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By Chile Doctor, October 29th, 2009, at 8:12 am
If you watch Emeril Live (and who doesn’t?) you’ve probably seen him make this dish. As a naturalized Cajun, Emeril knows how to make this stuff well! And I learned how from him. After all, we’re bestest buds now that I stood in line for seven hours to get one of his books autographed at [...] Read more »
By Chile Doctor, October 6th, 2009, at 5:00 am
There are plenty of Cajun and Creole cookbooks out there, including some award winners. Marcelle Bienvenu has written several. None are more interesting, or have been better received, than the Book of the Month: “Who’s Your Mama, Is She Catholic, and Can She Make a Roux?” If you enjoy Cajun and Creole, this book should [...] Read more »
By Chile Doctor, June 6th, 2009, at 5:00 am
In honor of our impending two-week trek in Ireland, I’ve been doing some essential research. I’m already aware of some of the basics, such as the Guinness Storehouse and the Tullamore Distillery, and they’re scheduled on the tour.
But what about Irish food? And how it’s prepared? Especially in the places where I intend to spend [...] Read more »
By Chile Doctor, January 23rd, 2009, at 6:00 am
I’m telling you, you can’t make this stuff up . All you can do is report it, and we here at the Chile Underground work our widdle piddies to the bone to find stuff you just can’t find anywhere else…
I’m not sure that a $50 billion loss is very funny. However, if you can’t find [...] Read more »
By Chile Doctor, January 2nd, 2009, at 6:00 am
Can a cookbook take the top spot on the bestsellers’ list? It can, if it’s in Australia. The book 4 Ingredients sold 131,000 copies in 2007, then racked up sales of 288,000 in 2008. The sequel, 4 Ingredients 2, also racked up sales of 170,000 in 2008.
That’s a lot of cookbooks! Enough to keep Stephenie [...] Read more »
By Chile Doctor, November 5th, 2008, at 7:55 am
Cold weather and casseroles go together like Astaire and Rogers, or Tracy and Hepburn, or Abbott and Costello.
Okay, that means they’re classics: maybe a bit old-fashioned; elegant, but with a sense of humor at times; and darn well worth checking into again!
The current financial crisis, with its attendant insecurities for many families, has led to [...] Read more »
By Chile Doctor, October 18th, 2008, at 6:00 am
Welcome to the inaugural review for the Chile Underground’s new feature, the Book of the Month! We know you’ll find it to be ‘da BOM.’
The (first) featured book is a cookbook, “The Spice Merchant’s Daughter” by Christina Arokiasamy. Ms. Arokiasamy is originally from Malaysia, and from a family of spice merchants. Her great-great-granddaddy was a [...] Read more »
By Chile Doctor, July 30th, 2008, at 4:41 am
Sauces abound in Indian cooking. Sauces for dipping, sauces for main courses, even sauces for dessert. What else could you expect from the culture that invented chutnies?
Raghavan Iyer’s “660 Curries” presents LOTS of tasty sauces in the Spice Blends and Pastes section.
Iyer’s selections run from very mild, chile-free assemblies of sweet and tart fruits to [...] Read more »
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