POMPANO & FIDEO NOODLE STEW WITH ROSA’S TWO WAY TOMATO SAUCE Serves 4 to 6 Rosa’s Two Way Tomato Sauce Yield: 3 cups 1/4 cup finely diced fatty bacon 1 tablespoon olive oil 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced 1 shallot, sliced 1/4 cup sugar 1/2 tablespoon crushed red pepper 1/3 cup red wine vinegar 1 1/2 cups […]
SPINY LOBSTER HASH CAKES WITH PICCALILLI TARTAR SAUCE Serves 8 Piccalilli Tartar Sauce Yield: 4 cups 6 raw egg yolks 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1 cup canola oil 2 tablespoons Champagne vinegar 2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar 6 tablespoons Piccalilli Relish (or other favorite pickle relish) 1/4 cup finely diced red onion 2 tablespoons fresh […]
TURRÓN STUDDED CHILLED CHOCOLATE BROWNIES Serves 12 PREPARATION: Preheat convection oven to 325 degrees or regular oven to 350 degrees. Have a lightly greased 9-inch square baking pan ready. Melt butter in a saucepan, remove from heat and add chocolate. Let stand for 2 minutes, then stir until smooth. Sift flour and cocoa powder into […]
Let’s get one thing sorted: Pensacola’s Duh isn’t your average high-end furniture store. Stepping onto the beautifully landscaped property, which contains scattered Italian cypress trees, rustic pathways and fountains, transports visitors to Tuscany amid the buildings’ white stucco exteriors, terracotta roofs and dark mahogany doors. And then there’s the greeting committee: the owners’ dogs, Coco, […]
NORTH WORD OF SOUTH TALLAHASSEEAPRIL 7–9 Literary meets lyrical in this celebration of books and music. Last year, nearly 15,000 converged on Cascades Park to watch authors and musicians from around the country and region collaborate in “one-of-a-kind performances you can’t see anywhere else,” says volunteer Sara Marchessault. Downtown Tallahassee bustles with eclectic performers, […]
DEFUNIAK SPRINGS Perched on a generous corner lot, this pearly white 1910 Victorian beauty is in the hub of the historic district. This 5,030-square foot home may look like a pretty dollhouse, but it’s had many practical updates, including a complete electrical rewire, new roof, HVAC units and windows. The seven-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bathroom home has rich […]
The week before this issue of Flamingo went to print in February, I broke away from the office with our editorial team in the throes of fine-tuning layouts. None of us were sleeping, let alone socializing or going to parties. However, I had been invited to Tallahassee to attend a farm-to-table dinner in a refurbished […]
North THE HENDERSON Destin Steep gabled rooflines rise above sugar-white sands at the Emerald Coast’s newest luxury outpost. The Henderson, which opened mid-November, conjures a grand seaside manor from the early twentieth century, with reclaimed wood used throughout its interior. Decorated in a calming palette of sea foam and beige, the 170 guest rooms have […]
FOUND 2015 She took it as a sign. Two years ago, Peggy Campbell-Rush traveled from her home in Washington, New Jersey, to interview for a new job as an elementary school principal in Ponte Vedra Beach. On her last afternoon in the seaside town, she stepped out onto the beach for her daily walk. Almost […]
