Chicken
Steamed Tamales
Chef Margot shares her tips on how to properly steam a tamale. Molly’s tamales can be found at farmers markets around the city. For electric or stove-top steamer: Place tamales in a single layer, with open ends angled upwards. This can be done by making a roll of tin foil to prop the ends up,…
Read MoreFini-Deni Sauce for Ribs or Chicken
Earn Morgan shares with us his mother’s recipe for Fini-Deni sauce. My mother who was raised and learned to cook in Guam always has Fini-Deni in her refrigerator. It lasts for several weeks without any flavor deterioration. I made up a batch and cooked beef ribs and chicken for a pot luck party about twenty…
Read MoreUncle John’s Gumbo
Rick Sadle updates us on one of his found memories in Louisiana. “WHO’S THERE?” shouted Uncle John Hooks as his shotgun swung up toward the little motorboat his nephew Steve and I were in. Steve hits the deck and shouts “DON’T SHOOT UNCLE JOHN, DON’T SHOOT, IT’S STEVE!” Ten minutes later, after some delicate negotiations,…
Read MoreUncle John's Gumbo
Rick Sadle updates us on one of his found memories in Louisiana. “WHO’S THERE?” shouted Uncle John Hooks as his shotgun swung up toward the little motorboat his nephew Steve and I were in. Steve hits the deck and shouts “DON’T SHOOT UNCLE JOHN, DON’T SHOOT, IT’S STEVE!” Ten minutes later, after some delicate negotiations,…
Read MoreSamoa with Dinner Menu
Rick Sadle updates us from Samoa. Travel day: Easter Island to Apia, Samoa with a fuel stop in Tahiti. Today was a very long day because Samoa is six hours behind Easter Island. In the morning, we have time for an interesting visit to Rano Kao, a volcanic caldera which contains a fresh water lake…
Read MoreHolidays in San Jose de Secce, Peru
Beth Williams and her research partner, Jessica Arendal, are currently working for the American non-profit Primary Cares in rural Peru. In Peru, Primary Cares is focused on finding sustainable ways to improve maternal health in the region of Ayacucho. Beth and Jessica are completing the initial community assessment of this region so that Primary Cares…
Read MoreMoosetard Mustards from Fairbanks, Alaska
Rick Sadle updates us from Fairbanks, Alaska. One of my favorite new condiments in my refrigerator are several flavored mustards from Fairbanks Alaska. When my family went to Alaska last summer, we met a charming young woman named Kasha who used to make mustard for her friends from an old family recipe. She flavored them…
Read MoreAfrican Peanut Sauce from Windhoek, Namibia
Rick Sadle updates us from Windhoek, Namibia. The days, weeks and months spent traveling are some of the best of our lives. When travel becomes life changing, when we incorporate something we experienced into our life back at home. Food of course is a great way to do that. My trip to Southern Africa was…
Read MoreOur Mission
It may have started in 1990 while watching a nimble kid climb a coconut tree in Ocho Rios, with a cup of Blue Mountain coffee in one hand and a beef patty in the other. Or was it in at a street market in Oxcutzcab, Mexico in 1988 when tasting the amazing chicken in the…
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