Day: May 21, 2020

Burger Au Poivre

Burger Au Poivre

This Burger Au Poivre takes the sumptuous and creamy brandy peppercorn sauce found in a traditional Steak Au Poivre and marries it with the juicy texture of a cast iron cooked sirloin burger. The sauce comes together in less than 30 minutes using freshly ground 

Alsatian (Style) Egg, Irish Cheddar & Onion Tart

Alsatian (Style) Egg, Irish Cheddar & Onion Tart

Quiche or Tart The more I cook, and bake, and look for variations and histories of dishes, sweets, and meals, I keep coming back to certain themes, or more like certain presentations. I am in the midst of creating a line of bureks, which I 

Croatian Stuffed Peppers

Croatian Stuffed Peppers

This Croatian Stuffed Peppers recipe is an authentic, family-style approach to bell peppers stuffed with ground meat, onion, garlic, and rice mix, topped with a light tomato sauce. Stuffed Peppers & Kingdoms I have been eating Stuffed Peppers, Croatian-American style, since childhood. My mother was 

The Torta of Split

The Torta of Split

Spalata My father’s family moved from the Dalmatian town of Drnis to seaside Split, Croatia in the late 1960’s. My grandfather built a home there, just up the main hill from the Riva waterfront, less than 10 minutes from the Diocletian Palace, a summer/retirement home 

Turkish Eggs Menemen

Turkish Eggs Menemen

A classic Turkish egg breakfast of onions, hot peppers, tomatoes, a dash of paprika and sumac spice, feta, and a little mozzarella for some extra creaminess. Eggs are dropped in, then swirled around in a figure 8 shape, making for a Turkish breakfast mosaic like