This dish started the way many of my favorite recipes do. With a plan, a fridge check, and a small disappointment. I usually reach for goat cheese when roasting beets. It’s the classic pairing, tangy and familiar. But after a thorough and very hopeful search of the fridge, there was no goat cheese to beContinue reading “Roasted Beet & Fresh Mozzarella Stack with Thai Basil and Meyer Lemon”
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Homemade Toum Garlic Dip (small batch)
Traditional Toum — Small Batch (about ½ cup) Need a bigger batch? Try this recipe. Perfect when you want the real thing without committing to a lifetime supply of garlic breath. ⸻ Ingredients • ¼ cup garlic cloves (about 10–12 cloves), peeled • ½ tsp kosher salt • ½–¾ cup neutral oil (grapeseed preferred) •Continue reading “Homemade Toum Garlic Dip (small batch) “
Grilled Head-On Shrimp with Scratch Toum–Chimichurri Marinade
Served with Cheesy Grits or Polenta This is the kind of meal that invites you to slow down and get a little messy. Big head-on shrimp, marinated in garlicky sauces and grilled hot, then piled over creamy grits or polenta. It is rich, relaxed cooking meant to be eaten with your hands, shared at theContinue reading “Grilled Head-On Shrimp with Scratch Toum–Chimichurri Marinade”
Why Food Guru Travel Guide?
Food isn’t just about flavor. It’s memory, place, and the lessons we learn along the way. A little reflection on the blog about where Food Guru Travel Guide began.
The Food Guru: Food, Travel, Photography = Life 