I had never met a tomahawk steak until a few weeks ago. Quickly I was faced with the question of ‘where have you been all my life?’ A tomahawk steak is basically a thick-cut, bone in ribeye steak, with the entire rib bone intact. The bone is frenched, removing the meat…
I love Peruvian food and Peruvian culture. I first tried Lomo Saltado when I was living and doing volunteer work with the Latino community in Miami. It is Peru’s answer to Mexico’s Fajitas. The beef is salty and the peppers are more sweet than spicy. It has ties to the…
Everyone needs a good meatloaf recipe up their sleeve. Especially when its cold outside and all you want is to curl up in a ball and eat comfort food (please, please tell me that’s not just me!?!). When I make meatloaf I require 2 thing of it: 1. That I…
I think is was Oscar Wilde that said a good roast is a joy forever. Or I *may* have just made that up… This is officially post #50 since we started Suitcase Foodist back in September. Yay! We are fast approaching the holiday season and it’s officially time to decide…
I have always been a fan of stew. Maybe it is that whole one pot meal thing, but I like the variety of flavors all melding into one. Anytime I make it, the whole house smells fantastic. I don’t know that I make it regularly, but maybe semi-regularly. But I…
One of our family traditions that I didn’t get into until recently really, is that my parents used to make chili for dinner every year on Halloween. I think there was a texture thing I couldn’t get past as a kid.But before we would go out trick or treating, we…
When you do a lot of the cooking it is always nice when you get a request from your wife. As it happens, this doesn’t happen nearly enough. I always feel like I am scrounging for ideas and I am not nearly as efficient and creative as Lydia is. So…