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.
Scotland: The Pineapple
A weekend escape from London leads to Edinburgh, a giant giant pineapple, fresh Scottish snow, and a new Jaguar stuck in the mud.
Singapore: 28 Hours in Asia
28 hours in Singapore as a first encounter with Asia: from Raffles and Rivers to Changi Airport it is a city that challenged my expectations
Sydney: Beaches, Blue Mountains, and a Missing Day
A 2002 Sydney escape of beaches, Blue Mountains, BridgeClimb, opera, friends, and a first glimpse of a country that would temporarily be home
Lisbon: Saving the Most Exotic for Last
Weekend in Lisbon reveals a dry city shaped by earthquakes, maritime exploration, hilltop castles, great explorers, and global history
Barcelona: Picasso, Gaudí and a Missed Flight
A 2001 weekend in Barcelona becomes an immersion in Picasso, Gaudí, Modernisme and a city on the Mediterranean reinventing itself
Northern Ireland: The Giant’s Causeway
A weekend road trip through Northern Ireland takes in Derry, the Giant’s Causeway, historic castles, coastal roads, and an unexpected wedding