Weird Use-Em-Ups "Lasagna"
So, I had some stuff.From the CSA, I had an eggplant. I am also growing my own eggplants, and have at least three I could harvest if I wanted to use them right away or devote fridge space to them, so I...
View ArticleThe Good Life
So, today, I made a chicken salad consisting of:Smoked chicken breast from chickens I smoked myself Garlic scapes from the CSA Scallion whites from the CSA Radishes from the CSA Three types of basil...
View ArticleSide of Greens
This is the time of year I am awash in greens. Even when the CSA's not giving me actual greens, like kale and chard and collard, they're giving me radishes and turnips and bok choy, all with the...
View ArticlePlaying With Shiso
So the herbs this year are a mixed bag. The lemon basil, cinnamon basil, and red shiso are all thriving. On the other side of the Earthbox, the culantro seems dormant, half the mammoth basil is dead,...
View ArticleThat Sausage Thing
That thing, with sausage? Where you take a link of good sausage, like in this case, the beef and cheddar smoked sausage from Kiolbassa that Costco sells sometimes?And you take it and you split it...
View ArticleThe Final List
So, here's what's been prepared for today's dumpling party:Minced Pork Dumplings Tofu and Kimchi Dumplings Korean Potstickers (Galbi, caramelized onion, kimchi) Thai Shrimp dumplings (basil,...
View ArticleQuick Korean Tacos
So, here's a thing you can try.Get some ground beef, an onion, and a bottle of Korean galbi marinade. Bulgogi marinade (aka Korean BBQ Sauce) will work in a pinch.Get a big skillet, and brown the...
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Breakfast of Goddamned Champions
Woke up this morning with the sun shining, the promise of melting snow on the horizon, and an idea for breakfast using up some stuff that I had in the fridge.For the bottom layer, it's just garlic and...
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HISMFV: Making My Own Indurritos
When last we left Forkbastard, I'd just tried the Indian burritos from Hot Indian Foods. About a week later, I felt compelled to try to make my own.While they do frequently use tortillas, when you get...
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Photo Gallery: Weekend Of Madness
Starting the day with a crapton of eggplant.Ribs and chicken in the smoker.Smoking Stage 2: Starting vegetables, finishing chicken.Szechuan Green Bean pickles.Japanese eggplant preserved like Italian...
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The First Beef Tongue
So, yeah. I got a beef tongue. Got it from a co-worker. Swapped out some superfluous ham for it.Now, I've worked with tongue before. Once before. But that was a pig tongue. This was a beef tongue....
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Pork Tsuklusterfuck
This started as an attempt to make a home version of a delicious pork sausage robata (grilled skewer) I had at Masu Sushi and Robata in Northeast. So I found recipes for pork tsukatsa, which seemed...
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Fish, Tomato, Sorrel
Remember the sorrel? No? That's OK. I don't read the farm box posts either. To recap, a few weeks back, I had a bunch of sorrel from the CSA and needed a way to use it.Pretty much everything I found on...
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All Damn Weekend
I spent nearly the entire last weekend in the kitchen, and by "in the kitchen" I mean the extended Summer Kitchen that includes at least half the deck. I was either cooking things, cleaning up after...
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Trader Joe's Polentube
I have become addicted to a convenience product. That product? Magical tubes of Trader Joe's organic polenta.Why am I hooked on it? Because it doesn't taste funny. A lot of premade polenta tastes...
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Salmoneuvers
I don't know whether or not I should be better at labeling things. I mean, fuck knows I could be better at labeling things, I just wonder whether that's in my long-term best interests.True story. For...
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Fig Weekend
Sometimes, an impulse purchase can redefine the course of an entire weekend. So it was when I saw a pack of 20 fresh figs, carefully blister-packed, at Costco. Now, I didn't know when I impulse-bought...
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Vegetarian Pho
A great bowl of pho is one of the most magical foods on the planet. I don't know where it gets its restorative powers from, but if you're feeling physically out of whack, even a pretty good bowl of...
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Ethiopian Chicken Stew
As you may recall, I made a batch of berbere a while back for Ethiopian drumsticks. Having some left over, I was doing some research and found this Eating Well recipe for a chicken and red lentil stew...
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March Remembered: Fish Fry
Yes, it's April. Yes, I cooked and ate things in March. And accumulated things. And now that a variety of energy-sapping things have cleared up, it's time to tell you about them.Case in point, fish...
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