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The Fazool Trilogy: Part One
I had an Italian teacher in high school who was about four and a half feet tall. She had gray-hair she wore in a strict conservative bun and dressed like a Sicilian widow. She was no-nonsense in class...
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The Fazool Trilogy: Part Two
Part Two of the Fazool Trilogy features a dish that I have never seen on a restaurant menu anywhere. And I wonder why? Thankfully, my grandmother, known in the family as “Nanny,” introduced me to the...
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The Fazool Trilogy: Part Three
Of the Italian-American all star bean trio I have written about in the Fazool Trilogy, it is this dish that most refer to when they speak in that slang my high school Italian teacher reviled,...
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A Recipe for the 4th of July: 2012
Last year at this time I posted a recipe for the 4th of July. It was for the simple grilled hot dog on a bun: A Recipe for the 4th of July. This year I am adding a side dish that complements the tube...
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Eat Your Luck
Every New Year’s there’s another food I’m supposed to eat that will bring me good luck. I think I’ve tried them all. I’ve done the Southern thing with the black eyed peas. Southern luck thing. I’ve...
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Neck Bones’ Fat Tuesday Red Beans and Rice
Memorable food moments in film have been well documented. One of my favorites occurs in the 1978 masterpiece from filmmaker Les Blank, Always for Pleasure, the documentary about Mardi Gras traditions...
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Today’s Special: The Super Sloppy Joe
I’ve been criticized by some since I’ve started this site for endorsing unhealthy eating habits and foods. Of course I deny this vehemently. All the vegetables, starches, fish, fowl, meats, and all...
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