When you’re driving west on 89A through the ponderosa, and the road splits at Jacob Lake one way towards the North Rim and the other way towards Utah, you run into this old style American bakery that sells the best molasses cookies. It’s part of the Jacob Lake Inn. I think the Inn is the …
You can serve this on its own with a side of risotto or with tortillas as fish tacos. Mahi mahi cooks pretty quick, so don’t over grill it. Unless your cooking for more than 10 people, you’ll have extra pineapple pico, but you can eat the leftovers as a snack with chips. RECIPE 1/2 a …
This recipe isn’t serious. It’s hard to be serious all the time with the recipes in this blog. People always ask for “fun apps” or “party apps,” so why not an app that is actually a game? The edible game industry is relatively untapped. You have bobbing for apples and various egg games around Easter …
You find a lot of cookies ‘n cream shakes around, but I’m not sure why the cookie dough shake isn’t more popular. After all, most people like the dough more than the actual cookie anyways. Do you bother baking it? I heard that song, “The Hippy Hippy Shake” the other day, and thought if I …
I don’t have much to say about chicken with mushroom sauce, other than mushroom sauce isn’t very photogenic. It looks nice when the plate’s in front of you, but in pictures, it kind of looks like brown goop. Anyways, I served it with some steamed green beans, and these mashed potatoes, I’ve posted before. You could …
You could call this salad a couple things. You could call it a “Chicken Caesar with Bacon and Avocado,” since it’s topped with Caesar dressing. Or you could call it a “Cobb Salad” minus the egg, but with Caesar dressing. Or call it what I called it, “Chicken BLT,” since it has chicken, bacon, lettuce, …
So I went backpacking with my sister, Teva, last summer. When we reached the summit we met another backpacker, who told us he had found the source of a stream. He said, “The water is so fresh you don’t even have to filter it!” We did just to be safe. He went around telling everyone. …
When you say “pea soup,” people aren’t exactly jumping in line to get a bowl. I hate split pea and ham soup, especially that smell, which reminds me of a nursing home. Don’t worry. This version is nothing like that. It tastes very fresh. The leeks and ground pepper give it some bite. And while …
A group of Americans ordered some coffee at a bar in Ireland in the 40s. When the bartender came back with some cups filled with cream, sugar, coffee, and whiskey, they asked what type of coffee it was. The bartender said, “Irish.” And that’s pretty much how Irish coffee came to be. Then in the …
Right before Valentine’s Day, I usually get some calls from friends asking for advice. Cooking advice, just to be clear. They want to make a fancy dinner for someone they love/like/are-interested-in-but-afraid-to-assign-a-label. Except they don’t cook. One friend called, asking, “What’s a row-ex?” Me: “A Rolex? Like the watch?” “No, a rowwexe. It’s in a recipe.” “Spell …
