Category Archives: Cooking In
Southern Sea
Large shrimp dredged in seasoned cornmeal and flour, then deep-fried; tartar sauce of mayo, relish, lemon juice, and sriracha
By Land and Sea
Surf ‘n’ Turf Meatloaf: Meatloaf of Ground Beef, Pork, and Lamb, with Chopped Tilapia and Large Shrimp, Topped with Bacon and a Sweet and Spicy Tomato Glaze; Bacon-Basil Sauce
That’s A Wrap!
…Chimichurri-Scrambled Eggs with Bacon In Boston Lettuce Wrap, Apple Cider and Honey with Cracked Pepper Drizzle….
For Kristen
…I needed to head to the supermarket for some 85/15 ground beef, and make a plain and simple bacon cheeseburger, medium rare, with American cheese, bacon, a slice of raw onion, a leaf of Boston lettuce, and a quick and easy burger sauce (tomato paste, mustard, brown sugar, worcestershire sauce, cider vinegar, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, fresh cracked pepper, and salt)…. [Full post]
Rooster Call
…Farmer & Wife | Hard-Boiled Egg Wrapped in Puff Pastry with Swiss Cheese and Ham | Fresh Cold Raspberries over Boston Lettuce with Warm Butter-Mustard Vinaigrette Dressing | Orange-Tomato-Garlic Sauce….
Apple Of My (Rib)Eye
…I enjoyed a great, very tasty dinner of tender, juicy, crisped-on-the-edges steak with a hint of deep and intense, smoky coffee flavor, a bright and layered, sweet/sour/spicy steak sauce, and a light and airy fritter aromatic with the savory cornmeal yet finishing with the subtle sweetness flavor of apple…. [
Slammin’ Salmon
…The salmon got used three ways in this dish. The skin got sliced off so I could poach the salmon “flesh” in equal parts gin and water (the juniper berry flavors and aromatics imparting gloriously into the fish). I knifed some thin raw fish slices, that were still on the skin, tossed them in a couple drops of olive oil with a pinch of salt and some fresh cracked pepper, and placing that, covered, in the fridge to chill. The whole skin was seasoned with salt, pepper, and paprika, sliced into strip, and then, eventually, get fried in oil and set on paper towels to dry and crisp…. [Full post]
Icy, Spicy Gonzalez!
…That inspired me to make frozen jalapeño margaritas while I tended bar on one of these oppressively hot and humid July days. They were a huge, tasty hit (made 3 pitchers of them), and looking forward to taking some of my customers and PHUDE-nyc Facebook page fans and start making these with strawberries, watermelon, and even cactus fruit…. [Full post]
Alice In Wonderland
…Bailey’s Irish Cream/Red Velvet French Toast Medallions stuffed with Banana and Nutella, with Orange Honey and Peanut Butter Butter
Hungover Easy
…That may explain why after not being able to decide if I wanted a bagel with lox and cream cheese or a Texas Burger (topped with fried egg) for a breakfast, after spotting a bag of something called Bagel Thins, I felt it was fortuitous that I decide to combine the two options into one hellacious idea of a meal…. [Full post]
Eats Egg, Then Leaves
Egg Salad | Fried Egg Over Mixed Herbed Greens with Turkey Bacon, Shallots, Soy Sauce and Chili Oil
Summer Breeze
Sugar Cookies Ice Cream Sandwiches with Vanilla Bean Ice Cream, Orange Marmalade, Nutella, and Fresh Mint
Surf & Turf’s Up
…I made a tuna tartare, mincing fresh raw tuna with soy sauce, salt, pepper, scallions, fish sauce, and ginger. I chilled the tartare while skillet-grilling an Angus tenderloin steak and making a hollandaise sauce incorporating wasabi paste and a little bit of mustard. After the steak was done and sat for a few minutes, I topped it with the chilled tartare, topped that with a sunny side up egg yolk, and spooned the wasabi hollandaise on top…. [Full post]
A Day in the Life of Hamburger Buns
….Two were of a kind of steak burger prep, with steak sauce, raw and fried onions, and bacon. The other two had the addition of sweet and spicy elements, making a pineapple mustard from scratch, pickling raw onions in balsamic vinegar, and two slices of crispy bacon, and kicking the whole burger up with sweet relish and hot jalapeños. All four burgers sat very nicely on four toasted hamburger buns…. [Full post]
Cav Daddy
…I decided to overwork my already too old air conditioner by boiling pasta and preheating an over to °350 for my new take on mac ‘n’ cheese, which substitutes cavatappi (a grooved, longer, and more twisty version of macaroni) as the pasta, and using only mellow cheeses—brie, goat, mozzarella, ricotta, and a sprinkling of grated parm on top—and stirring in some sliced smoked salmon for an earthy and colorful compliment…. [Full post]
Seasonally Bipolar
…The jalepeño·barbecue burger dog was a bit more of a revelation, if only in the dressing. I had never made that before, but after the first few bites of its smoky, tangy, sweet, and creamy properties—heightened by the acidic heat of the jalapeños, I immediately started to imagine all other future applications for it. I promise, this dressing will make a return!… [Full post]
My Little Sweet Potato
…The sweet potato, surprisingly novel in this incarnation, was full of welcomingly palatable properties, with its firm but pliant texture evocative of mellow, almost fruity pumpkin, yet also offering the savory nuance of a squash or eggplant…. [Full post]
Tuna Fish Can Can
…So the drained tuna got stirred with my default mixings of mayo, a little bit of mustard, some lemon juice, chopped onions, salt and pepper. Instead, however, of using relish, I chopped up some jalapeños from the jar in my fridge…. [Full post]
DMANBURGER
