The Kitchen Revolution Doesn’t Mean Buying Every Gadget.

Recently, I thought I needed a new kitchen scale. (Turns out I found my old one under the seat of my car, but that’s a whole other post). So, I found myself in a kitchen supply store. I used to go into these shops with the eyes of a child standing in front of the [...]

03.19.2008 – Cooking Class Recipe – Spanish Food

*The Following recipes were the subject of my free cooking class that I taught at Earth Fare Market & Cafe in Athens Georgia on March the 5th, 2008. Feel free to copy, save, print, distribute, and hopefully cook these recipes.
Spanish Food
Classic Sangria
Garden Gazpacho
Serrano and Chorizo Stuffed Mushroom Caps
Patatas Bravas con Allioli

Classic Sangria
Serves 8
6 Tbsp [...]

Biscuits and Gravy

Today I was thinking…
Remember biscuits and gravy? I don’t know if they are just a southern thing, or if they are eaten in diners everywhere, but they are basically just halved biscuits with a white bechamel gravy that is either plain with lots of black pepper or with ground sausage bits. The interesting thing about [...]

My 30th Birthday…

Alright, here it is. My 30th Birthday.
I find that so-called big birthdays like this take the looking glass of perspective, slip it into a linen sack, and bash it into a million kaleidoscopic shards.
In the past 15 years I have…
Had my first kiss, My driver’s license, My first car, Graduated High School, My first apartment, [...]

03.05.08 – Cooking Class Recipes: St. Patrick’s Pub Grub

*The Following recipes were the subject of my free cooking class that I taught at Earth Fare Market & Cafe in Athens Georgia on March the 5th, 2008. Feel free to copy, save, print, distribute, and hopefully cook these recipes. 

St. Patrick’s Irish Pub Grub

Parsnip & Apple Soup
Shepherd’s Pie
Guinness Extra-Stout Mousse
Parsnip & Apple Soup
6 Tbsp Kerrygold [...]

The Food Network & Competition

I sort of made a promise to myself when I started this blog that I’d stay away from food-tv discussions as much as possible. But I just have to throw my .00002 cents in on this one.When I lived in Germany from 1999-2004, I heard vague rumors of an entirely food-based television network in the [...]

The Glory of Pizza

I made pizza last night. As I sat there at the table looking at my rustic disk of flat bread with fresh Mozzarella di Buffalo and Fontina cheeses, it just made me shake my head in wonderment. How on Earth did this glorious culinary tradition become the fodder for late night delivery and miles and [...]