The weather service isn’t pulling punches: a Siberian (not merely Arctic, but full-bore Siberian) air mass is descending upon us like an invading army. We’re talking temperatures plummeting below zero,  …

  Autumn, Drink, General, Global, Liquor, Winter

One of the significant advantages of grinding your own beef is the ability to engineer the exact fat-to-lean ratio for your specific application. Pre-ground beef offers limited options—usually 80/20, 85/15,  …

  Basics, Beef, Cheap, General, Mince

Welcome to a new section of the Grimoire dedicated to ground beef, or as the rest of the civilized world calls it, beef mince. This won’t be a parade of  …

  Beef, Cheap, General, Global, Mince

The baby ice age of ’26 rolls on: multiple weeks with highs of 20 degrees, 24″ of snow, and light winds that make 10 degrees feel like liquid nitrogen. Madam  …

  Cheap, Follow On, General, Global, Pasta

Madam BadWolf and I have lived in the Mid-Hudson Valley for close to 40 years. We’ve seen ice storms, heavy snow, high winds, and the occasional fool doing 70 on  …

  Autumn, General, Global, Preservation, Winter

As spoken prior in this series, “As the great social intelligence test and herd culling experiment continues, I find myself considering the wisdom my grandparents displayed in a well stocked  …

  General, Global, Pantry

As the year drags to a close, Madam Badwolf has requested something NOT Mac N Cheese or Pizza or Hamburger or Hot Dog, or any other form of teenager chow,  …

  American, Asian, General, Global, Pub Food, Quick, Sauce, Sautee, Stir-Fry

‘ Tis the quiet week between Christmas and New Year, and not a creature was stirring but a 15-year-old eating machine seeking breakfast. Given this, one supposes I must prepare  …

  American, Fried, General, Pub Food, Quick

Well, it seems like the overripe fairy has visited the kitchen overnight. I have a small hand of bananas that have gone from almost ripe to almost gone. I’ll need  …

  American, Baked, Dessert, General, Global, Vegetarian

While at the farm market yesterday, I browsed the cooler section and found some locally sourced pork chops. How Local? I drive by the farm to get coffee in the  …

  American, Autumn, General, Global, Roast

I’ll probably step on some toes with this post, but it’s my blog and my opinion, not to be confused with the views, stances, thoughts, opinions, or other properties of  …

  American, General, Pub Food, Quick

Potato soup, for cold days, when you just don’t care.

  American, Autumn, General, Soup, Winter

An easy tasty filling meal, perfect for any meal, breakfast, lunch, or dinner

  Baked, Basics, General

Fast meals cost more time than you think.

  General

Whilst this lives in the “Love/Hate” section of my recipe box. I do love the creation of a good fruit cake. It is NOT a fast thing, from the maceration  …

  Autumn, Baked, Dessert, General, Vegetarian, Winter