Category Archives: Cooking At Home

It’s hot out, which usually dissuades me from cranking up all the burners in the kitchen. But, every so often, I need a Chicken Parmesan fix. I have tried countless variations of this dish: sliced tomatoes, wrapped in prosciutto, herbed pasta…but the original can’t be beat. A chicken breast pounded flat will give you two […]

In the process of testing pepper oils. Great to use on tacos, pizzas and salad dressings. Different oils, peppers and steeping times. They are currently percolating. I will post the results as they come in.

I don’t understand how this could get any better. Maybe the Italian’s are right, butter is for quitters. Not a drop in sight for this recipe (and my peeps were really watching).  Pan seared chicken and mashed potatoes. The trick is slow. Cook the chicken slow. The crust will  still develop (in fact better). Deglaze […]

This is not an attempt to corner the Austin marshmallow market. This was an attempt at mozzarella mediocrity. Pictured above are separated curds and whey, heading towards mozzarella. A gallon of milk, crushed down to floating white stuff and yellow water. Damn, this is hard! It took three attempts just to get the curds and […]

The Quesadilla. I don’t think there are many other things as good and simple. If you want, all it takes is cheese and tortillas. What kind of cheese? Doesn’t matter. (I like cheddar.) What kind of tortillas? Doesn’t matter. (I like corn.) And on top? You name it: salsa, sour cream, green onions, hot sauce, […]

We just hosted an afternoon baby shower for my sister in law (you may now address me as The Godfather). I was tying to economize as  much as I could on food costs for the event, but I love this tuna app. As you probably know, tuna ain’t cheap. Big Eye is sitting around the […]