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!) …
Read More »THANKSGIVING RECIPE: CHORIZO PLANTAINS
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 …
Read More »Chili Lime Sweet Potato Cuban Thanksgiving
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 …
Read More »Recipe 1 – A Cuban Thanksgiving – Yellow Rice Stuffing
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 …
Read More »About Elizabeth Dougherty
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 …
Read More »Slainte! St. Patrick’s Day Myths And Tasty Recipes
St. Patrick’s Day is coming and the Leprechauns are feeling frisky! A cozy Irish meal, a pint of Guinness (or a nice cabernet for the less brave), and a heavenly dessert will lead you over the rainbow to a romantic Irish evening.
Read More »VIDEO: Serio Cooks! – Homemade Chicken Soup
Elizabeth’s Homemade Chicken Soup for a Cold Day Ingredients 2 organic boneless skinless chicken breasts 3-4 cups of chicken stock 2 TB olive oil 1 cup of baby carrots 1 medium onion 1 stalk of celery 3/4 tsp of dried thyme or 1 TB fresh 1 tsp of dried parsley …
Read More »My Sweet Son Speaks On GMOs
Last week on Food Travel USA Network, my nine-year-old son Jonathan, decided to record an open for the program to talk about genetically modified foods. Here’s what he had to say: LISTEN
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