Ingredients:
Peaches – peeled and chopped
Raisins – half a handful
Dried Cherries – half a handful
Juice of a small lime
Juice of a small lemon
Brown Sugar
2 spoons flour
Bourbon
Cinnamon
Spoonful Apricot Preserves
Bourbon (yes, we said it twice)
Yes, Men Can Bake
It’s just that most of them don’t want to. They’re busy enough at the grill, which is creatively satisfying enough for [...]

Ingredients:
Catfish fillets
Olive Oil
Cholula
Spices – Old Bay, Ancho, Cholula, salt and pepper
Sweet Potato Salsa
Roscoe Doesn’t Deep Fry
You don’t need breading or coating or crust, that cover of flour that usually makes your fish real crispy but then that’s all you can taste. Catfish tastes too good to disguise it.
Just Oil And Seasoning
And a hot grill. That’s [...]

However You Translate, It Means Bean Soup
And it is some kind of good. Full of beans and chorizo and ham hock and a whole bunch of other Cuban stuff that’s nothing but flavor.
It’s Good To Have Relatives
Ana Z is married to Roscoe’s cousin, the Z-Man, they live in Miami. Ana Z’s mother translated from her [...]

Ingredients:
1 sweet potato – diced
1/2 red pepper – diced
1 slice red onion – diced
1 green onion – diced
1 spoon chopped jalapenos in vinegar
2 spoons orange marmalade or apricot preserves
Juice of one lime
Cholula Chili Lime – a couple squirts to taste
Salt and pepper to taste
Won’t Find This On The Shelves of Your Local Market
Sure, you can [...]

Roscoe: Bitter In Defeat?
No way. Even though Roscoe’s Kielbasa Reuben was the only sandwich to earn a perfect score from one judge (clearly a man with discerning perception and taste, intelligent, worldly, held in high esteem by all) , the overall tally betrayed him. And considering the competition, there were no losers.
Sandy’s Pastrami Reuben Takes [...]

There Were Always Dogs
Of course there were. Cave Dudes, Cave Babes, Cave Kids, and Cave Dogs. The nuclear Cave Family. Except it wasn’t.
This Was Before Pets
It was also before table scraps (tables hadn’t been invented yet, so how could you have table scraps?). Even back then, dogs were pretty smart. They saw no point in [...]

Where’s Bobby Flay?
When you get challenged to a Throwdown, and your name happens to be Roscoe, well, let’s face it, you’re talking about a good time. But this time, it’s not Bobby Flay coming from New York, it’s Z-Man coming from Florida.
Says He Makes The Best
Well, now we’ll see. He’s even bringing his own bread, [...]

Ingredients:
Beans and rice – red or black (see Roscoe’s Red Beans and Rice)
Turkey Mole’ (see Sandy’s Mexican Fiesta)
Tortillas (see your grocer)
Cheese (Roscoe recommends shredded pepper Jack)
Enchiladas Are Easy
You go to a Mexican restaurant and order an enchilada, and you get a big plate that looks like it was really difficult to make, like it’s some [...]