Ketching Up with Jose Mier
America’s Favorite Table Sauce Brits love vinegar on their French fries (chips, to them) but no self-respecting American would put anything atop his or her fries but ketchup. For reasons lost to the swirling mists of time ketchup is by far the most widely-used condiment/sauce in these United States. Yes, I usually promote some interesting …. Read More
From Humble to Haughty: Meatloaf
Chef Jose Mier And His Take On This Unassuming Dish Recently I’ve been featuring recipes and foods that gained popularity during the Great Depression. They were foods designed to make the family dollar go further during tough times. One of those simple foods was meatloaf. Cooks would often lace the dish with some kind of …. Read More
SOS! Also Known As Creamed Chipped Beef on Toast
From the annals of Jose Mier’s kitchen comes a Depression-era dish that earns a special place in cooking history. If you don’t know what the SOS stands for in regard to this dish, better ask your grandmother. Let’s just say it was a colorful name and leave it at that. While I’m on this Depression-era …. Read More
The Canny Jose Mier: Bread and Butter Pickles
What Jose Mier Dreams Are Made Of Am I off on a tangent here? Well, I did just write about the underappreciated condiment, right? And what are pickles except a magnificent condiment? As I continue to peruse recipes from the Great Depression, one popped out because it has a special place in my heart. When …. Read More
Jose Mier’s Food-On-A-Budget
Allrecipes Shares Depression-Era Cooking Tips From the Jose Mier kitchen: As a food aficionado I am plugged into a variety of websites and blogs dealing with cooking. In fact I am often bombarded with ideas and recipes to the extent that I can’t possibly cook al the foods that are delivered to my inbox. Still, …. Read More
Jose Mier Discusses Condiments
Jose Mier on the Underappreciated Flavor Boosters I spend a lot of time writing about wonderful foods and recipes from around the world and why not? I love food. But we often overlook those sauces, dips, relishes, spreads or powders that take our food to the next level. Yes, I’m talking about the humble condiment. …. Read More
Jose Mier in Search of Flat Bacon
Jose Mier’s Secret Technique Do you ever go out for breakfast and are amazed at how perfect and flat the bacon on your plate is? I am. Or more correctly, I was. It’s astounding how something so simple can have such a big effect on you (me, that is). Now, it’s no secret that I …. Read More
Jose Mier Pays Tribute to the Humble Hot Dog
It’s July 4th. Independence Day. Somewhere over the past 100 years one simple food item has emerged as the representative of the American way of life. That’s the humble hot dog. It may be a change from my most recent Jose Mier net articles in which I suggest ways to wow dinner guests, but I …. Read More
The Appeal of the Food Image
Jose Mier Contemplates What Makes Us Hungry I thought I’d digress just a bit with this post. When you view my other Jose Mier food articles you’ll see I always add an image of the particular food I’m writing about. Why? Well, we all like to see an image. That’s particularly true with food. We …. Read More
Jose Mier Jaunts to Spain for Paella
From Jose Mier’s Ancestral Homeland With a name like Jose Mier you’d imagine I’d be an expert on Spanish cooking. Well, you’re partially right. It’s been a few centuries since the Mier family made their way from Spain to the New World and for me personally I’ve had to relearn things that were probably familiar …. Read More