Springfield Cashew Chicken: A Taste of the Ozarks I’ll never forget the first time I tried Springfield Cashew Chicken. It was a rainy afternoon, the kind where the Ozark hills seem to disappear into the mist. I stumbled into a small, unassuming restaurant, drawn in by the aroma of something savory and slightly sweet. One … Read more
[Gluten-Free!!!] Springfield Style Cashew Chicken The first time I tasted Springfield-style Cashew Chicken, I was a wide-eyed culinary student visiting Missouri. The savory-sweet sauce clinging to crispy chicken, the crunch of cashews, and the comforting bed of rice – it was an explosion of textures and flavors that imprinted itself on my memory. I’ve since … Read more
Springfield Cashew Chicken: A Culinary Journey Back Home The aroma of deep-fried chicken, subtly salty and savory, always takes me back to Sunday dinners at my Aunt Carol’s in Southwest Missouri. While technically, she lived closer to Carthage than Springfield, “Cashew Chicken” was on her table almost as often as her famous Ozark Fried Morels. … Read more
Springfield Chilli: A Taste of the Civilized World The first time I tasted Springfield chilli, it wasn’t in Springfield, Illinois, but at a small-town cook-off in rural Indiana. I remember the aroma of slow-cooked meat, mingling with the sweet spice of chilli powder, drifting through the crisp autumn air. The vendor, a burly man with … Read more