Drunken Halibut
This week is all about foods or recipes that make us happy. There are many meaty dishes that make me smile from ear to ear. Rich, slow-roasted stews. Hearty soups filled with chunks of roasted chicken or tiny, savory meatballs. Simply grilled steaks. Sticky ribs that are slowly smoked over an open fire. One dish more »
Pickled Shrimp For My Mother’s Day
I’m a lucky man here at The Back Burner because my post falls on the weekend. Mother’s Day Weekend. I am also lucky to have so many of my mother’s recipes compiled into a cookbook my brother put together after she passed away in 1993, long before her time. I cherish the cookbook. Of course more »
Moroccan Chicken Couscous
The writers for the Back Burner are celebrating all that is “mom” this week. I tossed around different approaches of how to honor my mother in a meaty sort of way. I won’t lie it was a bit challenging. There is not a meaty recipe in my collection that makes me think of mom, so more »
Springtime Beef Stir Fry
The seasons are a bit confused out in the Bay Area as our winter seems to be a bit late, as it has been blowing in a little too often. Our days have been brisk if not a tad wet, and the nights are darn right chilly. We should be enjoying bowls of comfort food, more »





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