Casserole
(c) Dorine Houston 2007
“My wife makes tuna every way but in a dress, and I’m sick of it! I’m sneaking my son out for . . .
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April 16, 2007 03:50 PM EDT --
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October 25, 2006 12:20 AM EDT --
Durban, South Africa:
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