By The Hack Lookit. Nice, yes? The Hack fancies himself a reasonable home cook, but one thing he hadn’t explored much (at all) is the roast chicken category, at least not until a couple years ago. Then he tried a…
Category: Recipes
Grilled asparagus, lamb burgers
By The Hack Is there a better way to cook asparagus than on the grill? I think not. See that stuff there next to that lamb burger? Grilled asparagus. With some leftover lime butter. And it’s stupid easy. Take your…
How to make Valentines Day digestible? Steak. At home.
By The New Guy Your humble Editor has many reasons to be thankful to be chained to his Anchor, but there is one in particular for which he thanks his lucky stars: She does not care for Valentines Day. Isn’t…
Salmon, glazed
Salmon. It can be so simple to prepare. But for that reason can be a stumper sometimes. Sure, you like it just fine the way you always prepare it, maybe with just some olive oil, salt pepper and dill for…
Eat this: Coffee cake
Jack Venus returns to his kitchen after yet another rigorous tour fighting crime and bedding Hollywood starlets to whip up a quick coffee cake for unexpected guests. —Lewis Venus Coffee Cake Ingredients: 1 cup sugar* 2 cups all purpose flour…
Oh yeah? Bruschetta this.
By Jack Venus This bruschetta recipe is perfect for a late night snack or for guests. Quick and Easy Bruschetta (serves 4-6) Ingredients: 1 Lf. Ciabatta bread, sliced into wide 3/4-1″ thick slices 2 Roma tomatoes, cut into 1/8-1/4″ thick…
Butternut squash soup
Man, it’s cold out here in St. Paul. Time to start a fire in the fireplace and bundle up on the couch with the hottie of your choice. That and make some soup. And I had this here big ass…
Paint your chicken green
By Lewis Here’s something I first cooked a month or so ago (and again about a week ago) but never got around to posting. See these two little guys? Poor little jalapeños. Hardly ripe for pluckin’. But I had no…
Grilled swordfish. Oh yeah.
By Lewis Lookie there. Them’s slabs of swordfish I bought at Coastal a while back. Again, I’m late with the post. Can’t remember the last time I cooked swordfish. Nice stuff. But not that pretty steak you’d have on your…
Roast lamb for the later Easter
Well friends, this here blog is supposed to offer some culinary experiences in my own kitchen, and I’ve been negligent to post ‘em. I’ve taken plenty of photos and wrote plenty of notes, but hell. Never seem to find the…