Kestrachern

In my exploration of baking I am looking for other versions of bread pudding. I have found a great base recipe and made a banana rum raisin variant. That got me thinking that there are likely other tasty fruit and alcohol combinations I should explore….
Southern Comfort and Peaches was one suggested…
What are [...]

My first visit to Paris was an amazing time! For all of you that have been asking for photos you will find many at the end so scroll onward.
I was a little nervous about going to Paris, (Language barrier mainly), but he prospect of the food excited me. Shelley had not been to Paris either [...]

It was an adventuresome weekend with no trip to hospital, complimentary or otherwise!  Friday night dinner was at a new place for Shelley and I, Chattaway. I ended up having their deep fried half chicken and double cole slaw and Shelley had the grouper salad.   Both were delicious.  We wanted some key lime pie [...]

Traditional Key Lime Pie is not baked, instead uses the acidity of the key limes to thicken & curdle the pie filling into a fork suitable delight.
Recent trends has the pie being baked to give it a little more substance and to make the eggs in the filling safe for consumption (raw eggs, I hear, [...]

The regional fare in Florida that I most enjoy are the:

Margarita – Tequila, lime juice, and  orange liquor
Cuban Sandwich -  ham, roasted pork, Swiss cheese, pickles, mustard, and sometimes salami on Cuban bread
Key Lime Pie -  key lime juice, egg yolks, and sweetened condensed milk in a pie crust

So I have been working to explore each [...]