Yesterday I put my deep-fryer to good use. I’d made some appetizer-like things since I bought it last week, but I hadn’t really, really done anything with it. Let me set up the scene for you – It’s Saturday night,…
Well, it’s that time of year again. All kinds of people are coming over in a couple of days, and a massive bird has failed to get pardoned by the President. Now it’s staring at you every time you open…
Sometimes, out of desperation comes greatness. Battles are fought, wars are won, Burgers are made. And, Costco can be avoided for another day. Along this vein we tread perilously today. Options are few, danger is great. But, we must eat….
Back in a more Civilized Time, long before the advent of Starbucks, there existed a thing known as a Chocolate House. There were coffee houses back then – we’re talking the late 17th Century – but with the arrival of…
Cook me like one of your French foods. Actually, I don’t know if these are French, but they’re at least a la cuisine so I’m going to run with it. It’s certainly something they’d do – take hamburgers and dump a…
Filipino cooking is really cool. Probably because of their history, there’s a unique and wonderful blend of flavors that often encompass the globe. And, a resourcefulness to make the best out of what they have at hand. Pancit is a great example, and one…
I’m a huge fan of lamb. Every so often, I obtain a large quantity from a friend of mine whose family raises them, and load up the freezer. So, we tend to eat a lot of it around here, and…
Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the US is an infamous bar called “Sloppy Joe’s” Infamous because long before the Key West became “hip”, people the likes of Hemmingway frequented the establishment. Unfortunately, today, Duval Street in general…
SO this happened… I have a recipe I remember from my youth, and was included in the binder of random recipes that my folks gave me when I moved out, but no one seems to remember it now. Such is…
Last night we had a couple and their daughter over for dinner. We met on Google+ of all random places, and found out a while back that we live near each other, and have girls of compatible ages. Anyway, I’d been…