Every now and then I hear something on the Food Network that I want to try. And every now then I think I’m going to regret it. That was my dinner several nights ago when I decided that I wanted to try a mocahete, which I was pretty sure was a fantastic Mexican dish (in actual fact, it’s […]
recipes
Mexican Pinto Beans
Even though I said I’d be doing a lot of Chinese cookery over in the blog, tonight I decided to finally break down and make my own refried beans. I found this little article on how to make them. The article described a fast way and a slow to make them. I went with the […]
Chinese Cooking
Chinese cooking has long been an topic at which I have turned up my nose. For many years, I was awash in a sea of Panda Expresses, crab rangoon filled with Philadelphia cream cheese, and MSG-laden Chinese buffets. A lot of that had to do with college. During those four years, I looked at Chinese […]
Spicy Hot Seitan…
Over on I Am The Animal, I wrote about a new seitan recipe I created. The recipe came about because I wanted some spicy asian food, but I didn’t have any sambal or sriracha. So I used lots of red pepper flake. Here is the recipe: Red Pepper Seitan. If you have never heard of seitan […]
Mmm… Shogun
Tonight we went to my favorite sushi place…Shogun in Overland Park, KS. (Yes, Kansas seems an odd place for the mecca of sushi, but I’ve eaten sushi in every town I visit. Shogun is best, though Maki in Irvine, CA isn’t too shabby.) So there’s only one problem…I’m vegan. I do have an ace up […]
I Made Ketchup
Okay, there’s a big part of me that feels a certain culinary snobbery should prevent me from being as happy about this as I am, but I can’t help it. I made ketchup. My wife was making vegan meatloaf (which was really quite excellent, especially when topped with my ketchup…) when she realized that we were out […]
When I Am Sick, I Crave Junk Food
I don’t get it. I really don’t understand. At a time when I should be loading my body with fresh fruits and vegetables and all the vitamins and minerals that entails, all I want to do is eat two things: hot and sour soup and friend wontons. This has been the meal of choice for […]
Donnor Party Special
As befitting this special day, here’s a recipe I invented for special occasions. You will need: 4 tablespoons grapeseed oil 2 tablespoons butter 1 medium onion, thinly sliced 2 pounds of meat, deboned, dark meat preferred 8 cloves of garlic salt and pepper to taste Cover the meat liberally with salt and pepper. Over a medium fire, […]
Keeping the Resolution: Oven Fries
I try to cut fried foods out my diet when attempting to Keep my Resolution and lose weight. Despite the fact that there is something insanely delicious about food submerged in oil, it is not healthy. Yes, I realize that there are ways to make fried foods healthier but that does not mean that deep […]
Recipe: Fried Yucca
I worked out how to make yucca fries from my friend John. It is really simple. Yucca Neutral oil for frying, canola is fine Salt Boil the yucca for 45 minutes or until starting to beccome fork tender Remove and slice the yucca into steak fry sized pieces, two inches by 1/2 inch by 1/2 […]