Category Archives: Cooking At Home

The small things. I rushed one of these loaves, the one on the bottom of the above picture. I did a sloppy job with the book fold. Proof is in the pudding. It didn’t have nearly the rise of the other two loaves. Lesson learned.

Fennel Sausage, Shallots, Green Onions, Whipped Cream and Mozzarella. Pizza steel. Game changer. Holds 20 times the energy of a pizza stone. It also doubles as a flat top when you put it on your oven burners. You can even put it in your freezer to make a cold top for ice cream production. Cream […]

Central Market (North Lamar) has three or four different types of live oysters at the moment. They are all wonderful, raw or cooked. And, CM usually throws in a couple extra with your order (incase you find one of your prized specimens had expired on the way home). The live ones are much more tasty. […]

Garnished with diced red onion and cilantro. Raw, unsalted cashews get the slow roasted treatment. Under the broiler goes shallot, tomatillo and Serrano

This is my favorite bacon for BLT’s. The texture doesn’t get to a shattering state, so it still has a bit of a chew to it. But, it’s a flavor monster. Great spice rub.

Dehydrated for a couple days then pulverized in a spice grinder. Great sprinkled on top of Thai salads.