Catfish fried in a huge iron kettle at a family reunion in rural west Texas as a kid. Nothing could beat that.
My current drink of choice:
Gin & tonic w/a splash of Rose's lime
I really wish I could:
Get littleneck and/or steamer clams in western TX. Or maybe eat softshell crab every day of my life.
My "Go-to" dinner party dish:
Jello shots! OK, no... buffalo wings AND jello shots.
My favorite comfort food:
This west Texan says... Gumbo? Yes, Gumbo.
My top 5 favorite restaurants:
No-name pizza place in Marlboro, NY.Spanish Inn, Snyder, TX. Joey's, New Milford, CT. Nameless spring roll trucks, The Mall, DC. Perini Ranch steakhouse, Buffalo Gap, TX. Valentino's, Eastland TX - a little taste of NY Italian in rural TX.
My most tattered cookbooks:
Joy, and the "community" cookbooks I inherited from my Grandmother