sebastian 2005

This is another one of those treats that only show up during the holidays. Dough 2 Tbl.sugar 3 cups flour, approximately ¼ tsp Salt 1 tsp baking powder ¼ cup shortening 1 egg Shortening for deep frying 1. Into large bowl, add first five ingredients and  mix well.  Add egg and enough water to mix. Knead until   satiny smooth. 2. Place enough filling in center of each rolled out circle ...

Every time I read about how difficult it is to make tamales, I have to laugh. Making big batches of tamales was a twice a week thing, done as casually and routinely before dinner. It gave us a chance to sip a beer and talk. The filling in Mom’s tamales are  less involved than the ones I make but I ...

One of the big differences between my Mom's style of New Mexican cooking and mine is that I've gone back to the really old style farmhouse New Mexican. That's what happens when you're a chef. You do the research and make it your own. Mom, on the other hand, has to feed a huge family so her recipes are all about ...

One of the benefits of an authentic New Mexican Thanksgiving is that we put red chile on everything. Mom does it differently that I do. Since she's cooking this year, here's her recipe for Red Chile Sauce. Chile 1-2 cups water 8-10 red chile pods cleaned and seeds removed 1. Place water and chile pods in large saucepan.  Boil on high heat, cook until ...

Without a Trader Joes anywhere in the vicinity, my holiday wine of choice will be whatever is $2.99 with a real cork at Grocery Outlet that week. If your budget is a bit higher and your options more cosmopolitan than mine, try one of the Weekly's suggestions.

Down at the corner of Hanley and Rte. 238 is a small strawberry field. Originally destined to be plowed under and lost, restoring the field has become a project of one of the Thai families that have moved to Southern Oregon. The resurected fields still produce some of the best berries, outside of my own, and due to a late ...

The cranberry sauce served with last week's Orange Buttercream cake was pefectly in season. Oregon cranberry growers have started showing up  with their bags of berries at the windy, chilly Farmers' Markets.  Brave the elements and pick up some coastal cranberries for your Thanksgiving feast.

It's been a long time since I made a turkey with oyster stuffing. The mid-80's, I think, was the last time it was in vogue. I'm seeing it showing up again as a down home comfort food, complete with the required hard boiled eggs. Seafood and poultry aren't a mix I cook without financial incentive but this recipe for Southern Style ...

This sauce has followed me throughout my career. It’s a Northwest thing that resonates with taste buds everywhere I’ve worked. It was created to serve with homemade dark chocolate ice cream at the Redstone Inn in Redstone, Colorado. l’ve also served it with citrus marinated grill sea bass  when I was the executive chef at the Camlin Hotel in Seattle and ...