In my ongoing search for quick, simple, small batch meals, the use of ramen noodles has been a staple, but one of my prior roommates clued me into way to  …

  Asian, Autumn, Cultural-Misappropriation, Quick, Sauce, Winter

I’ve had enough of covid, my apt complex and the general feeling of being in prison. Usually whence I feel constrained, confined, and in general restricted, I find a good  …

  Asian, Baked, Cast Iron, Cultural-Misappropriation, Fried, Korean, Pub Food, Quick

With all the various events occuring, and the changes in lifestyle I find myself cooking for one on many occasions. I’ll start to create a category for this, and add  …

  Asian, Cook For One, Cultural-Misappropriation, Pantry, Pasta, Thai, Vegan, Vegetarian

As the great upheavals continue, on a global, national, and personal level, I find myself seeking comfort in food. Quick and easy, tasty, spicy, crisp seem to be the requirements.  …

  Air Fry, Asian, Cultural-Misappropriation, Pub Food, Sauce, Vegan, Vegetarian

As the great pandemic rages on and off, lockdowns and lockups swirl about, and FUD becomes the new normal, I grow weary of standard fare, I want Ramen, I want  …

  Asian, Basics, Cultural-Misappropriation, Ingredient, Vegan, Vegetarian

Sunday, my day to splurge and spend time in the kitchen. Having spent the day yesterday in NYC, K-Town, with a vegetarian, I have a craving for meat feast, of  …

  Asian, Baked, Cast Iron, Cultural-Misappropriation, Korean, Sauce, Spring, Summer, Thai

And my search for healthy, tasty food that leans toward a less meat diet continues. It seems I have gone from mugging innocent cultures, to abusing public reference material… Searching  …

  Asian, Cultural-Misappropriation, Fried, Sauce, Vegan, 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 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

On my daily trek into the containment zone, (walking to the Duncan Donuts in the local megamart for coffee), I notice that the meat counter is decimated of all chicken,  …

  Asian, Cultural-Misappropriation, InstaPot

As the global pandemic of Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt grows and any sore throat, sneeze, or cough becomes a death sentence, I find the need to fight back. The BEST  …

  Asian, Drink, Korean, Liquor, Vegan, Vegetarian

I’ve been in stores this week where either shelves are empty of cleaning supplies, or purchases are limited.  I see carts filled with supplies like a Nor-Easter, had a bastard  …

  Asian, Simmer, Soup

A quick tasty filling little meal. Making use of some pre-cooked chicken, some pre-cooked noodles, and simple tasty sauce, enhanced by veggies. From Wikipedia: Instant noodles are a noodle dish, sold  …

  Asian, Korean, Sauce, Side Dish, Thai

As my cultural robbery spree continues, I’ll descend upon the city-state of Singapore. A cultural crossroads of Southeast Asia, blending asian and indian influences to produce a culinary culture uniquely  …

  Asian, Cultural-Misappropriation, Egg, Follow On, Fried, Indian, Pub Food, Sauce, Sautee, Soup, Vegan, Vegetarian, Winter

As I continue my spree of cultural misappropriation and outright thievery, I fall upon both the Thai and the Korean cultures. With a demand that I reduce the level of  …

  Asian, Cultural-Misappropriation, Fried, Korean, Sauce, Thai