On Feb 21, 3:48*am, "jmcquown" > wrote:
> From 'The Frugal Gourmet On Our Immigrant Ancestors'. *Okay, not my
> ancestors (the Basques) but a delicious dish all the same! *It's been years
> since I made this but it's on the menu tonight. *(I halve the recipe). *I
> haven't decided on sides to go with it yet.
>
> 4 lbs. oxtails, rubbed with salt & freshly ground black pepper
> ....[snip recipe]

I had that cookbook once, and enjoyed it. He had good stories about
the various ethnic/national groups he included, making the recipes
interesting even though -- as here -- there doesn't seem to be
anything particularly unusual about them. Are his books still in
print? -aem