Late nights in college were often capped off with a trip to Sonic Drive-In. I craved Cheddar Poppers–jalapeños stuffed with cheese and deep fried. If you’ve ever tried to make pepper poppers at home, you know that a jalapeño is…
Meat
…and once you’ve downed the buco, don’t forget to polish off the marrow for dessert. Ingredients tallow 4 beef shanks 2 c beef stock 2 T fresh ginger 1 T fresh garlic 1/4 c coconut sugar or brown sugar…
Rarely do we partake in the quick cooking, whole muscle meat of animals. I find it incredibly difficult to justify a cost of $14-$20 per pound for anything. So that’s why we let what’s on sale dictate what we…
We’re headed to West Palm Beach, Florida this weekend to compete in the CrossFit Games Southeast Regionals with our team. We’ve been trying to practice the workouts together and what not, which has us coming home later than usual,…
A good burger is hard to beat, but a bad burger…you know, the patties that resemble the charcoal they were cooked over; those are worse than worse. People like to get all fancy and what not, talking about grinding…
Sometimes you just want a stupid easy, but stupid tasty meal. Ingredients ~2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs 1/3 c Dijon mustard (my absolute favorite is Maille (I eat this stuff out of the jar with a spoon)) 3 T…
To me, turkey (and most non-duck poultry) is pretty boring. I rant about this often, and maybe you’ve noticed I don’t cook it very often, because in my world: cow beats chicken & pig beats cow. Every. Time. Period.…
[updated from 6/10/2010] I’m not gonna lie, this meal in more finicky than what I usually like to cook. It messes up more than 1 pan and requires that you pay attention to it while it’s cooking. It’s what…
I am a cheap ass…well, that sounds bad. I don’t leave crappy tips or anything…so maybe I should rename myself thrift-ass. I don’t like to pay full price for clothes and I most certainly don’t want to spend more…
Mmmmmm, bacon candy canes. This could be a side dish or a meal all on it’s own, who am I to say? Ingredients 2 medium sweet potatoes, cut into matchsticks about the width of your pinky finger. 8 oz…