eatbensmeat

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!

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)

This is a traditional chinese dish that I had once and really liked, so I decided to take a stab at it.  Came out great!  And it even has tofu!  WTF.  Nobody is more confused than I am. I should mention that the vegetables were my own addition because I liked them.  Totally optional, but… Continue reading Ma Po Tofu

So this is the kind of thing I love to cook, which means it’s something I just kind of made up on the fly after skimming a few recipes on the internet, and with a few suggestions from my friends.  It’s very rich but honestly pretty easy to make.  It really isn’t super time intensive. … Continue reading Chorizo and Cilantro Pesto Stuffed Pork Tenderloin