I tried to pull a meatless Monday on my family to try to be more responsible with respect to our meat consumption and environmental impact. We haven’t made shakshuka in a while and thought I would bring it out, with a twist, duck eggs. I was just trying to try something new with a more …
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Oyster Casserole
With all the fun that I have been having recently, my wife wanted to take center stage this Sunday. On a trip to the western shore of the Chesapeake a couple years ago, we picked up a book about Maryland’s cooking roots that we have been playing around with a bit. She did a modification …
Bourbon cured Salmon
Decided to do a bit of an experiment because the market had some beautiful Sockey salmon that I wanted to buy and have wanted to take a stab at curing fish. Did a bit of research and thought that a bourbon cured salmon over the next 72 hours might be something cool to try. Looked …
New fermentation trials
I have recently developed a tasted/obsession for the fermentation arts. When I was in college I spent way too much time making beer because good beer was not something a small Midwestern college town was proud of. A decade of living in Boulder with a chemical engineer as a roommate means we spent a good …
Flap meat tacos
I saw some flap meat in the butcher case and thought, “tacos.” As anyone who thinks more than 15 minutes about what they are going to eat, I spent some of my Friday prep time preparing for the next days dinner. The flap meat was marinated in: Couple glugs of anchovy fish sauce Couple glugs …
Simple healthy, Friday
Not the greatest presentation but this was just a nice healthy dinner that had a sweet desert that we will get to. Pacific Dover sole was on sale when I went to the market and I always check on the specials. Tonight was just simple. For the fish, simple flour dredge to crisp it up, …
Maidrites: An Iowa tradition
My family randomly moved back to near where I grew up about a decade ago (we have since left and are enjoying the DC area). During that time, I took my wife to some of the restaurants that I grew up with. One of the best is the Marion Maidrite, corner of 7th Avenue and …
The Streak is over
After 3 straight weeks of cooking, we hit a tough day. Wife working late, son had music practice, so we went out to dinner. Little Italian place in the same shopping center as the music store. Start up again tomorrow with a throw back to our time in the Midwest. Maidrites.
Lamb stew for make ahead
To prepare for the week, my son and I made a lamb stem that is a bit different than we usually make. My wife is a sucker for the Outlander series so she bought the Outlander cookbook a year or so ago. This is a recipe that somewhat follows a venison stew in there. 1-1.5 …
Mac and Cheese with ham and bacon
It was cold today so we decided to make a bit of comfort food, mac and cheese with sauteed spinach. Simple meal but fills the tummy well. Our simple recipe was: 1 lb pasta of your choice 1/4 C flour 3 tbsp butter 1 C heavy cream 1 C whole milk 3-4 C shredded cheese …
