How To: Homemade Black (Charleston Green) Licorice
A dark green southern slant on traditional black licorice –we used all of our black food coloring testing this recipe…a happy accident if ever there was one.
A Black Licorice Lunch
A Libbie Summers’ Food-Inspired Life Video Video by Eliza Barerra for Red Velvet Partners Animation by Matt Barerra In this video short, we bring black licorice to life! How do […]
starring star anise
If herbs and spices had an IMDb, then star anise would be a Robert DeNiro or an Ed Harris.
Beef Pho
Photography by Chia Chong Styled by Libbie Summers Recipe adapted from allrecipes.com Beef Pho Ingredients: 7 pounds beef knuckles with meat 1 large white (daikon) radish, sliced 2 yellow onions, […]
Oysters Lafitte
Recipe courtesy of Jeanne Brooks Photography by Chia Chong Styled by Libbie Summers An elegant and easy appetizer with the perfect hint of star anise. Oysters Lafitte Ingredients: 1 dozen […]
Inspired by Star Anise
Photography by Chia Chong Styled by Libbie Summers Star Anise is the showgirl of spice. For the next two weeks, we’ll let our favorite spicy show girl kick up her […]
Classic Spaghetti Alla Carbonara
I learned to make this classic Spaghetti Alla Carbonara in the most unexpected way. Our boat was one of only two anchored off a leeward beach on the island of Barbuda, so it made sense that I would be friendly toward the owners of the other boat when we crossed paths onshore. That’s how I met Patricia.
Fresh Picked Strawberry Bread (balsamic strawberry butter)
The bread for a perfectly sweet Spring morning.
