Again a memory from my youth. Wilted lettuce salad with a hot bacon dressing. Many an evening meal was a simple salad, topped with a hot vinaigrette of bacon drippings  …

  American, Cast Iron, Fried, Side Dish

As we prepare or a rather subdued Thanksgiving Holiday, I am searching for ways to lighten the day. It is the holiday for cooking, food, and the enjoyment of those  …

  American, Condiment, Fried, Ingredient, Liquor, Pub Food, Side Dish

So Halloween 2020 is done, time for a snack. I’ve had some frozen asian dumplings kicking around the freezer, I intended to do a dumpling soup, but never got that  …

  American, Asian, Cultural-Misappropriation, Fried, Quick, Sauce, Steam

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

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

Once again into the wilds of New Jersey, seeking food. The local megamart actually had chicken today. Limit one package per customer, and all that was available was skinless, boneless,  …

  American, Baked, Follow On, Fried, Pub Food, Quick

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

After a full day onsite, and dealing with the overflow of the day, it is time for food. But it is well past 10:00 PM, the local hash houses are  …

  Asian, Cultural-Misappropriation, Fried, Vegetarian

One of my favorite Indian restaurants has a 5 star dish called Mushroom Chilli. I’ll attempt to recreate here ‘A simple healthy stir fry recipe that’s perfect for a home  …

  Cultural-Misappropriation, Fried, Indian, Side Dish, Vegan, Vegetarian

One of my most favorite side dishes, good with eggs for breakfast, great as a noontime snack, and a perfect side for a easy dinner. My largest complaint is the  …

  Basics, Cast Iron, Fried, Pub Food, Side Dish, Vegetarian

I am sure my room mates are sick of potatoes by now,  but it is Hanukkah, and my tribal friends would feel left out if I did not prepare a  …

  European, Fried, Side Dish, Vegetarian

  As I continue my cooking spree, and demonstrate the follow on tag, as well as do a reboot of an old favorite. In my basic mashed potato post ,  …

  European, Follow On, Fried, Pub Food, Quick, ReBoot, Vegetarian