Just a basic method for creating boiled eggs, hard and soft. These are so versitile, from being eaten out of hand with salt and pepper, to egg salad, to ramen,  …

  Basics, Egg, General, Ingredient, InstaPot, Pub Food, Side Dish

A casual conversation with Madam BadWolf, turns into an obsessive craving. Whilst discussing meals our grandparents used to make the topic of egg custard, creme brulee, banana pudding, and all  …

  Dessert, Egg, InstaPot, Quick, Vegetarian

As we race into the unknown of summer, I take comfort in the fact that gardens and fields will yield and abundance of fresh produce. The only thing I fear  …

  Basics, Condiment, Quick Pickle, Side Dish, Spring, Summer, Vegetarian

And another Friday in lock down rolls by. I was so stir crazy today, I barked at a squirrel. Our corporate happy hour / CAH game is over, and I’m  …

  American, Basics, Cast Iron, Pub Food, Quick, Sauce, Vegetarian

Talking with my wife about the “good old days”, when one could just get in the car and drive to a restaurant, sit down and have a meal and be  …

  Asian, Bread, Cast Iron, Cultural-Misappropriation, Fried, Korean, Pub Food, Side Dish, Vegan, Vegetarian

As the “Hunker in the bunker” continues, social interaction moves online, people grow bored with inactivity, and cooking / baking become the new exercise. People new to bread making are  …

  Baked, Bread, Cast Iron, Side Dish

As we hunker in our bunker, I am commanded to, “Consider this your appearance on a cooking show. You have the contents of the kitchen to create dinner.” Well, we  …

  American, Asian, Cast Iron, Egg, Follow On, Fried, Quick

So the great lockdown continues, seems you take your life and liberty in your hands to ride in a car with NY Plates. Luckily, my local megamart is a very  …

  American, Autumn, Bean, InstaPot, Soup, Spring, Winter

As the great lockdown continues, I begin to become restless. Quick Sir Badwolf, to the kitchen, there is bakery afoot … Do read the recipe notes… Easy, peasy, tangy, tasty

  American, Baked, Bread, Cast Iron

Yes, the great social isolation event is beginning to wear on everyone. Just to keep from going crackers, I think I’ll make crackers. The idea started this AM as I  …

  American, Baked, Bread, General, Pub Food, Stolen from the Net, Vegetarian

So, we are growing a starter, and part of that is discarding a portion of the starter at each feeding. One can either toss this hard won golden leavan ,  …

  American, Baked, Bread, Quick, Side Dish, Stolen from the Net, Vegan, Vegetarian

So, it begins, Me trying to quit / cut down on smoking.. Time to move my addiction from nicotine to the evil white powder, and all it’s friends, the high  …

  Baked, Basics, Bread, Quick, Stolen from the Net

So as we race into our third week of minimal activity, our second week on restricted travel, and our first week of mandated “shelter in place”, I begin to feel  …

  Basics, Bread, Follow On, Ingredient, Vegan, Vegetarian

Once again into the wilds of New Jersey, seeking food. The local megamart actually had chicken today. Limit one package per customer, and all that was available was skinless, boneless,  …

  American, Baked, Follow On, Fried, Pub Food, Quick

As the pandemic panic continues to build, I ventured out to my local megamart for some of what my mother would call “the basics” (Salt, Sugar, Coffee, Tea, Flour). At  …

  Baked, Bread, General, Ingredient