Lecso: The Hungarian Vegetable Stew

By John DeMers I went to Budapest to meet the goulash the way some people go to London to meet the Queen. Despite several pleasurable encounters with the iconic and meaty Hungarian soup or stew, I ended up meeting lecso instead. Lecso is the perfect dish for this time of year. A slightly spicy vegetable…

Red, White & Peachy

We are honored, humbled and thrilled to have the brand-new issue of Better Homes & Gardens showcase our family’s traditions of food and celebration. Landing on newsstands and in subscribers’ mailboxes this week, the magazine devotes eight pages of dazzling photos and text – plus four additional pages of recipes – to our family’s celebration…

Charred Pineapple Shrimp Shish Kebab

1/2 cup teriyaki sauce 2 limes, juiced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup Fischer & Wieser Charred Pineapple Bourbon Sauce 1 lb Texas Gulf Shrimp, deveined and peeled 1 (8 ounce) package medium mushrooms, halved 1 red bell pepper cut in 1-inch cubes 2 small white onions 1 green bell pepper, cut in 1-inch cubes…

SF Fancy Food Show

After tasting 80,000 foods and drinks from more than 1,500 exhibitors at the Winter Fancy Food Show in San Francisco, I think I have some idea what we’ll all be enjoying in the year ahead. Or maybe, after doing precisely that for three days with my colleagues at Fischer & Wieser, I have less of…