Appetizers and Snacks
Clam Ceviche
Clam ceviche is common in Baja California, where you will often see it marinating in a mix of tomato and lime juice. It's different, but great!
Recipe
Deep Fried Ribeye Tacos
A recipe for chicharron de ribeye in tacos. I ate these ribeye tacos in Hermosillo, Sonora and just had to recreate them at home with venison.
Charcuterie
Venison Salami
How to make venison salami at home. This is a basic salami recipe, but dry curing sausage requires some skill before you try it. I'll show you how.
Sweet Things
Olive Oil Rosemary Cake
A recipe for an olive oil rosemary cake with pine nuts. This is an Italian cake that isn't too sweet, and is great with preserved fruit and a little liqueur.
Recipe
Mushroom Tart
A mushroom tart recipe with an eggy, cheesy filling and a crispy pie dough crust. You can use any sort of mushrooms, and either a pie or tart pan.
Fish
Pike Balls with Dill Cream Sauce
A classic pike recipe from Scandinavia, these pike balls are easy to make and get around all those bones. It's a fun appetizer or easy meal. Other fish work well, too.
Appetizers and Snacks
Mexican Lentil Soup
Sopa de lentejas, Mexican lentil soup, exists in various forms all over Mexico. My recipe is a hat tip to Nuevo Leon, where I ate this soup a lot.
Scandinavian
Swedish Breakfast Sausage
How to make stångkorv, a Swedish sausage that has barley in it. This sausage is fermented, so it gets tangy. and is great for breakfast.
Sweet Things
Pine Nut Cookies
How to make pine nut cookies, pignoli, with American pine nuts -- although any kind of pine nut works. These cookies have a touch of rosemary in them and are not too sweet.
Mushrooms
Creamy Mushrooms on Toast
This is mushrooms savoyard, essentially cheesy, creamy mushrooms on toast. It's a French appetizer that works well with most mushrooms. I used morels.
American Recipes
Butternut Squash Bread
My take on the classic, butternut squash bread is like pumpkin bread: A semi-sweet, breakfast type quickbread studded with pepitas.
Mushrooms
Teriyaki Mushrooms
Teriyaki mushrooms are simply mushrooms glazed in a homemade teriyaki sauce. Any meaty mushroom works, and these make a wonderful side dish or vegetarian main course.
