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Cheap Eats – Chicken Rama (Curry)

Wandering the local not-so-mega mart, (Wh*le F**ds, Please come to the Mid-Hudson Valley), I note a 2 for one sale on mega family packs of chicken. Now, what to do  …

  Asian, Cheap, Cultural-Misappropriation, Follow On, Gravy, Indo-Chinese, Slow Cook, Stew

Roguechef – The Apocalypse Edition …

Madam BadWolf and I have lived in the Mid-Hudson Valley for close to 40 years. We’ve seen ice storms, heavy snow, high winds, and the occasional fool doing 70 on  …

  Autumn, General, Global, Preservation, Winter

Veggies in the pantry, Veggies in the bowl

As spoken prior in this series, “As the great social intelligence test and herd culling experiment continues, I find myself considering the wisdom my grandparents displayed in a well stocked  …

  General, Global, Pantry

Summer Invasion – Zucchini

Why do people in upstate New York lock their car doors in September? To keep people from putting zucchini in the car. If you’ve ever grown zucchini — or had  …

  Asian, Autumn, Cast Iron, Cheap, Stir-Fry, Summer, Vegetarian

Cheap Eats – Ramen Soup

As fall and winter start to creep around the corner, I have an urge to stock up on staples, beans, rice, pasta, and the all-time teenage go-to Ramen. (No, I’m  …

  American, Asian, Cheap, Cultural-Misappropriation, Global, Quick, Soup, Winter

Cheap Eats – Hard Boiled Egg Curry

LS;NT (Long Story; No Time) – I needed an impressive dish that was fast, good, and cheap. So I waylaid three of my favorite cuisines in a dark kitchen cabinet,  …

  Asian, Cast Iron, Cheap, Cultural-Misappropriation, Indian, Indo-Chinese, Thai, Vegetarian

Cheap Eats – Navy Bean Soup

For over a century, the U.S. Senate restaurant has served navy bean soup daily. This tradition reportedly began in the early 1900s when Senator Fred Dubois of Idaho requested it  …

  American, Autumn, Basics, Bean, Cheap, Pantry, Winter

Swiss Steak

Whilst at the not-so-mega-mart, I walked by the meat counter, thinking I would pick up a ribeye and have an old-fashioned steakhouse-style meal. That was until I saw the costs  …

  American, Braise, Cheap, German, Global, Gravy, Simmer, Slow Cook

Peach Cobbler

It is late summer, Madam BadWolf and I stopped at the farm stand for one last grasp of summer goodness. Standing alone was a display of peaches. Walking up to  …

  American, Autumn, Dessert, Fruit, Southern

Birria – A stew to capture your soul

Person, or persons unknown, have let it be known they suffer with packaged birria. This is a CRIME, SIN, and an ABOMINATION before the universe. Fortunately, there is a cure.  …

  Autumn, Cultural-Misappropriation, InstaPot, Mex-Tex, Slow Cook, Stew, Winter

Boom Boom Sauce

I visited Las Vegas for the Google Next 25 convention in my most recent adventure. The technology of the conference was intriguing and engaging. The food, not so much, standard  …

  American, Cultural-Misappropriation, Global, Pub Food, Sauce, Vegetarian

Deviled Egg Salad Spread

I’ve been entirely occupied acquiring certifications in the Google Cloud Platform, quite a different taste of Kool-Aid compared to the AWS offerings, and thus have not had a lot of  …

  American, Egg, Salad, Spring, Vegetarian

Hummus

As spring rolls in (SO SLOWLY), my thoughts turn to warmer days and lighter dishes. One of my favorite places was a Middle Eastern / Mediterranean restaurant in Alphabet City.  …

  Asian, Condiment, Israeli, Mediterranean, Side Dish, Snack, Spring, Vegan, Vegetarian

National Crunchy Taco Day

The Internet tells me today, March 21, is National Crunchy or Hard Taco Day. We all know the Internet is a liar, but I’m flexible in deciding which lies I’ll  …

  American, Arabic, Fusion, Mex-Tex

Cabbage Steak

So, St Paddy’s day came and went, and best of intentions being just that intentions, you now have this Alien Easter Egg sitting in your fridge waiting to hatch at  …

  Air Fry, Baked, Braise, Creole, Global, Grilled, Roast, Vegetarian

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