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This Above All: To Lasagna Be True

Still celebrating our old friend Willie Shakespeare as we finish this week at the table. “I burn, I pine, I perish” the king of bards proclaims as he describes his hunger in “The Taming of the Shrew.” Yes, his character Lucentio was wasting and pining for a girl, but he might as well be talking aboutContinue reading “This Above All: To Lasagna Be True”

April 26, 2016 Weekly Menu

Join us this week in celebrating old Willie Shakespeare’s 452nd birthday or the 400th anniversary of his death — both happened in April (just not the same year). “The plate’s the thing wherein we’ll catch” the belly of the king of bards. Here’s what’s cooking for you this week: Louisiana red beans and rice with hot water cornbread,Continue reading “April 26, 2016 Weekly Menu”

Old Hickory Loved Leather Britches

Called King Andrew because of his lavish tastes and banquets, Andrew Jackson was not so backwoodsy as some may think. He loved lamb with rosemary, oysters on the half shell, and French wines. Old Hickory also loved a dish called leather britches: green beans cooked with water and bacon served alongside braised wild duck or wild gooseContinue reading “Old Hickory Loved Leather Britches”