Dana Jacobi's Essential Best Foods, Corrine Trang's Asian Cuisine, P.J. Parmar

This Week on

Americas Dining and Travel Guide

Sunday, May 4

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My wife Jean and I had a very enjoyable cruise on Oceana's Regatta, sailing from Venice to Barcelona. The port selections were fabulous, my cooking demos and lectures were very well received, the broadcasts were flawless, and fellow passengers were very pleasant...all in all a great cruise!!

3 PM EST
Dana Jacobi, author of The Essential Best Foods Cookbook; a delightful book with full color photos. Delectable smart food that is rich in micronutrients, essential protein, fiber, the right carbohydrates and more. Dana Jacobi has authored six cookbooks, and her work has earned her the Gourmand World Cookbook Award. Her motto: "Make every dish delicious, or it won't be eaten."


3:30 PM EST
Cohost PJ Parmar will be joining me to discuss our recent travels--including my cruise in the Mediterranean and his domestic adventures. P.J. is the author of 101 Countries: Discovering the World Through Fast Travel. His website contains pictures from his travels, and his blog features tales from his recent jaunt across Central Asia.

4:00 PM EST
Corrine Trang, Award winning food writer and cookbook author, is the Julia Child of Asian Cuisine. Born in France's Loire Valley of a French mother and a Cambodian father, Trang was raised in Paris, and currently lives in New York. Corinne has appeared on many National Radio and TV shows, and is our East Coast correspondent for "Americ's Dining and Travel Guide." Her book, Essentials of Asian Cuisine gives you her favorite recipes.

4:30 PM EST
PJ Parmar and I will continue our discussion of our distinctly different styles of travel.

Recipe of the Week

Almond Crepes a la Quorum

8 store-bought french pancakes

1.5 cups store-bought Melba sauce

1/2 cup of peeled almonds, lightly browned

1 jigger almond liqueur

1/2 jigger brandy

Pour the Melba sauce in a shallow pan, and mix in the almonds, almond liqueur, and brandy. Roll pancakes one at a time and place in the pan. Serve two per person, flaming with high-alcohol rum as an option. Serves 4.

Yours Truly,
From the Wolfe Den,
Pierre Wolfe