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03 Feb 2025

Broke-Ass Recipes: Stovetop Pizza

BY JAMES CONRAD Although people from Detroit, Chicago, New York City and especially my hometown of New Haven each have very hard-and-fast rules about what pizza is and isn’t, the dish has existed in one form or another since the 6th century B.C.E. and is not specifically exclusively Italian in

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20 Jan 2025

Broke-Ass Recipes: Chicken Parmesan Sandwich

By James Conrad Pollo alla parmigiana, better known in the United States as chicken parmesan or chicken parm for short is rooted in the Italian immigrant community throughout the eastern United States, from Rhode Island to Delaware to New Orleans throughout the late 19th and early 20th century. It was

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26 Jun 2025

Local’s Guide to Alcatraz: Hidden Trails, Stunning Views, & Forgotten Stories

A veteran tour guide gives us the hidden trails, different seasons, and forgotten secrets on the Rock.

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22 Dec 2024

Broke-Ass Recipes: Beef Stroganov

To be sure, Beef Stroganov most certainly does not refer to a lewd act committed with cattle. As a matter of fact, it is a hearty dish of Russian origin defined by the sour cream and Dijon mustard that go into its proprietary sauce and damn good eating on cold

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15 Dec 2024

Broke-Ass Recipes: Cock-a-leekie

Though cock-a-leekie is considered Scotland’s official soup, it was adapted from a French recipe using chicken, broth and onions through replacing the latter with its gentler taxonomic relative, the leek, which has been widely cultivated in Scotland since the Middle Ages. Though the first recorded instance of this change dates

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09 Dec 2024

Broke-Ass Recipes: Trifle

The word “trifle” was first used in a culinary context in 1585, appearing in The Good Husvvifes Ievvell, a cookbook by English author Thomas Dawson. The term referred to a thick cream flavoured with sugar, ginger and rosewater. By the middle 18th century, the recipe evolved to entail setting biscuits

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03 Nov 2024

Broke-Ass Recipes: Johnny Marzetti

By James Conrad. The rich, creamy comfort casserole á la Johnny Marzetti was invented in 1896 by Teresa Marzetti, an Italian-born cook and restaurant co-owner then living in Columbus, Ohio, who named the dish after her brother-in-law. Before long, it became the flagship dish of the Marzettis’ namesake restaurant, and

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21 Oct 2024

Broke-Ass Recipes: Egg Drop Soup

By James Conrad. Egg drop soup is commonly associated with Chinese culture and may have been known to the ancients. According to archaeological evidence, keeping fowl for eggs has been documented in China as early as 1400 B.C.E. It is also a quick and easy dish to make, and a

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15 Sep 2024

Broke-Ass Recipes: How to Make Picadillo

By James Conrad. Picadillo, pronounced “peek-a-dee-yo,” is a traditional dish native to the Spanish-speaking world, particularly Central and South America, as well as the Philippines. Though its age and specific origin is unclear, the name derives from the Spanish verb “picar,” meaning “to mince.” Though it can be eaten alone,

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