From the moment the phone range and Elizabeth heard, “Hello Elizabeth, this is Jacques Pepin” she was like school girl in love all over again. Food And Travel Nation spoke with the legendary French chef about his early life, his mother’s influence, his relationship with Julia Child and James Beard, …
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Mojo roast turkey is a welcome explosion of flavors. I don’t know if you noticed yet, but all of this year’s Thanksgiving dishes are very easy because we are all busy, right? Here we go. Ingredients 15 lb turkey, fresh or thawed in the fridge. (Don’t thaw outside the fridge!) …
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Ah. Chorizo Plantain Thanksgiving Side. Something different, and so easy. Ingredients 4 links Chorizo 2 Plantains (adjust amounts based on number of guests) Olive oil (if needed) Salt and pepper Method Slice Chorizo 1/8 to 1/4″ thick Peel plantains and slice 1/4 to 1/2″ thick In a frying pan, saute …
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Yum. Chili Lime Sweet Potato. Everyone has been there. You sit down at the dinner table for Thanksgiving and one of the side dishes is sweet potato pie or (gasp) sweet potato casserole with marshmallows on top. Here’s something a little different with some flavors that may be new to …
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You remember. Walk in to nearly any American home on Thanksgiving and the smells of tasty food are heady. Likely, you didn’t eat all day in anticipation of all the festive dishes coming your way. But who wants the same old Turkey Day fare? This is recipe number one of …
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Guest: Anthony Bourdain – Elizabeth Dougherty spoke with Anthony Bourdain before his November 2010 appearance at The Mahaffey Center in Tampa Bay. In this interview he opens up about his world travels, fellow chefs, not offending his hosts, and at the very end he mentions a troubled past that …
Read More »ELIZABETH DOUGHERTY Elizabeth Dougherty has been cooking and writing about food intensively for more than ten years. She is the fourth generation of chefs and gourmet grocers in her family with her mother, Francesca Esposito and grandmother, Carmella being major influences in her early cooking years. As a teenager, her …
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Cut up a chicken into a “ten piece bucket” add a little wine (okay, a lot of wine) and a few other things. It’s a romantic one-pot dish anyone can make at home. This is a variation on the classic dish from Food And Travel Nation Network. Ingredients (organic, if …
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