Romance and Cheesesteaks and Eating Richmond!

So. In the not too long past was Valentine’s Day. Being the true romantic that I am, I decided that there was no better way to share my undying love with my significant other then by making cheesesteaks. You see, cheesesteaks embody all that is good and pure and beautiful in the world, especially when [...]

Thanksgiving in February! (AKA Adventures with Turkey and Sodium)

So there was this turkey. A Heavenly Hams turkey, to be precise. I got it via nefarious means, and it sat for awhile, lounging in my freezer and leering at me every time I went to get some ice cubes. You see, I’ve never made a whole turkey. The only sort of whole creatures I’ve [...]

Why I am lucky to know the joys of Tan-A

My sickness lingers still. This causes my brain to be ill equipped to cook anything interesting, much less write anything interesting about things I’ve cooked. I’ve been enjoying a delightful diet of bananas, canned soups, and mangy leftover as of late. Oh, and Ludens cough drops. That’s the best perk of being sick, in fact. [...]

Stew? Soup? It’s so hard to tell these days.

So I’m sick right now, having caught the inevitable winter cold. Thus, it is an excellent time to talk about soup. Or stew. I have this problem, you see. Drew is not a soup person, preferring his “food in a bowl that you eat with a spoon” to be thicker then your average soup. So, [...]

Gloriously Delicious Valentine’s Day Chocolate Cake Balls

It has been a long established fact that I like balls. Couple that with the fact that I like chocolate, plus the fact that I like squishy things, and I may have found the all time perfect recipe. That being, chocolate cake balls. The recipe is on that page, so I needn’t get into the [...]

It’s time for a healthy dose of “Hey, that cat is sniffing that food!”

You’d think a cat just wouldn’t be into pineapple and rice concoctions. But there Estha went, just sniffing away. In fact, I believe she spent more time sniffing this then she did when I last saw her sniffing our other cat’s nether regions. I will take this as a good sign, I think?

This pile of [...]

When I’ve got all the pizza ingredients I need except a crust, I call on my good friend Bread

The dilemma that inevitably arises when one makes food for oneself is what to do with all of those remnant ingredients. Often I’ll simply tack them on to other recipes, or have a big ole pasta party and invite all of the leftover ingredients to come on in and play. I was in luck, however, [...]

There’s simply not that much point in comparing Little Caesar’s pizza to semi-homemade, but I’ll do it anyway.

Once upon a time, in a galaxy far far away, Little Caesar’s was my favorite pizza. This was back when their slogan of “Pizza! Pizza!” actually meant something, as their schtick was “Buy one get one free”. I was younger then, and I’m sure my definition of “good” has changed a bit, but it still [...]

The noodles that tried so hard to be pad thai, but failed (deliciously)

It’s been awhile since I’ve had real pad thai. It was the first Thai dish I ever had, and while I enjoyed it, it didn’t strike the chord of joy it could have. From there, I moved on to red curry, and it remains my habit to aggressively eat red curry every chance I get. [...]