Vaqueros Corn Bread
If you’re like me, you grew up with Jiffy cornbread. Not that there’s anything wrong with that – Jiffy is cheap, easy, and tasty. All three of which are total ‘wins’ in my book. On the other hand, there’s a…
Pinto Bean Relish
This started as a relish for my Santa Maria Tri-Tip but really has a life of it’s own. As mentioned, it goes great as a BBQ topper, or just as a stand-alone side dish. Its Mexican-American “cowboy food” and in…
Easy-bake Chicken
Weeknights can be the worst for cooking. An exceptionally long day at the office (and really, who doesn’t have a lot of those these days) and the idea of spending any time in the kitchen just sounds like a nightmare. You…
Thoughts on Woks
A conversation came up the other day about stir-fry, and woks in particular, and there seemed to be some confusion (and maybe a bit of fear) about the two. Thankfully, it's not that hard, there are just a lot of…
Japanese Curry, or What to do with that box of S&B Golden Curry you just bought
This is kind of a departure for me, as I’m writing about a box of stuff that you buy at a store. In my defense though, it’s a box of curry paste that, although the integral ingredient is probably not…
Cajun’ Grillin’ (grilling seasoning)
So, I’m going to tease you with a pretty bacon and chicken sammich, but that’s not actually what I’m going to talk about. See, the sammich is plenty tasty, but it’s a chicken breast, lettuce, tomato, bacon on a roll….
La-La-La-La-La-Lasagna
For some reason it seems like a lot of people fear lasagna. I have some theories, but I’ll reserve them for a minute. Lasagna is, at the root, pretty simple. There are variations on how many layers, and the like,…
Bacon Cheeseburger with Beer-Battered Onion Rings and Katsu Sauce
So, grilling season is fast approaching, and since the weather is actually ‘nice’ this weekend, I figured it was time to come out of the gate roaring like a lion. To that end, here’s a completely scratch-from-the-ground-up bacon cheeseburger with…
Katsu! (Gesundheit!)
No really. It’s not as odd as it sounds. If you’ve ever had a German schnitzel or an Italian Milanesa this wouldn’t be that far off. That’s because the roots of katsu comes directly from these European dishes – a…
Qwiki Qwiki Spinach and Havarti Quiche (not really)
Quiches are easy, but they take time. This one is about two hours start-to-finish, leaving you plenty of time to try and figure out logical impossibilities – like how to play Canasta – in between the cooking parts. This one’s admittedly…