Tag Archives: BBQ
Luke’s Is On A Roll
…I was first impressed with the impact of genuine Maine lobster flavor, even with it seeming to be minimally seasoned, though seasoned quite properly. The tail and claw meat chunks were firm yet tender, moist, and were well served by an evenly and lightly toasted bun, and an extra dash (after a few bites) of their “secret” seasoning, cutely contained in a lobster claw-shaped dispenser…. [cont.]

Bowl Me Over
…I made a broth from first boiling the scallion, green parts of the lettuce, and mushroom stalks—which are firmer are more fibrous than the caps—in a pot of salted water, then slow cooking them over medium heat with the pot mostly covered with a lid, letting some steam release to concentrate the broth…. [cont.]

Quick Post | Chicken, Go!
The convenience of their quick, hot delivery, and reasonably low prices only adds to their appeal. Their missteps exists on some of their other dishes (such as the fried fish combos) and on their “sides” (cheese fries, good; macaroni salad, okay; spanish rice, pass)!… [cont.]

Quick Post | Friday Night Fish
…I marinated two tilapia filets in the sauce, then broiled them in the over, brushing on extra sauce every 5 minutes or so, and plated them with some rice I prepped with some turmeric, yellow mustard, and lime juice, and some lima beans in butter and tarragon leaves…. [cont.]

Quick Post | Rib Tickling
…but I did make it worth my while by parboiling the ribs in orange soda (?!) and finishing them in the oven with a glaze of chili sauce, orange peel, crushed garlic and honey!… [cont.]

Old “Down South”, Newly Uptown
…My family is from the South—”don’ sowf’”, as we call it—and many transplanted here to the North and brought their cooking with them. I grew up in Manhattan and the Bronx with different members of my family, so this “soul food” that everyone else spoke of so highly once I became an adult was always just food to me…. [cont.]

An “Updated” BBQ Dinner….
…Assuming my day was officially in the crapper and was not about to get better, I sought my go-to solace: food. And not just eating of food, but, as many of you are already well aware, of doing something culinarily inventive. That’s where the true “therapy” in food is for me!… [cont.]













Tongue Sandwich