As the ritual of roasted bird, baked stuffing, mashed potatoes rushes upon us, one must not forget the one thing to bind them, one thing to rule them all. GRAVY!!  …

  American, Autumn, Basics, Ingredient, Quick, Sauce, Side Dish, Vegetarian, Winter

As the bounty of the fall harvest is upon us, I find myself utilizing many of the specials that are found in the local not-so-mega mart. This week it was  …

  American, Autumn, Side Dish, Soup, Vegetarian

Again a memory from my youth. Wilted lettuce salad with a hot bacon dressing. Many an evening meal was a simple salad, topped with a hot vinaigrette of bacon drippings  …

  American, Cast Iron, Fried, Side Dish

Funny how memories work. Early this morning, I had a taste for quiche, then today one of my social media accounts had a memory of a post from many years  …

  American, Baked, Basics, Egg, French, ReBoot

As we prepare or a rather subdued Thanksgiving Holiday, I am searching for ways to lighten the day. It is the holiday for cooking, food, and the enjoyment of those  …

  American, Condiment, Fried, Ingredient, Liquor, Pub Food, Side Dish

In my defense, I was left unsupervised, the Vidalia Onions looked so good, and were so cheap .. And with an entry like that one can suppose I am the  …

  Autumn, Baked, Mediterranean, Pub Food, Side Dish, Vegetarian, Winter

A bit of a story around this dish; On one of the less than hospitable evenings at the lair, ( Think just about arse deep snow, hurricane force winds, and  …

  American, Bread, Cultural-Misappropriation, Pub Food, Sauce

So some of the last warm days of Autumn are over and we are moving into cooler / colder days, preluding to the colder darker days of winter to come.  …

  Asian, Autumn, Soup, Winter

Just a quick and dirty little way to use some of the sourdough bread being created. As a side dish for roasted poultry, (aka dressing) this excels, as a stuffing  …

  Autumn, Basics, Bread, Follow On, Ingredient, Side Dish, Vegetarian, Winter

As the great isolated thanksgiving feast roars down upon us, I find that myself and my wife will be celebrating alone this year. Whilst I will miss the closeness of  …

  American, Cold, Cultural-Misappropriation, Follow On, Indian, Ingredient, Pub Food, Quick, Sauce, Vegetarian

I find myself cooking for one this week, as Madam Bad Wolf is TDY to serve as GrandMother Wolf. So all the rules are off, (at least food wise). It  …

  Condiment, Cook For One, Ingredient, Mex-Tex, Pantry, Sauce, Vegetarian

The last four years I have not had the urge to bake, cook, or do much more than plan for today and tomorrow. Planning for cookie season and the holidays  …

  Autumn, Condiment, Dessert, Ingredient, Liquor, Preservation, Vegan, Vegetarian

Now that the suspense of the election is over and there is a new hope, time for a bit of a celebratory meal. My wife loves shrimp, so maybe a  …

  Baked, Cajun, Follow On, Ingredient, Sauce, Seafood

So Halloween 2020 is done, time for a snack. I’ve had some frozen asian dumplings kicking around the freezer, I intended to do a dumpling soup, but never got that  …

  American, Asian, Cultural-Misappropriation, Fried, Quick, Sauce, Steam

So Monday was a waste of a day, a trip to the city, missed appointments, systems not ready, people out of the office. To salvage something of the day a  …

  Asian, Autumn, Basics, Condiment, Follow On, General, Indian, Ingredient, Preservation, Quick, Quick Pickle, Sauce, Thai, Vegan, Vegetarian, Winter