Category Archives: Cooking At Home

Lamb Chops with Thyme Risotto

I love these little chops. They are like mini versions of a T-bone steak. You can get your lamb fix without breaking the bank for the rack of lamb. These two were a good portion size for me and I only had to shell out around $9 at Central Market. The preparation is the same as steak. Let them come up to room temperature (so they cook evenly) then, salt & pepper and into a hot cast iron pan with canola oil (low smoke point). I cooked them four to five minutes a side over high heat. They came out a rosy medium rare.

Tom Colicchio Is A Punk

What the Hell! Tom Colicchio has started a pizza night? WOW. What a copycat! I have been doing a pizza night forever. You would think that he could come up with something original. But, no. He has to steal my thunder. Hey Tom! Good thing you are half a country away or this could get ugly. Anytime you want to throw down, bring it on! My rag-tag crew with our broken down residential GE Profile series oven against your, your, your…unlimited budget and resources.

I Propose Potato Day

I think potatoes should get their own holiday. Why not? We celebrate every other thing. My wife works for the State and she gets Confederate Heroes Day off. (It falls on the same week as MLK Day–what’s up with that!?) Potato Day would be way cooler. And, I don’t want one of those roving holidays either. Monday one year, Thursday the next. National Potato Day should fall on a Friday. Not only because frying is one of it’s tastiest preparations, but also to have the fabled ‘three day weekend’. You can do a lot of damage with three days off in a row. Tater Tots, mashed, fried, scalloped, roasted…magical.

Corkscrew You

I’m loony for making fresh pasta. But, apparently, there are some people out there that make huge batches of pasta ahead of time. They dry this pasta and put it in boxes. The boxes are then delivered to local stores where my wife purchases them. Then, anytime she wants pasta, she just gets a box out! This is incredible. What will they think of next? Pre-slicing bread?