November 2008
Sweet Soy Drowned Chicken
I’m not going to begin to take credit for this dish. Kathryn M. showed me this simple thing sophomore year of college (2004?) Although she started with Teriyaki sauce and didn’t use basil. I don’t remember if there was garlic, but I do remember you shouldn’t set the pyrex dish on top [...] Read More »
Published on November 29 under Chicken
Thanksgiving Salmon
I know. You had salmon for Thanksgiving? You’re so weird. Right, I’ll get to that soon. I’m at my parents’ place in the booming urban metropolis that is Corning, CA for the rest of the weekend. For Thanksgiving day it was just the three of us. The huge family clan dinner isn’t taking place [...] Read More »
Published on November 28 under Seafood
Simple Lamb Soup
As an “engineer” I’m inclined to overcomplicate solutions, needing to work constantly to remind myself: Keep It Simple Stupid. It’s really a problem most people share, engineer or not, but I feel like we’re classically trained in the unnecessary. So I decided to do something simple. Soup. Mirepoix, garlic, meat, done. These [...] Read More »
A Medical Disclaimer
I’m going to be upfront. I can’t recommend that you eat much of my food, for medical reasons. In fact, I was going to say something to the effect of, “I’m not liable for your bypass surgery,” but instead I might just be able to guarantee gastric/coronary complications. You’re better off trying [...] Read More »