Blog Post & Recipe: Seriously Sloppy - Çilbir (Turkish Poached Eggs on Yogurt with Spiced Butter and Mint)
A traditional comfort food of the Ottoman Empire, çılbır pairs poached eggs with dense yogurt, topped with a simple sizzle of spiced butter followed by flecks of mint.
Blog Post & Slideshow: San Antonio: How to Make Puffy Tacos
The puffy taco starts with that fresh masa plus salt and water; but not too much water, otherwise the cornmeal putty will stick to your hands. Take about a golf ball's worth then smoosh it in the tortilla press until it's flat, but not too thin. Then into the deep-fryer it goes.
Blog Post & Recipe: School of tapas: Mushroom escabeche
Escabeche is an ancient cooking and preserving method which originates during the Muslim rule of Spain in the Middle Ages. In Spain it usually consists in cooking the food in a mixture of vinegar, white wine and olive oil, seasoned with bay leaves and black pepper, among other spices, and most of the times accompanied by some vegetables like carrots and onion. This method, used for fish and meat alike, easy and versatile as it can get, allows for the food to last at least a couple of weeks in the fridge.
