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 »Guest: Anthony Bourdain
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 »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 »Flashback – A CDC WHISTLE BLOWER SPEAKS OUT
Flashback – A CDC WHISTLE BLOWER SPEAKS OUT – With the prospect of vaccines in food: If you look up “Dr Brian Hooker”, “CDC”, “whistle blower”, “vaccines” and “autism”, you’ll see terms like “fraud”, “dismissed”, “conspiracy theorists” and “busted myth.” Are you willing to take that risk with the health …
Read More »Who is Listening to You Near Your Home?
In Baltimore this week, the Public Defender’s office is seeking review of over 2,000 cases that were prosecuted with the use of the controversial Stingray device. This device is used by law enforcement and mimics a cell tower, picking up the cell information from your home. It is currently unknown …
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