Isn’t it funny how the littlest things can get you reminiscing about the “good old days”? Some recent upheavals in our lives have had me waxing reminiscent about home. No, not the home I share with my wife, the home I left when my last relationship...
I feel like I’m breaking some sort of oath with myself by releasing this recipe. I’ve guarded this one with my life on more than one occasion, refusing to allow the grail of roast preparation out of the confines of my own kitchen. For me this is something...
Perhaps it’s the Irish in me, or perhaps it’s just fond memories from my childhood. In either case, when I’m thinking of a side dish that goes well with just about anything, I almost always turn to potatoes. Not only are they filling in their own...
As much as we as foodies love to try jazzin’ up our vittles with spices, sauces and other accompaniments, there are times when simple is just… Well. Better. Some foods just don’t require anything other than their own inherent goodness and a touch of...
A little late on my part, I know, but I thought I’d share the corned beef dinner Mrs. seat of her Pants and I shared for our belated St. Patrick’s day meal. Generally speaking, I go large for our St. Paddy’s day celebration. Corned Beef,...
I may have been feeling a bit under the weather for the past week, but Mrs. seat of her Pants was in good form. Aside from making sure that I was pumped full of fluids and getting plenty of rest, she decided it would be a perfect time to whip out a batch of cookies....
Now that you’re all done giving the title and photo a double-take and asking yourself “did he really write that?”, I’ll clarify. You read the title correctly. Monday night found me hit hard with a sudden case of stomach flu. After several quite...
Spaghetti squash is one of those vegetables from childhood that I don’t remember very fondly. This dislike was probably due more to the fact that somewhere in my mind I expected it to taste like pasta, and the reality is that, well, it doesn’t. It might...
In case you hadn’t noticed, I make a lot of chicken dishes. This is partly due to the cost. I find it wonderful to think dark meat is so out of vogue that they just dump it off in bags for around $6.00, and most of the flavor of a chicken is in the darker meats,...
I don’t know what made me decide to roast a turkey in February. Then again I don’t really dwell on these urges much, I just go with them, especially when the turkey is selling for 60ยข per pound. When I find a bird like this at a price that low, I just...
(Note: if you’re looking for traditional, made with bacon grease southern Gravy, then check out this post for real-deal, Southern White Gravy made with bacon grease, as it was intended to be made.) White gravy is a staple of Southern cooking. In the South and...
My lovely wife took the kitchen out of my control over the weekend, and with stunning results, I admit! She whipped these out Sunday Morning in lieu of the normal “fried spuds” which of course I made on Saturday. Though we just made these to snack on, I...
Texas has its own rules when it comes to cuisine. I’ve seen foods here that I’d never heard of prior to meeting and marrying a Texan, then moving to her state as well. (O.K. She’s an Expat, we’re just stationed here, her license plates are...
Ever since I made my version of Kielbasa Stew from the recipe at La Mia Cucina, I’ve been dying to try out a version that used different types of sausage. Knowing that, I suppose it was somewhat advantageous that a tummy bug caught hold of me earlier this week,...
I wanted to make something special for Mrs. seat of her Pants this Valentine’s day, not just your run-of-the-mill dessert. I must have hit every site on Google before I stumbled on this recipe. I was looking for a way to use up some of the Sherry or Sweet...
Brown Rice and Barley are good for more than just soups. Barley is overlooked in American cooking. The most common uses of the grain in the U.S. are actually Malt production for beer and animal food products. I think that’s a crying shame, and I’m on a...
I whipped this up for the Retro Recipe Challenge #6, Food of Love. (Actually, I was going to make something else, but it rated a 10 on the disaster scale, so I had to shift gears just one day before deadline, and Laura Rebecca was sweet enough to let me post this a...
It’s been said for a very long time that chicken soup is good for a cold. It’s been proven that the vapors help with congestion, but I still think it’s the comfort factor that makes us feel so much better when we’re under the weather. Mrs. seat...
Beefy, cheesy goodness on a bun. With a little left over roast beef, some onions, garlic and cheese you can whip up this hearty and satisfying sandwich that’s guaranteed to crush those hunger pangs in just a few minutes. My wife introduced me to the “Beefy...
Beef and tomatoes go together just as perfectly as pork and apples. One of my favorite methods of preparing a Round Roast is braising, since the meat has little fat and tends to be tough without the proper love and attention paid to it. To top it off, it just...
