I’ve had quite the taste for that crispy, crunchy, deep fried taste and texture. But living in an apt, anything more that 1/4″ inch of oil in a pan is  …

  Air Fry, Cultural-Misappropriation, Indian, InstaPot, Pub Food, Side Dish, 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

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 meltdown continues, I find myself considering meals based on long storage duration dry goods. Legumes, beans and the like. Between my pantry, and my spice rack, the  …

  Bean, Cajun, Creole, Cultural-Misappropriation, InstaPot, ReBoot

As the great pandemic pandemonium descends upon us, I find myself ordered to work from home, (I’m not sick, but people are worried I will be). As such I find  …

  Baked, Basics, Bread, Cultural-Misappropriation, European, Side Dish

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

It is late February, the weather is more like early April but still coldish, so I’m looking for decent, flavorful food with just a hint of adventure. But have not  …

  Autumn, Bean, Cast Iron, Cultural-Misappropriation, Indian, Pub Food, Sauce, 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

As super bowl sunday occurs, I find myself in the local mega-mart, where besides all the salted meats and limp cheeses, I find cucumbers on sale. As I only subscribe  …

  Asian, Cold, Cultural-Misappropriation, Korean, Side Dish, Vegan, Vegetarian

It is Lunar New Year, and the weather is cold / freezing rain. A nice day for New York in January, but I really am a Texas Summer type of  …

  Asian, Cultural-Misappropriation, InstaPot, Stew, Winter

And the Great Flu Epidemic of 2020 takes hold. Time to start fighting back before I fall prey to it. I think a soup that will nourish my soul and  …

  Asian, Cultural-Misappropriation, Quick, Soup, Vegan, Vegetarian, Winter

I’ll continue on with my stream of hearsay, cultural misappropriations, and out right thefts. This time a classic Indian dish, modified to use a instpot, and targeted to be a  …

  Cultural-Misappropriation

I may just need to create a new category called “Cultural Misappropriation”, many chefs would call this “Fusion Cuisine”, but let’s get real here, we steal good concepts from one  …

  Autumn, Cultural-Misappropriation, Follow On, Indian, Ingredient, Vegetarian, Winter

I’m in a mood for food, but just not any food, food with a KICKASS taste. That to me says, Vindaloo. Tasty, spicy, FIREY. Just what I need to deal  …

  Cultural-Misappropriation, Indian, Ingredient, Sauce, Vegan, Vegetarian

As my roommate and I have been left to fend for ourselves, whilst his better half goes a wandering, I’ll have to man up and deliver a bit of tucker.  …

  Cultural-Misappropriation, Indian, Vegan, Vegetarian