The foods of Brazil are varied and full flavored based on culinary influences from the European, West African, Portuguese and American settlers. As it’s the largest land mass in South Am…

Although most people consider lasagna to be a gorgeously layered meat, cheese and red sauce affair some might find it interesting that lasagna is also the “noodle” or wide, flat-s…

Let's take a moment to think of the cooks and chefs in our lives. Think about all the meals they have made for you, all the dinners you haven't had to cook, simply because they are…

This is the perfect time of year to have a party. The warm weather allows you to take advantage of the outdoors instead of cramming everyone inside, you can take advantage of the barbecu…

No one seems to know who we need to thank or when Ice cream was invented but the culinary eggheads seem to be able to trace this frosty food back as far as the fourth century B.C.,…

There's no other fish quite like swordfish, nutrient dense with a rich, meaty texture it’s almost steak like. Even the most devout fish haters seem to enjoy this denizen of the dee…

It was John T Edge the noted food writer and director of the Southern Foodways Alliance who wrote, “The presence of a bone in a piece of fried chicken is functionally and formally…

According to the culinary eggheads, it’s unclear who first added mayonnaise to the modern potato salad. Whoever that brave soul was, I would personally like to thank them. Even though I…

It was called “Shake-a-pudding” and any self-respecting TV watching child of the 60’s and 70’s would be aware that this delicious dessert was the pinnacle of our culinary technology at t…

So what is white, bulbous with green stems and has frilly dill-like fronds? Fennel baby! As it looks just a tad bizarre there are many people that aren’t that familiar with it. B…

Léon-Paul Fargue, the late French poet and essayist said eating a raw oyster was like, “like kissing the sea on the lips”. That thoroughly evocative observation pinpoints my thoug…

First there was the doughnut, then the donut and finally one deep-fried crispy confection to rule them all, the SpudNut!The history and love affair that our country has had with th…