Archive for July, 2004

How to Roast a Chicken

If I asked you to find me a stick to beat this with, you’d have to say “I’m sorry Mr. the Bachelor, I can do no such thing, as this cannot be beat with a stick.” If you bring this to the table grown men will tear up and women will swoon. You will need: [...]

Customization is the key

I love the Trader Joes. Cheap mega-food-mart style shopping with just enough hipster edge so I don’t lose my street cred. Maybe. One of the tricks to finer dining on a thin dime is to customize those insta-meals to prevent pre-packaged burnout. For example, if you buy a pre-built cornmeal crust pizza, after baking (or [...]

Experiencing Technical Difficulties

Technology is hard work. The RSS feed should be correct now.

Mint Julep

Ingredients 375 ml bottle of your favorite bourbon(Maker’s Mark for mixing. Knob Creek for drinkin’) 1 handful of of fresh mint leaves 2-3 sprigs of mint 2/3 cups sugar 1/3 cup water Instructions In a small sauce pan, bring sugar, water, and mint leaves up to a low boil, until sugar is completely dissolved. The [...]

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The Tweezle

A friend reminds us that sometimes desperate times call for desperate measures. We can’t always have a stocked fridge when hunger strikes. Ingenuity will save the day. The Tweezle One crusty tortilla add stripe of mayonaise add stripe of relish roll tight (like taquito) devour repeat as necessary I miss college too.

Mom’s Potato Salad

Just like mom used to make. Except double the horseradish. Ingredients: Base: 7 medium white potatoes (roughly 6 cups cooked) 1/3 cup Italian Salad Dressing 4 hard boiled eggs (separate yolks from whites, retain yolks for dressing) 3/4 cup diced celery 1/3 cup diced green onion Dressing: 1 cup of mayonaise 1/2 cup sour cream [...]

Ashley’s Gazpacho

This recipe was hornswaggled from an old friend back east. Here it is in a slightly altered state.* Spicy gazpacho 2 lbs tomatoes 1/2 green bell pepper 1 cup diced peeled cucumber 1/2 cup chopped celery 1/2 cup chopped green onions jalepenos (1 or 2) 1 slice stale (toasted) white bread 2/3 cup olive oil [...]

Opening lines

In mid conversation I made an off hand remark about creating a web site in which I shared thoughts and tricks on food and drink. I realized later, that I am a web developer after all. And I do know my way around a kitchen. (at least in my mind I do) So here we [...]