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Truck Stop Chili
Texas food writer and historian Robb Walsh describes this version as a “more elaborate diner-style chili” with plenty of smoky flavor from crisp-cooked bacon and chipotle peppers (smoked jalepenos)....
View ArticleOven Fried Catfish Fillets
When asked how he cooks fish at home, David Spalding described a baking technique very similar to this one from Mark Bittman’s “How to Cook Everything” (MacMillan, 1998). This adaptation calls for...
View ArticleSweet Potato Pie Filling
Adapted from Helen Daniels of Louisville. 7 medium sweet potatoes 11/2 sticks butter 11/2 cups granulated sugar 5 medium eggs 3 teaspoons nutmeg 3 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice 11/2 teaspoons cinnamon...
View ArticleApple Pie Filling
Adapted from Helen Daniels of Louisville. 3/4 cup sugar 1/4 cup all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon Dash salt 3 tablespoons of butter (melted) 6 thinly sliced/pared apples...
View ArticleCoca-Cola cake
A reader asked for this dessert from Cracker Barrel, but that is one of many national chains that does not share recipes. However, we found a “copy-cat” version on the Internet. Copy-cat clone of...
View ArticleLilly’s goat cheese and country ham empanadas
These crispy fried pies feature the creamy texture of Indiana-made Capriole goat cheese and a touch of country ham flavor. Empanada dough: 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour Pinch salt 4 tablespoons butter,...
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Bristol Bar & Grille’s black bean soup
Bristol Bar & Grille’s black bean soup 1 1/2 pounds cubed kielbasa sausage 1 1/2 pounds cubed bratwurst 2 pounds ground Italian sausage 1/4 cup olive oil 1 pound yellow onion, peeled and chopped 3...
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Black beans and squash
Black beans and squash Reader Dara Cohen recently requested this recipe, which ran back in 2007. Cilantro isn’t for everyone, but it puts a bright, fresh flavor on this spicy stew. 2 tablespoons olive...
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Sari Sari’s Filipino eggplant
Sari Sari’s Filipino eggplant Sari Sari’s chef, Lourdes Fronteras, cooks the way her mom — and most chefs — did, measuring by pinches and determining when something is done by how it looks. If this...
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Rafferty’s sunshine chicken salad
Rafferty’s sunshine chicken salad Reader Karen Minsterketter asked for this recipe from the archives. Fruit: ½ cantaloupe, rind removed and flesh cut into 1-inch cubes ½ honeydew melon, rind removed...
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