So, here’s what happened: It was late morning, and I suddenly realized that I hadn’t defrosted the brisket for the big Rosh Hashana meal that evening. Panic set in! I took the brisket out of the freezer – a rock-hard frozen slab o’ meat – and throwing caution to the wind, put it in…
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Curried Tuna Sauce and Hot Madras Curry Powder
I thought I’d start off the New Year with a recipe that is one of Mike’s specialties: Curried Tuna. I know. I don’t like fish, but I’ll eat tuna from the can. And, I’ve never been wild about “hot tuna” – unless you’re talking about the ’70’s band that was a spin-off of…
Spicy Watermelon Jam
Give me fruit and I’m going to make jam. In under an hour. That was the culinary challenge I accepted at an Eat, Write, Retreat food bloggers conference, several years ago. The fruit? Watermelon! Now, there was something I’d never done before. And since our theme at the time was Cinco de Mayo, it called…
