Today Irene, Colin, and I made shrimp and grits. First we took six cups of chicken stock and infused it with the shrimp shells and mushroom trimmings, while the shrimp stood with some salt, baking...
I was thinking shrimp scampi over homemade egg pasta, but the lovely magic people at Amazon were able to bring me stoneground white grits today, so we're going to have shrimp and grits tonight! I'm...
My cooking may be non-standard: Just now I needed to wrestle past bacon grease, beef tallow, beef lard, pork lard, duck fat, and ghee in our fridge to get to the rendered chicken fat! For more, see a...
Mmm, now I'm thinking smoked bacon-wrapped chicken-thigh skewers, with a side of smoked bacon-wrapped-cheese filled jalapenos, and candied bacon for a snack.
All of course using my own bacon (cold...
With my love at a Samuel Smith Salute. Yorkshire cider and beers that they built a full 7 course menu around. And it's only the first evening! For more, see a Blog on my personal food blog and recipe...
Sous-vide cooked beef bone marrow is on my mind. (well, Facebook asked)
I read sous-vide bone marrow somewhere and now it's on my mind. I also know I have several pounds of gorgeous marrow bones in...
Last night's dinner: Sweet and Sour Pork with Broccoli over Rice (with, in my case, a Magners Pear in my favorite pint-and-a-half hammered tin mug from the North Cape). The meat was a bit too lean...
Smoker is going, eggs steaming, cheese being cut, chicken stock drawing, so now it's time for some experimental cooking. The 3 pounds of habaneros beckon ... For more, see a Blog on my personal food...