HOME-CURED CORNED BEEF
Christine Gustafson2020-03-12T04:06:34-07:00Serves 8 - 10 Corning is an old English term that refers to pellets of salt called corns. It has nothing to do with corn the vegetable. If you’ve ever looked at the ingredient list
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15 MINUTE CREAMY TOMATO SOUP
Christine Gustafson2020-03-03T03:04:43-08:00Serve 4 This was adapted from a recipe by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt who writes for one of my favorite web sites: Serious Eats. It is delicious on its own, but I also like it as
The Big Deal Dinner – Doing it Well!
Christine Gustafson2020-02-08T03:19:18-08:00All of us occasionally need to do what I call the “Big Deal” dinner. Maybe the Boss is coming over to dinner, or the in-laws or future in-laws or anybody else that you’d like to
Recipes: Winter Soups
Christine Gustafson2020-01-13T20:24:46-08:00Soup is an important part of every cultural cuisine and the variations could fill several books (and it has!). Soup is the most basic of dishes. Originally soupe or sops described a hot broth poured
Champagne Brunch
Christine Gustafson2019-12-07T19:55:34-08:00Apparently the first use of the breakfast/lunch mash-up “Brunch” happened back in 1895. Guy Beringer, a British writer, authored a piece called “Brunch: A Plea” in Hunter’s Weekly. He wanted people to gather for a
Joy of Cooking 2019
Christine Gustafson2019-12-03T00:25:38-08:00Joy of Cooking has been a beloved classic since 1936. It was the go to book for young brides as well as experience cooks. There have been many updates and revisions over the years but
RECIPES FROM ANOTHER TIME THAT ARE WORTH MAKING AGAIN
Christine Gustafson2019-11-18T03:57:22-08:00My Good Food Hour co-host, Steve Garner (Saturdays on KSRO 11 to Noon) and I recently interviewed Yale professor Paul Freedman about his new book: American Cuisine and How It Got This Way. It’s
Winter Food: SMOKY SALMON CHOWDER
Christine Gustafson2019-11-12T03:43:39-08:00Soooo . . . it really is beginning to cool down. We crave more warming soups and stews. Here is a favorite of mine which can be made with any smoked fish in your neighborhood.
Recipes: The Magic of Mushrooms
Christine Gustafson2019-10-10T21:16:28-07:00Enjoy this article from my column at the Press Democrat. All Photos: ©John Burgess/The Press Democrat Mushrooms are one of the most interesting foods that we consume. Delicious, deadly, mysterious, intoxicating, enigmatic. Throughout history mushrooms
Recipes: The flavors of many regions of Mexico. My favorite cuisine.
Christine Gustafson2019-09-11T03:34:04-07:00MEXICAN RECIPES The cuisine of Mexico is wildly diverse, although you wouldn’t always know that if you haven’t visited there. Fast food and “Americanized” Mexican restaurants are unfortunately what we often see in the States.