This meal was built around my hankering for naan.  I decided to make some of this double Y (yeasty and yummy) Indian flatbread and then added the rest of the meal to it.  I made the raita, rice and mango chutney that are staples of all of my Pakistani and Indian meals, and I am …

When I use my deep fryer, I like to get several uses out of the oil before I dump it.  So my neighbors were the happy recipients of these toffee doughnuts that I decided to make as my way of getting one more use of oil (after frying tortilla chips, I believe).  The recipe, even …

David will almost always order shrimp and grits if it is on a menu, but I have never made this dish at home.  Now that I am cooking almost every night, I decided to add it to our repertoire.  I used instant grits, since the recipe called for them, but enhanced them with all sorts …

Wrapping up my week of pizza experiment, I wanted to try one pizza that was a little more original and a little more indicative of how I see my style as a chef. So that meant a couple of things: First off, as I stated before, I love fruit in otherwise savory and spicy dishes, …

So this weekend should have been filled with tons of good food, among other things, as we celebrated Noah and Leigha’s wedding.  The festivities are one of the many pandemic casualties, although happily they have simply been postponed rather than cancelled.  And as much as I would have loved to have everyone spending the weekend …

Welcome to part two of my pizza dough experiment. This week: Actually making some pizzas! I decided that to start out the week of pizza, I’d make a couple classics before doing some more inventive recipes later in the week. I think you can boil a classic pizza down to three things: the sauce, the …

Back before life as we knew it shut down and I was on the road a ton, I would stock the freezer with meals for David to defrost.  Over the years, I have learned which ones translate well into freezer-friendly meals and which ones are best eaten when they are made.  There are few that …

I think I have pretty good instincts in the kitchen and often my confidence will guide me to great new dishes and variations on recipes or things I have tasted elsewhere and want to recreate on my own.  But sometimes those same instincts, especially when I decide that I can go my own way or …

If you are of the opinion that bacon makes everything tastier, then this is the salad for you! I first tasted this salad in a restaurant and I was determined to make it at home as soon as possible.  The fact that the dressing is warm, and is laden with yummy bacon, takes this simple …

This past week has been incredibly difficult for us.  We had to make the agonizing decision to euthanize our dog, an adorable and beloved pit bull we adopted from Animal Control at the start of the pandemic.  He bonded with us immediately and provided us with endless cuddles and entertainment, but as he grew more …