You may be wondering why I would make steak and ale pie, typical pub food, as holiday food. Did you know that it originates from a Christmas and New Year tradition in Glasgow? In modern times typically during Christmas, the British eat Prime Rib and Yorkshire Pudding, a bread pudding made by pouring the batter…
It really felt like I was doing holiday cooking this weekend. I spent an entire day in the kitchen and we went full Moroccan this weekend. There is a sweet and savory dish called Bastilla that Moroccans make for special occasions. Its layers of flaky pastry like dough filled with warmly spiced meat, authentically chicken…
Before I start to detail my venture to make Avgolemono, I would like to state that I simply find the versatile chemistry of an egg amazing. Scrambled, boiled, poached, and today I learned how to perfectly temper an egg. What it means to temper an egg is that you raise its temperature gradually, essentially cooking…
The holidays are a time for families and friends to get together. For some it is the only time of the year that they see their relatives. Dinner parties, cocktail parties, and bashes all revolve around food. Many have a special dish that they cook once a year. In the United States, we all have…