Food Newsie likes comparing items. Ricotta Gnocchi, which this author often mispells, ain’t bad either. When the hunt was on to find a recipe for Ricotta Cheese Gnocchi, four recipes stood out and their differences seemed fascinating – how do you know which will be best, or healthiest? Take a pictureful look ahead of time.
Bob called the other day and said in the way he says things, “Dana’s having a potluck and I think we should go.” It’s Dana’s annual Low Country Boil Potluck. Later, I was given a pumpkin. ¶ A “Peanut Pumpkin.” I discovered three things: I can make 10 cups of Chicken Broth easily; I can make French Pumpkin Soup in a pinch, and; French Pumpkin Soup is not what to bring to a Low Country Boil Potluck.
I wanted a quiet weekend. Friday, Bob told me we should head back to Dana’s farm for a potluck. “What are you bringing,” I asked. My eyes got wide. Bob had game. I had 36 hours for thinking, shopping and making something fit for folks in the country. This wasn’t a suburban, let’s sit around watching True Blood kind of potluck where cream cheese and Triscuits would make the grade. We were going to Moose Manor Farms.
Peru. Land of the Kings; the Gastronomic Capital of The Americas. The Pisco Sour; the Algarrobina. The Butifarra sandwich and the Triple (TREE-play) sandwich. Peru, not a land of duality – a land of choice. In a land scarred by the memories of a race-driven civil war, the “Huarique,” hospitality and ground-up reconstruction reign supreme.
When Spain needed a viceroy to rule its new territories and interests in South America, the new Kings came from Peru. And what do you know? The edible delights and drinks along the coast were killer and not a thing like anything found in Europe.
