Nigerian Beef Suya Beef Suya is a popular street food found in Nigeria. According to various sources, the street vendors will marinate and cook the meat on skewers earlier in the day and then rewarm over grills when they set up their stands in the evening. Street vendors probably do the advance cooking so they can more quickly serve crowds … Read More
Red Wine & Blueberry Glazed Chicken
Red Wine & Blueberry Glazed Chicken This is a simple cook and reduce glaze that would also be delicious on a pork tenderloin or ham. Grating the onion instead of dicing it creates smaller pieces that blend into the mix and releases more juice to blend with the liquid ingredients. When I prepared this on my Facebook Live show I … Read More
Southwest Potato Salad
Southwest Potato Salad This was inspired by a salad I enjoyed at a barbecue restaurant in Dallas. I had previously created the dressing recipe as a dipping sauce for fritters and always thought it would be a delicious dressing for other salads. I’ve combined it with the elements I recalled from the potato salad I had enjoyed, and the result … Read More
Vanilla Panna Cotta & Rhubarb Strawberry Swirl Pie
Vanilla Panna Cotta & Rhubarb Strawberry Swirl Pie I love the silky texture of panna cotta and some point recently, I thought about what a nice contrast it would make with the crunch of a crust. As my mind ventured, I thought about the tartness of rhubarb and what a nice contrast that would make against the creamy richness of … Read More
Nebraska Runzas
Little known outside Nebraska, the Runza is the state’s official sandwich. The name Runza was created by Sally Brening Everett who, along with her brother, created first Runza Drive Inn restaurant in Lincoln, NE in 1949. Her version of the name is thought to come from either an alternate name for the sandwich the “krautrunz” or lower German dialect term … Read More
Kolache
A few weeks ago I went to my niece’s graduation from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. We’re originally from Nebraska and a favorite part of going back to visit family is always indulging in the Czechoslovakian pastry known as a kolach. Saline County, Nebraska is home to a large Czech population that immigrated in the late 1800’s. Kolache (plural … Read More
Grandma Sehnert’s Applesauce Cake
Grandma Sehnert’s Applesauce Bars While this can be baked in round or square cake pans, my mom frequently made this cake as a bar in a 11×15 jellyroll pan. It was a welcome surprise when I got home from school and frequently made an appearance when we went to a potluck. Mom would spread these with a thin powdered sugar … Read More
The Louisville “Hot Brown” Sandwich
While not as famous as the Kentucky Derby, the “Hot Brown” is regionally famous dish associated with the same city as the run for the roses. Originally created by the chef of the Brown Hotel in the 1920’s, it is still on the hotel’s menu today. As a prominent setting in the city, the hotel’s dinner dances were a popular … Read More
Zebra Peanut Butter Bars
Zebra Peanut Butter Bars These easy no-bake bars go together quickly for those last-minute sweet tooth cravings! Yield: 1 9×13 pan Peanut Butter Layer: 16 graham crackers (or 2 cups graham cracker crumbs) 1 cup peanut butter (crunchy or creamy, or a combination of both) 1 cup butter, melted 2 cups powdered sugar Chocolate Swirl Layer: 1 ½ cups Semi-Sweet … Read More
Sweet & Sour Braised Red Cabbage
Red wine and red wine vinegar help to keep the cabbage a bright red. Yield: 6-8 servings 1 large red cabbage (about 2 lbs) 2 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon sugar 1 large yellow onion, diced ¼” 2 large tart green apples, peeled, cored, and diced ½” ¼ cup red wine vinegar 1 cup beef broth ½ teaspoon Kosher salt 2 … Read More