Food Adventures of a Comfort Cook
Easter has come and gone. It’s a time when Christian religions celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ after his torture and death, at the hands of the Romans.
It is also a time when children, with baskets, run around backyards, fields, and playgrounds seeking chocolate bunnies and colorful eggs...
Back in 2016 I wrote about a much-loved local restaurant called R&F’s, owned by Ray Arballo and his mother, Fana. On Wednesday nights, it was always packed because it was Mexican Night.
With the Arballos’ Mexican heritage, they were able to put out the most outstanding Mexican food around....
April Fool’s Day, in San Juan County, UT, gave me a very good reason to rename it as, “Multiple Personality Disorder Day”, as it pertains to weather.
All day long we experienced periods of snow, rain, sunshine, snow, rain, sunshine, repeat until the darkness of night finally said, “Hey, enough is...
When it comes to the cuisines of New Orleans, most are familiar with those of French Creole or Cajun descent. However, between 1880s and 1920s, a wave of Italian immigrants made their way down to Louisiana, primarily New Orleans.
At first, they were the major traders and providers of fruit,...
Ah, the English countryside with rolling hills of green grasses, wildflowers, and forests, valleys with villages nestled deep within, cattle grazing, and sheep blocking the roadways.
Driving into one of these quaint villages, parking outside the pub, walking in, and being greeting by the publican...
Many a time I have written about a worldrenowned comfort food called bread. Every culture, every country has a version that dates back historically to when grains were grown, ground, and used to feed the community.
So, yes, it is a foundation for the continuance of a society, as is water. But why...
Now and again, I will write about recipes that originate back to the pioneers that followed Brigham Young in their 1847 trek.
Finding recipes that deal with the Hole in the Rock pioneers has been more of a challenge. So, while attempting to find more recipes associated to San Juan County only, a...
“When the moon hits your eye,
Like a big pizza pie, that’s amore.
When the world
seems to shine,
Like you’ve had too much wine,
that’s amore.”
– That’s Amore, sung by Dean Martin (sigh, oh Dino!), 1953.
According to another national food holiday calendar, February 7th is Fettuccine Alfredo Day; 9th...
Whether seeing recipes online, reading through a myriad of cookbooks, or finding a product at the supermarket, I am always looking for something new to cook or bake. During the 2024 holiday season, I discovered a new product from frozen food diva, Marie Callender, Sweet Corn Casserole. The...
According to another “National Food Days” calendar I found, January 13th is National Korean-American Day. Which, of course, got me to thinking about my experiences with Korean cuisine, and how few they were.
It was not till the middle to later 2000s that Korean food began to make an appearance in...
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