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Milk Street Radio: Summer Lallapalooza!
We’re covering everything you’ve ever wanted to know about grilling and barbecue. First up, a road trip with Daniel Vaughn, barbecue editor at Texas Monthly. We taste whole-hog barbecue in Greenville, coffee-rubbed brisket in Nacogdoches and cow-eye tacos in Brownsville. Then, Meathead joins Chris on the phone lines for your…
Tomato Mozzarella and Basil Tart
There are very few things more delicious than tomatoes in season. Sure you can buy them all year round, but these imports tend to be mealy and flavorless, so why bother? This tart is a celebration of the tomato at the peak of its perfection, namely right now. One important…
Milk Street Radio: July 4th Jubilee
Fire up the grill: This week, we’re covering all of your July Fourth favorites. We unravel the history of the hot dog with author Bruce Kraig and hear from Hot Dog Ambassador John Champlin about one unforgettable frankfurter. Plus, Ken Zuckerman of the National Mustard Museum touts mustard as the…
Fresh Corn Spoonbread with Cheddar and Chiles
Start to finish: 1 hour 10 minutes (45 active) Servings: 6 2 cups fresh corn kernels 2 cups buttermilk 2/3 cup fine yellow cornmeal 1 tablespoon unsalted butter 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon cayenne, optional 4 ounces extra sharp Cheddar cheese, coarsely grated one 4.5 ounce can chopped green…
Milk Street Radio: Tacos, Salsas and Avocados
This week, we travel to Mexico. Rick Martínez shares the salsa that changed his life; Aarón Sánchez answers your Mexican cooking questions; we uncover the secret history of avocados; and Paco de Santiago takes us on a food tour of Mexico City. https://www.177milkstreet.com/radio
The Best Thing I Ate on My European Trip!
It is called Bomba, literally “the bomb.” I ate it at a hole in the wall place in Barcelona, called La Cava Fumada. The Bomba is made of highly seasoned mashed potatoes mixed with some ground pork, shaped into patties, coated with bread crumbs, fried and topped with an extremely…
Grilled Caesar Salad Steak
Let’s say you wanted to land a luxurious rib-eye steak at the center of your Fourth of July picnic, but worried about being able to afford it. Here’s a simple way to make it happen: Instead of serving every guest a huge slab of steak, slice up a smaller portion,…
Milk Street Radio: The Secrets of Southern Baking
Author Anne Byrn scoured the South, uncovering the stories behind the region’s best bakes. She found lane cakes in Georgia, chess pies in North Carolina and a shocking twist on chocolate cake in Arkansas. Plus, Kim Severson offers a timely report on the MAHA organic food movement; we whip up…
An Amazing Restaurant/Inn in Turkey!
I just shot a segment for season 14 of “Sara’s Weeknight Meals,” with Damla Ugurtas, the chef/owner of this spectacular place in a little town called Caferli near Kusadasi Turkey. As Damla says on her website: “We like to call ourselves; a ‘Village Restaurant’ with rooms, cooking Mediterranean dishes with…
Stuffed Fried Zucchini Blossoms
Zucchini are marquee items at your grocery stores right about now, but zucchini blossoms – which are generally not for sale at a standard grocery — are a different story. So this recipe is aimed at home gardeners, who know two things for sure. First, like caterpillars to a butterfly,…