This is a great way to enjoy sweet potatoes that doesn’t require much work in the kitchen. Just three ingredients and you have a great vegetable side dish that plays well with almost everything. Cutting them into long narrow wedges speeds up the cooking time and you get 1-2 servings per potato. Recipe- Grilled Sweet […]
Veggie burgers, unlike traditional burgers, are anything but meat and the ingredients can vary greatly. They can also be a bit of work and made from an array of ingredients. They do freeze well so if you are going to make them, why not make a batch. There are characteristics that great veggie burgers must […]
Growing up it was easy to recognize the difference good sausage makes when incorporating into a dish. Mom would go to the Hispanic Grocer Johnny’s Market on SW Blvd. for chorizo when making her delicious chili and all the way to Scimeca’s Grocery on E 8th st. for Italian Sausage whenever it was time to […]
What is a teres major? A small muscle located in the shoulder area. Also known as the shoulder tender or petite tender. The teres major is as tender and sometimes more flavorful than it’s more expensive and commonly known counterpart, the beef tenderloin. One reason you might not see it in the meat department is […]
It began when a friend sprinkled some Key Lime Seasoning on popcorn. Ever since, I find myself never passing the opportunity to get a hand full of citrus-salty key lime seasoned popcorn. Whether it’s at the Topic Cinema, Green Parrot or watching the big game at home. Sprinkle on fresh popcorn and watch it disappear. […]
Found in season during the summer months and early fall, boiled peanuts are green or raw peanuts that are boiled in seasoned water for hours. Peanuts came to America from Africa sometime in the 1700’s on slave ships. During the civil war, soldiers had access to green peanuts out of the ground. Boiling them was […]
The yellowtail snapper is the most abundant species of snapper native to the Florida Keys. Because of its availability year round and its white flakey meat with a delicate flavor, it’s one of the most commonly found fish in local restaurants and fish markets. Florida yellowtail snapper stocks are well managed and for the most […]
The Florida Keys are connected to the mainland by bridges, 42 all together. The longest bridge is located in the middle keys and measures 7 miles long, so naturally it’s called the 7 mile bridge. Every spring 1500 runners flock to Marathon, FL and line up at 7:00 am to participate in the Seven Mile Bridge Run. […]
Sharing the Love is Chef Norman Van Aken & Tony Lazarus, honoring Key West born jazz legend Theodore “Fats” Navarro Jr. at the Green Parrot (p.2013). Southernmost Blend was on hand for rimming Bloody Mary’s while Chef Van Aken prepared his fried chicken and waffles featured in his book “My Key West Kitchen” for the […]
I love lasagna and I love seafood, so why not? Wanting something that is decadent, but not too heavy. Layers of goodness and not blobs of mess. Rich, but lite at the same time. So, for the seafood, its lobster season, so why not lobster, and then some scallops & shrimp. For the sauce, a […]
Cooking in colors, while Sharing the Love! Because every meal should be a celebration. Long before the new world was discovered. It was customary for people to don on special clothing and crate wonderful meals for sharing whenever gatherings would take place for ceremonies and special celebrations. Fortunately the excuses behind such gatherings have grown […]
