Galápagos Part 2 – Santa Cruz
Visit the Galápagos in mid December through late January. Animals are breeding, enabling playtime with baby sea lions!
Galápagos Part 1 – San Cristóbal
Securing permits, transport, and hotels to the Galapagos Islands can be a challenge even for highly seasoned globetrotters like myself.
Into Africa
My relief at having found the meeting point suggested by the the Lion Sands Lodge faded as I turned towards the car: greeting us were two lions.
Italian Carbonara
Real Italian carbonara is a simple dish of pasta, egg, parsley, pancetta, and pepper that originated in Rome. The Italian style has no cream.
Todd and Ramiro’s Famous Memphis Rub
I highly recommend trying this simple, flavorful pork rub, rumored to be from Charles Vergo’s Rendezvous restaurant in Memphis, Tennessee
Pulled Pork, Black Eyed Pea Chili
This is a great chili recipe based on a friend’s made for a Super Bowl party back in the 1990s and one of my most heavily-requested dishes.
Classic Italian Gremolata
Gremolata is a flavorful Italian sauce with many uses. Italians use it as a standard garnish for many dishes including, veal shank, Milanese, and grilled meat and seafood. It can also be used to inject flavor into turkey and chickens before roasting.
Pumpkin Bread
If baking is not your forte, rest assured anyone can make this delicious and relatively healthy pumpkin bread.