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You may have seen that I haven’t posted anything over the last week. A quick explanation why
When I was in High School, This Greek Salad was the SHIT!
I remember back to high-school days when this salad was THE SHIT. We could eat half the bowl! These days the salad is a touch fancier, yet still sophisticated in its simplicity.
Glossary: To Taste (TT)
Means “to your taste.” Sometimes you’ll see my recipes have a “TT” written in the amount column. It stands for “To Taste.” It’s a fancy shorthand a chef (and cooks) uses to state that the amount in the recipe is not quantifiable, and is usually used for seasoning. An example is in a recipe for …
The Princes of the Lost Mines of Apocalypse Discord Campaign
It’s been a long time since I’ve played in a face-to-face Dungeons and Dragons game. (From now on I’m just going to call it D&D.) It’s been over twenty years since I’ve been the Dungeon Master of one. (Just DM from here out.)
Glossary: Mise en place
It means “Get your shit together. Literally, and figuratively.” Me explaining to a cook what “Mise en place” means What does mise en place (AKA mise) mean? This is the first (of hopefully many) glossary terms I will write about. First, it’s supposed to be good for search ranking if I link relevant content to …
Braised Sauerkraut – Take 1
The sauerkraut I grew up eating, at least from what I could remember, was that cold stuff you ate out of a jar that had the “i” in the logo replaced with a pickle, or the Costco’s gourmet hot dog condiment station. Remember when that was a thing? I miss the Costco Polish sausage hot …
Picking Dried Thyme
Ah, the lovely, BAF task of picking thyme. Deliciously boring, I tell you how I do it.