* * * Tilapia in serrano cream sauce with tangerine, radish, and red onion salsa./ David Samayoa * * * Here’s where I tell you what I’ve done with the produce from my Redland Organics CSA half-share and what I plan to do.  I also share links for recipes that I look forward to trying. This is [...] » Read more..

* * *These recipes can also be used for a Mardi-Gras-themed dinner./ David Samayoa* * * I’m not a football fan at all.  But the fact that this is a New Orleans-infused Super Bowl inspired me.  One PR person suggested that Super Bowl parties may be second only to Thanksgiving in food consumption, according to Judy [...] » Read more..

My canistel from last week’s share were finally ripe, so on Sunday I made canistel custard using a recipe from the Rare Fruit Council. I learned that eating unripe canistel fruit can give you a stomachache when I re-read an old Redland Organics newsletter,.  Apparently, they exude a milky white latex when they are unripe.  You [...] » Read more..

I’m jumping back into the CSA Show and Tell Game!  It’s been fun to read what other bloggers (Food for Thought, Tinkering with Dinner and Our Half Box among others) create with the vegetables and fruit from their CSA shares. I subscribed to the half-share this year.  So here goes my week, along with ideas for [...] » Read more..

By Chuck Ferrin (The Fifth Drink, Twitter: @telephonedrinks) When Trina first asked me to write this article, I told her that I wanted to include some shots, because people in Miami go out to bars and clubs for New Year’s Eve (and any other possible celebration).  It’s a cultural thing.  Shots are the best drinks to [...] » Read more..

* * * Corn with dill and butter. Thanks to my cousin Mercedes for this idea./ Mercedes Golip Laya * * * Sometimes it’s hard for me to figure out how to use a whole bunch of certain herbs.  Basil is easy, but dill can be harder.  I may find a bunch of dill in [...] » Read more..

Just in time for Thanksgiving, here is a recipe for Indian Pudding from Chef Ken Lyon.  It’s a fitting fall-spiced cap for your feast. You may have read about my first taste at Lyon’s latest restaurant, The Cape Cod Room.  I loved this dessert and so I asked the chef if he’d be willing to share [...] » Read more..

Mangos aren’t just for desserts, snacks and cold appetizers.  The past few weeks, I experimented with mangos in savory dishes.  Here are some remarkable main courses you can prepare with the fruit. Laylita’s Mango, Avocado and Arugula Salad During my search for mango recipes, I discovered a new favorite food blog.  Laylita’s Recipes, by an Ecuadorian living [...] » Read more..

In case you missed Thursday evening’s African Diaspora Culinary Delights event, here are some recipes you can try at home from Brenda L. Jackson’s cookbook, Culinary Roots.   Brenda L. Jackson presented the food of the American South, with her own unique twists.  Her cookbook includes recipes such as lemon pepper panko crusted fried chicken, stewed oxtails, [...] » Read more..

I served my community by judging the pie contest at the Slow Food Miami picnic on Saturday.  The picnic took place at The Barnacle in Coconut Grove.  Please visit this lovely place if you’ve never been.  It’s a gem of a spot for a picnic. It’s just a dollar to visit, and on Sundays there [...] » Read more..