Essays and Stories

My Sixth Rodeo

It's finally here, my latest cookbook Borderlands! It's a culinary journey along the border from the Gulf to the Pacific. Hope you like it.

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Rhubarb Muffins

A simple recipe for rhubarb muffins with sour cream. I add nuts, but they're optional. This is a great master recipe for muffins.

Charcuterie

Green Onion Sausage

An easy-to-make sausage that highlights whatever green onions you have handy. A perfect spring grilling link.

Foraging

Simple Dandelion Greens

A simple, Italian-inspired dandelion greens recipe you can use as a master recipe whenever you want to cook tender greens, wild or farmed.

German

Squash Spaetzle

How to make spaetzle dumplings with winter squash or pumpkins. Also spelled spatzle, these are easy to make and versatile in the kitchen.

Pasta, Risotto, Gnocchi

Fresh Pea Gnocchi

This is about as springtime as it gets. Fresh garden peas, served with light-as-air gnocchi made with pea puree, tied together with a little butter and cheese. Just a lovely light supper.

Recipe

New Cookbook Pre-Orders Live!

After years of research, travel, cooking, and writing, my latest cookbook Borderlands: Recipes and Stories from the Rio Grande to…

Greek

Greek Venison or Lamb Shanks

This is a traditional Greek lamb shank recipe done with venison shanks; the only difference between the two is venison takes longer to cook.

Mushrooms

Mushroom Spinach Frittata

An easy Italian cross between an omelet and a quiche, this frittata is stuffed with wild mushrooms and wild spinach.

Pasta, Risotto, Gnocchi

Buckwheat Pasta

This is blecs, a homemade buckwheat pasta from Fruili, in northern Italy. It's a mix of wheat and buckwheat flour, served with cured meat, onions and herbs.

Fish

Pan Seared Grouper

Simple pan seared grouper or other white fish, served with a hearts of palm salad and key lime browned butter sauce. It's an ode to Florida.