Slow cooked, rich, sumptuous and packed with flavor. Braised short ribs are well worth the time and effort to make them. If you’ve had a dish like this before, you know what I’m talking about. If you haven’t, shame on you! Rush down to the store...
With the days getting cooler and the nights downright chilly there’s nothing like a nice hot bowl of hearty soup to warm both body and spirit. Add a little extra kick to that soup and it tingles the tongue as well. If you don’t mind taking a bite of...
Chicken pot pie is one of those simple, wholesome foods that I remember from my childhood. Like may of my generation, I thought all pot pies came in boxes that were plucked ripe off the vine in the valley of the jovial chartreuse midget. (Or something like that.) They...
Turkey may be the star of the holiday table, but I would never dream of hosting a Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner without a ham as well. With both on the menu you satisfy everyone’s wants for a great holiday meal with both red meat and poultry, as long as...
The holidays are a season of joy, family, togetherness and of course, great food. My second installment for this Holiday menu might surprise some, but for me it’s coming in in its rightful place. Even though the table was full of all the goodness that comes from...
With fall finally showing its colors here in Texas the desire for slow cooked comfort foods moves more to the front of my mind. Even though I happily braise foods all year long, it’s a lot easier to do so when there is no need to turn the A.C. down to ridiculous...
AB has never done me wrong. Oh, I’ve done his recipes wrong in the past, but on closer inspection it always turned out to be something that I did, vs. anything that was incorrect in the procedures or methods he handed out. He did us right again this time, and I...
I love Japanese and Chinese noodle soups almost as much as I like stir fry. The flavors are simple, pleasing and sustaining while still managing to be very light, something most American soups and stews cannot accomplish. This is an Asian inspired soup. This dish was...
What does a foodie make for lunch? Perhaps a better way to phrase that question is to ask what a foodie who generally hits the kitchen with no idea what he’s about to make cooks for lunch, because when I threw this together I had absolutely no concept of what I...
If there is one thing that I ask my wife to make more than anything else, it’s her particular take on banana bread, zucchini bread falls in at a close second. To be honest, I’m a sucker for just about any bread that features nuts or vegetables… Or...
I’ve been blaming a lot of other food bloggers for my entries here lately, and today seems to be more of the same. This time it was Katerina of Daily Unadventures in Cooking who decided my fate for me. I was just taking my daily dose of food blogs when I ran...
This ale bread recipe is soft, dense, chewy , and full of flavor. Simple to make, but will make you look like a rock star. Perfect for soups! I had originally meant to title this post “Ale Bread Part Deux”, but I really didn’t want to make it into any kind of a...
Fall is just about upon us. Cooler weather has settled in over much of the country. Most of my fellow food bloggers have broken out recipes for braised, slow cooked foods that highlight the best ingredients that fall, or at least late Autumn, has to offer in their...
Everyone has certain foods that remind them of their youth. A taste or smell that takes you back to a time when your biggest worries were things like what to wear to school on Monday, or whether that certain someone would actually look at you in a classroom. A time...
Who said breakfast had to be predictable? Just because you’re in the mood for breakfast ingredients such as bacon and eggs doesn’t mean that they should be served in the classic manner. This little gem of a breakfast idea shares the same basic ingredients...
Sometimes I feel like I’m walking in the shadows of giants. They’re very nice giants, but giants nonetheless. When I started this little food blog I wasn’t really aware of the sheer number of other food bloggers out there. That realization came...
Lisa over at the Homesick Texan recently did a post on breakfast tacos. That post got me thinking about breakfast foods in general, and this morning I caved in and made myself something I haven’t had in a very long time. I momentarily jumped off the low...
Blame it on Elise Bauer. I do. I was browsing through my favorite food blogs recently and came across a photo and recipe at Simply Recipes that made me stop and drool profusely. Not only did her Tarragon Tuna Melt make me want to run to the kitchen and get cooking,...
The morning started with a simple email. It’s one I try to send my wife at least once a week, and goes something like this: Me: …blah blah blah… Would you like anything in particular for lunch? Mrs. CbsoP: … Yadda, Yadda, Yadda… Yes, I...
I have a few go-to recipes in my arsenal and this is most definitely one of them. A perfect combination of heat, sweet and sour, it compliments vegetables, fish or chicken well, without overpowering the flavor of the main component. And it will leave a little tingle...
