This was something I just made up and I’m really happy with it.  This recipe will probably evolve over time. The basic idea is that you’re going to beat the shit out of a flank steak until it’s nice and thin, then roll up a cheese and vegetable stuffing inside of that.  There are some… Continue reading Italian Stuffed Steak

I figured, how hard could this be?  So I took a crack at it.  turns out, not very hard at all.  These things are amazing.  And they don’t require any cooking of any kind!  You mix up the brine in a bowl and then pour it over cut cucumbers.  And that’s it.  You’re done. As… Continue reading Dill Pickles!

When I was home my brother gave me a bunch of stuff out of the garden.  A big bag of tomatoes, kale, and parsley.  I just kind of made this up on the spot and it came out fantastic.  I had to buy some things to supplement what he gave me, but not much. This… Continue reading Not sure what to call this but it has tomatoes, sausage, kale, and cream and its good

This is a fairly simple dish with an interesting story behind it.  It’s a spin on a traditional Italian dish that is usually made in the spring, with whatever is left over from the winter.  That’s why its chock full of beans, sausage, and other things that would have survived a couple months in the… Continue reading Country Rigatoni

This is THE quintessential indian dish, right up there with Tandoori Chicken or biryani, to my mind, and it’s basically lick the plate good.  That is not an exaggeration, I was totally licking the plate when I made this.  You make this incredibly rich gravy out of tomatoes and cream and then stir in chicken… Continue reading Holy shit Butter Chicken

This is a great indian dish but be warned, it is pretty spicy.  You can cut the heat a lot if you make a yogurt sauce to go with it, at which point the heat goes away almost entirely, just be aware.  The ratios below are approximately per pound of pork. Ingredients For the marinade:… Continue reading Pork Vindaloo

Here is the link for Green Chili chicken, which is what I often eat as chicken tacos.  But I felt like taking a stab at making enchiladas with it.  Thing is, I didn’t really think a mole sauce or a red sauce would work with the chicken.  I could be wrong, it’s just a feeling.  So… Continue reading Chicken Enchiladas with green sauce

At work, sometimes we get Mexican food catered for lunch.  And there will be big trays of chicken and beef and I swear to God the best things are always these trays of mushrooms.  I could eat them all damn day.  So I figured, how hard can it be to replicate them? Turns out it’s… Continue reading Mexican Mushrooms

I never really knew what carne asada was growing up.  Turns out that’s because it’s what my mom just called “steak fajitas”.  Works just as well with chicken. Now, when I made these, I sliced the chicken in to strips before marinating and cooking.  Mostly because I was pan frying the chicken and I wanted… Continue reading Chicken Fajitas

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!