Jan Norris: Food and Florida

My Southern cooking buddy – “OMG!” Tim Horn – agrees with me that a turkey sandwich with stuffing and cranberry sauce the day after is the bomb! Gravy can’t hurt, and a little mayo makes everything great. How to: Just pile turkey slices on some good whole grain bread, add turkey, slightly warmed stuffing, a [...]

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Andy Trousdale, chef/owner of Le Bistro in Lighthouse Point, FL, sent along a consumer tip to South Florida cooks: Aldi’s supermarket has whole pumpkins for 25 cents each – at least that was today. I’d buy a dozen were I there, and roast them, then freeze the puree made from them for later this month. [...]

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I’ve got on my shelves some fabulous mayhaw jelly from Northwest Florida. I have canned boiled peanuts from Chef Lindsay Autry (Top Cheftestant). There’s a jar of hot pickles from chef Dean Max (3030 Ocean, Ft. Lauderdale). Chili-garlic pickled green beans from my cousin Sammie. My friend Tim Horn gave me a jar of red [...]

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Can’t resist sharing these dear things – easy to make (well, you have to scoop out the center of the cherry tomato first – use this terrific Tomato Shark to do it neatly and quickly). Cherry tomato, stuffed with tiny mozzarella ball (use the other end of the Tomato Shark to scoop those balls). Drizzle [...]

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Chili, making a mess in my pink Le Creuset enameled cast-iron pot and on my stove It turned cold by South Florida standards this week – after a long bout of 80+ degree weather and horrid humidity, we welcome temps in the low 70s, or 50s at night. A perfect time to make a pot [...]

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