Cornmeal Buttermilk Cake with Chocolate Buttermilk Frosting
I am the kind of person who appreciates texture. Texture is a make or break for me, particularly in food. Example – I love the flavor of pears but the grainy, sandy texture is a real turn off. On the other hand, a plain hamburger bun is fine, but sprinkled with crunchy little poppy seeds I find it hard to resist. My first experience with a cornmeal cake was one filled with trepidation. I had it firmly set in my mind that a...
BBQ Pork Panini
Once a year, or so, I go on a big trip. By big I mean international or at least cross-country. This year my trip is to England to see my best friend and her family. I tend to need a lot of preparation for international trips, which means I do not have a lot of time for baking and cooking complicated meals. That does not mean I want to eat fast-food or junk. What I do is think of fast meals that I can have ready in minutes with...
Dry Aged Steak
What makes the steaks at the steak house so darn good? Well, there are a few things starting with the beef. Most steak houses buy Prime beef which has a lot of marbling, or fat dispersed within the muscles tissue. Prime beef is not easy to come by for the regular consumer, but you can find Choice beef in many markets which is a delicious alternative. Second, steak houses age their steaks which improves the flavor and texture. ...
FoodBuzz: 24, 24, 24 – Eating Local – Dallas, Texas
Howdy y’all! Welcome to Texas! One evening, while feeling particularly full of myself, I submitted a proposal for Foodbuzz’s montlhy 24, 24, 24 event. For those of you reading who do not know what 24, 24, 24 is I’ll give you the short version. 24 bloggers have 24 food events over 24 hours. Fun, right? I decided on the following menu: Fried Gulf Coast Shrimp Bacon Wrapped Stuffed Jalapenos Smoked Beef Brisket...
Bacon Explosion … Yes, Really.
My local newspaper, the Dallas Morning News, posted a recipe just before Superbowl Sunday titled Bacon Explosion. Since bacon is the candy of meat, I had to click the link and see what was what. What I found was intriguing, and hard to resist. It is a blanket of woven, thick cut, bacon that encases a pinwheel of sweet Italian sausage, BBQ sauce, BBQ rub, and crisp bacon bits. I amended the recipe very slightly by adding diced...
