I’m sure we’ve all had these moments.  I found a great recipe in a magazine for Shrimp Piccata, and I figured it would be worth a try.  I picked up some fresh shrimp, capers, lemon, and was all ready to make the dish, when I was hit with some finicky requests: No flour, no wine, [...]

This site focuses a lot on European cuisine and their different cultures, but being an American I also need to give credit to the cuisine and culture that has separated the United States into its own, as opposed to just a meeting place of many cultures. Probably the one greatest cuisine that is truly American [...]

Despite Jack Frost nipping at our noses, autumn and winter is the time of the year for the chestnut.  Every year as the temperature drops, families all over the world roast and prepare numerous sweet and savory dishes from the chestnut.  A favorite in my family is my father’s stuffing made every Thanksgiving.  However, this [...]