In my recipe for Orange Rice, I mentioned my friend Carissa was a good enough chef to “own the recipe.” I didn’t talk much about it, but I got to thinking about it later. I wrote that entire post off the cuff sort since I am between series right now and thought the recipe might […]
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Egg Nog Bread Pudding with Tequilla/Orange Sauce
Okay Carissa, you asked for it… Egg Nog Bread Pudding with Tequilla/Orange Sauce So the other night on Twitter, I got to talking with the abovementioned Carissa about egg nog bread pudding, which I promised I would write up the recipe for. True to form, it took me a few days to get around to […]
The Top 100 Foods I Want to Cook
To go along with the omnivore’s 100 and the vegan 100, I’ve decided to write out the top 100 foods that I want to cook and as I fix them, I will scratch them off and perhaps replace them with something new. Some of these ideas are pretty mundane, some not so. Some are vegan, […]
Musings On Meat
So I was talking with my wife the other day about being vegetarian and whether we should attempt being vegan. I surprised myself. I have been really pondering why I don’t eat meat. At first, it was a health thing. Not so much that a meat free diet is healthier (it is, by the way) […]
Donnor Party Special
As befitting this special day, here’s a recipe I invented for special occasions. You will need: 4 tablespoons grapeseed oil 2 tablespoons butter 1 medium onion, thinly sliced 2 pounds of meat, deboned, dark meat preferred 8 cloves of garlic salt and pepper to taste Cover the meat liberally with salt and pepper. Over a medium fire, […]
Cheap Entertaining or a Reasonable Facsimile Thereof
This idea has really started to resonate with me. After a Christmas party that carried a nearly $20/head charge, the Super Bowl, and my birthday coming up, entertaining has just been on my mind. I try to stay away from entertaining as a topic here because there are many excellent blogs that cover it. However, I […]
Keeping the Resolution: Oven Fries
I try to cut fried foods out my diet when attempting to Keep my Resolution and lose weight. Despite the fact that there is something insanely delicious about food submerged in oil, it is not healthy. Yes, I realize that there are ways to make fried foods healthier but that does not mean that deep […]
Keeping the Resolution: Saute Without Oil
This is a little trick I have used many times when trying to remove fats and oils from cooking healthy. Instead of sauteing in oil, many types of food can be sauted in broth or stock or soy sauce. The liquid, especially if it is contains a little bit of fat, will prevent the food from burning […]
Spice Week: File
So I kind of flaked on spice week. I blame the extreme sickness that came and visited me for too long. Because I only posted three recipes, I wanted to follow up with a fourth post on unique spices. For this post, I shall talk about file powder. Pronounced FEE-lay, it is a term for […]
Let’s Talk Turkey: Pumpkin Cheesecake
Okay, the following recipe is not mine…at least not completely. I came across this recipe one day as I was flipping channels and happend to pass by the Food Network. There, in primetime no less, was the lovely Paul Deen staring back at me over a mixing bowl. With her Southern belle smile, she announced […]