Roasted Potatoes with Bacon and Brussel Sprouts

There’s a chain of restaurants called Breakfast Republic–I’ve been to the one in San Diego several times. I’m not fond of breakfast — I really don’t like eggs except in cookies . . . but my friends and family like it, so if I want to hang with them, I have to go to breakfast….

Candied Bacon with Aleppo Pepper

Okay. Before we go a whole lot further, let’s chat about my all time favorite seasoning, Aleppo pepper. I’ve been using it in my cooking for maybe 10 years now — and I can honestly say, it goes in almost every savory dish I make. It actually comes from Turkey these days before of the danger in…

Potato Goop

Potatoes: A Love Story. I think it may have started way back when I was 18, married, extremely poor, and I only knew how to make three things: popcorn, noodles and cheese (not to be confused with Mac and cheese), and hashed brown potatoes — all of which I could afford. We ate baked potatoes,…