Spider Saloff

This is a recipe that is a holiday favorite of mine that was passed onto me from a dear friend and created but the wonderful Julia Child Julia’s Carbonnades a … Read more

  This is a classic recipe for a dish that was comfort food to so many Harlem musicians at the time Billy Holiday was performing there and a favorite of … Read more

Billy Strayhorn loved to entertain in his glamorous New York Apartment.  Here something he would have enjoyed! Blood Orange Perfect Manhattan   Combine is a shaker with ice:   2 … Read more

This one is for my podcast BIRTHDAY BABY!  I really don’t like birthday cake or sweets at all.  So this one of my fave treats.  Just stick a candle in … Read more

To go along with WORD JAZZ WITH KEN NORDINE, I chose this 50’s hipster appetizer! 50’S COCKTAIL CLASSIC   OYSTERS ROCKEFELLER   6 servings   6 tb Butter 1/2 c  … Read more

Spidie’s Baked Fried Chicken This one is connected to this podcast because it is an impostor!  This is recipe I often do for awards show parties at my home.  It’s … Read more

This is not really the purist Martini that Dorothy Parker was known for but I thought I would be fun to give this a twist, so to speak!   2 … Read more

This is a special recipe from David Valkema of Dave’s Delicious Dogs of The Isle of Man SLOPPY DAVE’S HOT DOGS   Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 1/2 cup chopped … Read more