While there are many variations of this sauce, this one comes from the tiny, but fabulously good, Alicia’s Restaurant in Booneville, California. It is brought to the table in a glass bowl so that you can see firsthand the pepper seeds and red, oily goodness. It has a nice smoky flavor but is not too [...]
In Southern California, the town of Escondido has dozens of Mexican markets. They sprout up every few miles, each a unique neighborhood gathering place in the community. There are also a few Mexican supermercados, complete with carnicería (butcher shop), panaderia (bakery), cocina (kitchen), and tortilleria (tortilla factory), along with the mercado (market) itself. My favorite [...]
This is an old family recipe from my Italian friend and jet pilot John Frissora. On a trip to Andros Island in the Caribbean, he shared his secret for “gravy” (as all true Italians refer to pasta sauce). After returning home, I pulled out the paper placemat on which he scribbled the perfect sauce recipe, [...]
Prized more for its ornamental value than for its fruit, the calamondin tree originated in China. Around 1900, this unique citrus tree was introduced into Florida from Panama and later distributed to Texas and California. Apparently, the tree was not widely distributed, because I have never met another soul who knows what a calamondin is. [...]
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