Pandemic Diaries – Entry 2
So, we are entering week 4. We survived spring break, the wife has taken over the home office and is …
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In the Beginning … Beer.
A long time ago (12,000 years according to current opinions of archeological type people and their fancy scientific instruments which …
Screw Up Ribollita!
Last Christmas I failed to give any guidance on what I would like Santa to bring me because I really …
Pandemic Diaries – Entry 1
Three weeks ago, it started to become clear that California was about to become a state of shut ins as …
Beef, Belgian Beer, Bacon … Need I Say More?
When we first moved to San Diego, I thought that was the end of hearty stews and basically anything that …
Parenting Challenges …
Parenting goes like this: Kid: What are these things? Dad: Bananas. Kid: OH MY GOD!!!! BANANAS ARE THE MOST AWESOME …
THE Pulled Pork Sandwich
We had my in laws over for lunch a while back and I served them my sous vide pulled pork. …
Smoked Steelhead Caesar Salad
I think the thing that actually sets this apart is less the fish and more the croutons. There was a part of me that always assumed that croutons were just stale bread because that’s frequently how they taste given that crouton instructions are usually something like “Cut white bread in cubes, spread out on a baking sheet, sprinkle with olive oil and salt, and put them in a 375º oven for 15 minutes.” These croutons are garlicky, salty, buttery (if I’m feeling particularly evil, I’ll use duck fat), and to top it all off, they go in the smoker for a few minutes. Boom.
Puerto Rican Eggnog (Coquito)
Recently I was asked to bring a cocktail to a holiday party. In the past, I would have made a …
Mock Cuban Sandwich
A long time ago I had a job that took me to Palm Beach. The guy I was working with …
Practically Eating 