Recipes

We spend so much time appointing our table for guests: different porcelain plates for every course, fine linens, silver, stemware and of course, candles. One day as we were lighting the candles, we noticed how out of place our box of Diamond Matches was. So when we discovered MatchDaddy, we knew that we had not only matches for our own table, but as: Stocking stuffers for people who like to entertain with flair. An add in gift for people who like candles. Aside from the beautiful letterpress embossing on the boxes, the matches are available in three sizes: from cigarettes...

Habisa Dalma a very special and traditional recipe of Odisha made during the month of Kartika which is considered as the holiest month in the Hindu Calendar. This month (also known as the month of Damodar i.e. Krishna) starts from Kumar Purnima and culminate on Kartika Purnima. This period is that time of the year when a few distinct annual rituals like refraining from eating non veg food, beautiful rangoli before the Tulsi plant, lighteddeepa(earthen lamp) known as Akasadeepa filled with ghee, placed inside an earthen pot and pulled atop in an erect pole are observed. Most people in Odisha...

Salmon worked wonderfully in this easy yet exotic meal, but halibut would also shine as would walleye, rockfish and most other fillets. Saffron, the dried stigmas of crocus flowers, imbues food with a rich yellow-orange color and distinctive flavor that goes especially well with fish. Since it only takes a healthy pinch of the crumbled filaments, its not as expensive to use as you might think. Weve been using Spanish coupe grade saffron from Penzeys Spices and have been very happy with it. Crocus sativus, the saffron crocus https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Saffron8.jpg This is our take on a recipe we found in a...

Our first dinner in San Antonio was atBella on Houston. We didn't have reservations but we were seated right away on a Monday between 5:30-6 pm. There is a nice outdoor area but since it was hot, we opted to dine inside. We started with white wine and some bread with olive oil:Here's what we ordered:Appetizer: Fritto Misto (Fried Calamari, Shrimp, Artichoke Heart Quarters, Onion Petals & LemonSlices, Lemon Caper Butter Sauce). This was OK. We didn't eat the onion chunks. The artichokes were my favorite. I thought the squid was unchewable, way too tough. I had to spit out...

I am a lover of food. Living in Kansas is difficult for a foodie! I remember driving through the city for the first time passing one chain restaurant after another literally a Sonic on every street. I was feeling pretty devastated. With apparently nothing but an endless option for popular fast food franchises, I concluded Wichita had no food culture. Well, I was wrong. Hooray. Over the years, I enjoyed many exciting foods here in Wichita. These memories, tastes, scents and atmospheres are ones I will cherish for a long, long time. Espresso To Go Go popular outpost offering artisanal...