The Mechanic CooksAs with most people my age, we’re either paying the price of a misspent youth or for the genes handed to us in the womb. In my case a little of both, but, in this post I’m only going to focus on one of those, my genes. Being of Eastern European decent, cholesterol and triglycerides…
We tend to think that sweet potato casserole is a Thanksgiving thing, well, yes, it is a Thanksgiving thing, But, it’s just as delicious on April 12th as November 24th. This particular sweet potato casserole is called easy sweet potato casserole because one evening at a friends house I was handed a couple of sweet…
There are only so many realistic food combinations. Yes, there are millions of ways of preparing thousands of different ingredients. However, on a weeknight you don’t want to spend hours preparing, and hours cleaning up after dinner. Although that dinner will be amazing. I love food, and I love to cook, I’m a foodie. But,…
Is it a stuffing or a dip? Well, it Can it be both. Either way, it is delicious. Having a go to stuffing or dip recipe can come in really handy. So, here is a post about spinach and artichoke……… whatever you want it to be Back in the day we used to go to…
Somehow I’ve managed to make it this far into my life without eggplant. However, like the Dr. Seuss character, after tasting green eggs and ham declares how he likes it, well, I, like eggplant. It came from a conversation with a good friend, who, it appears prefers their eggplant barely dressed with seasoning and baked.…
The key to delicious food, is depth of flavor. And the only thing that can create this, is time. It’s a process that cannot be rushed. It takes hours for the individual ingredients to release their flavors, and for those to come together to create something that is greater than just the sum of it…
I love to cook on the grill. It’s not just the flavors created, but the look. Grill lines just make the dish look better. Living in an apartment makes cooking on the grill practically impossible. However, it appears there is a solution, and, I have one. A very good friend of mine gave me an…
We seem to like crunchy things. Well, to be a little more scientific, I should say textural differences. Or maybe its the flavors that come with them. Them being seasoned croutons. They definitely have a place on the table. They can be added to different dishes and are surprisingly easy to make. The croute The…
Salads are awesome. Tasty, healthy, well, that’s subjective depending on ingredients. A light meal, that you don’t have to feel guilty about. So when you serve that salad, well, a nice topping is good. Something with a little crunch. Well, there are croutons, those flavorful squares of crunchy toasted bread, full of seasonings. That’s for…
Salads are healthy. That statement, for the most part its true. But you have to look at the ingredients to get the true picture. Then, well, there’s the dressing, and that’s a whole different subject. When it comes to salads I’ve always felt More is better. The More being ingredients. But, it turns out, that’s…
