Satay

Every country or region has at least one dish that becomes symbolic. For SE Asia, symbolic foods would have to include satay. Popular in Malaysia, Singapore and Indonesia, it’s a great treat when served hot from a charcoal grill. There Read More …

Zarangollo murciano (Stewed zucchini with onion)

Zarangollo, a simple dish, which combines the ubiquitous zucchini of Murcia with onions, is a favorite of Murcian cooks, who prepare it both with and without eggs. When zucchini flowers, which are less commonly at hand and expensive, are in Read More …

Arroz negro (Black Rice)

Black rice (arroz negro) is popular along the entire Mediterranean coast of Spain, but specially in Castellon de la Plana, the extreme north of the Valencian Community, and in Tarragona, the most southern area of neighboring Catalonia. The original recipe Read More …

Yoccos Hot Dog Sauce

This is from “Yocco’s the Hot Dog King”…..which is the hot dog shop (now expanded) that has been around for over 75 years. Eat their sauce on dogs, burgers, sausage sandwiches (made with smoked sausage)….and there is burger in it, Read More …

The Main Course Restaurant New England Clam Chowder

Following is a recipe from Shawn Joyce, chef at The Main Course restaurant in Wilmington, Delaware. Joyce prefers to serve the chowder the day after it is made, when the starch from the potatoes thickens the soup and flavors meld Read More …

Down East Haddock Chowder

Chowders are simple soups – usually just fish, potato, onion and milk. They are quick to make and among the best soups in Canada. This haddock chowder is a recreation of the popular chowder served at the Evangeline Snack Bar Read More …

Capt Len Tawes Clam Chowder

Contributed by Elizabeth Hall – “My grandfather always made clam chowder at our house when I was a child. He learned his recipe in Bath, Maine in the winter of 1884 while he was waiting for his schooner to be Read More …

Hardtack

Hardtack was a simple flour biscuit issued to Union soldiers throughout the war. Hardtack crackers made up a large portion of a soldier’s daily ration. It was square or sometimes rectangular in shape with small holes baked into it, and Read More …

Zucchini Pate

Fresh-tasting and generously laced with chives and parsley, this vegetable spread goes well on warm pita, rye, or brown bread. Have it with a glass of crisp white wine. You’ll want to remember this recipe when the zucchini crop comes Read More …