“Bolognese sauce, known in Italian as ragù alla bolognese, is a meat-based sauce originating from Bologna, Italy. Genuine ragù alla bolognese is a complex sauce which involves slow cooking using a variety of techniques, including sweating, sautéing and braising. Ingredients include a characteristic soffritto of onion, celery and carrot, different types of minced or finely…
Category Archives: Ethnic
Culinary Passport: Mexico
Mexican food. All day. Every day. That’s how my family feels. Guacamole, tamales, tacos, salsas, enchiladas…as long as it fits into the realm of Mexican culture, we’re eating it. You can bet the bank on that. Matter of fact, we love Mexican so much that we decided to take a private cooking class the last…
“Soul” Food: Creative Soul 2013
I was humbled. They asked me…ME…to provide a healthy meal, nourishing both body and soul, for all of the participants of the Creative Soul 2013 writer’s retreat. Wow. Why, yes, YES…but of course! Oh, the excitement of thinking, planning, deciding, feeding and pleasing…I love this. It’s what I do. Food is my love language. Through…
Culinary Passport: India
As if you didn’t already know, my family loves ethnic foods: Mexican, Indian, Chinese. You name it, we’re up for the trying. Most recently, we were invited out for Ethiopian, which was a first for us all. Mmm-MMM! In my humble (or not so humble) opinion, being open to trying new and exciting foods from…
Culinary Passport: Poland
Growing up in the Midwest, dinner was around the table, food was predictable and there was always enough to feed double the crowd. Meatloaf and mashed potatoes, sweet corn on the cob grown in someone’s backyard, Cincinnati chili over spaghetti and picnic potlucks always containing some sort of fruited jello salad and a casserole made…
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