Alrighty, I’ll have my Texas passport ripped up and be excommunicated from the Church of the Dead Cow, for treason and blasphemy over this post, but one must do as  …

  Asian, Korean, Vegan, Vegetarian

As super bowl sunday occurs, I find myself in the local mega-mart, where besides all the salted meats and limp cheeses, I find cucumbers on sale. As I only subscribe  …

  Asian, Cold, Cultural-Misappropriation, Korean, Side Dish, Vegan, Vegetarian

It is Lunar New Year, and the weather is cold / freezing rain. A nice day for New York in January, but I really am a Texas Summer type of  …

  Asian, Cultural-Misappropriation, InstaPot, Stew, Winter

As the winter of 2020 rolls on, I want rich, hearty, tasty food. And I want it now! Prior winters, a quick call to a local provider would generate this  …

  Basics, Indian, InstaPot, Quick, Winter

And the Great Flu Epidemic of 2020 takes hold. Time to start fighting back before I fall prey to it. I think a soup that will nourish my soul and  …

  Asian, Cultural-Misappropriation, Quick, Soup, Vegan, Vegetarian, Winter

As the year 2020 begins, I find myself scaling my cooking to match both the number of plates (2), and the need to eat more healthy. (Mediterranean / Vegetable heavy  …

  Autumn, Cast Iron, Mediterranean, Sautee, Vegetarian, Winter

Unseasonably cold weather this week makes me hunger for much heartier fair. In this case an old Central Texas stand by, Chili con carne From Wikiepdia: Chili con carne or  …

  Follow On, Ingredient, Mex-Tex, Pub Food, Simmer, Winter

I’ll continue on with my stream of hearsay, cultural misappropriations, and out right thefts. This time a classic Indian dish, modified to use a instpot, and targeted to be a  …

  Cultural-Misappropriation

As my wife is playing grandmother this weekend, she has given me the command, “Fend for yourself.”. I suppose, I should do so.. As I wander aimlessly about the local  …

  American, Bean

I may just need to create a new category called “Cultural Misappropriation”, many chefs would call this “Fusion Cuisine”, but let’s get real here, we steal good concepts from one  …

  Autumn, Cultural-Misappropriation, Follow On, Indian, Ingredient, Vegetarian, Winter