I found it completely unacceptable that I didn’t know how to make gyros, so I sat down and plowed through half a dozen recipes, cobbling together one I thought sounded good.  And I nailed it.  I honestly can’t really tell the difference between these and ones you get from a stand in Chicago.  Eat them… Continue reading Gyro Meat!

This is something my mom used to make, and this is my modification of it.  The basic idea is that you’re going to simmer chicken thighs with green chilis until the chicken falls apart.  I eat it as tacos with pickled onions, but it’s really good just by itself over rice. It uses a healthy… Continue reading Chicken with Green Chilis

This is a pretty basic staple in my cooking.  It’s popular in caribbean and spanish cuisines. Nothing much to say I just wanted to write down my ingredients so I don’t have to think about it next time I make it. Ingredients 1 cup rice, uncooked 1 teaspoon turmeric 1-2 teaspoon cumin 1 teaspoon ground… Continue reading Yellow Rice

There’s a liquor store near me, owned by a guy named Henry.  he has outstanding taste in alcohol, and he’s always cooking something in the back room.  This is basically his favorite thing to eat in the  world.  He made it for a beer tasting he was holding, and it was great.  I told him… Continue reading Liquor Store Chili (AKA Henry’s Chili)