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Gastro-Disasters: A Visual Archive Of Things Our Parents Thought Looked Yummy
Just in time for the culinary debauchery of the U.S. Thanksgiving, the fine folks at Flashbak have scrounged up a truly appalling collection of food advertisements from days of yore. In the days before food stylists, digital editing, and apparently even minuscule budgets for air-brushing … foods in print media apparently looked a lot more […]
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“Pumpkin Pie-Faced” Thanksgiving Shooters
Hey! This week is American Thanksgiving! And just like the rest of the world (who celebrate Thanksgiving at the normal time) our friends south of the border will be indulging the joy of festive food … and then paying for for that joy with an infestation of relatives. Yes, relatives … like friends you didn’t […]
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“Waste Not Want Not” Buttermilk Biscuits
UPDATE: The original version as posted on the site resulted in biscuits that were super rich, but didn’t rise as high as traditional recipes. A reader – who has asked for no credit here, so my lips are sealed – suggested cutting back the butter from the original full stick to three-quarters of a stick. […]
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“The Shrimp With No Name”
UPDATE: I have recently started using Sriracha instead of the long-standing staple of a Louisiana style hot sauce in this dish. Why? I think it’s better, that’s why. Feel free to go either way, though. We don’t stand on ceremony here. It’s true! This saucy buttery slightly spicy shrimp has no name! But why? Is […]
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“Talkin’ Moroccan” Pork Loin Rack
(NOTE: This is one of the things on here that would really benefit from a couple of explanatory photographs. Annoyingly, I didn’t take any when I made this because it was an off-the-cuff experiment and I didn’t expect to be able to write it up immediately. Who knew? I will update this with real photos […]
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“Secret Weapon” Make-Ahead Mashed Potatoes
Here’s the thing: When you make mashed potatoes, you almost never make them to go alongside a sandwich or a salad or anything else that is easy and quick to put together. Mashed potatoes are inevitably going to be part of a meal that takes some time and effort to make. So the last thing […]
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What’s The Deal With Grilled Pizza?
Reader question time! “Do you have an opinion on grilled pizza? I want to try but I am not sure how the dough will cook and not burn. And also, I was looking at pizza stones.” This is an excellent question. I’ve waxed poetic about stone-cooked wood-fired pizza in the past, so you would think […]
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A Perfect Margarita
Yeah, yeah, I know. When you are eating barbeque, you should be drinking beer. It’s one of those Great Truths Of Life. And it’s definitely hard to argue with the pairing of a good cold beer (none of this Coors Light business) and smoky saucy juicy meat … as perfect pairings go, it’s right up […]
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Punch Up Your Fajitas With Flatiron
So yeah. While these pages are here to celebrate and promote the delectable art of cooking barbeque, I have (as mentioned in the past) nothing against grilling. Grilling is not barbeque, but grilling is good. Grilling makes sense for a lot of everyday meals. And grilling is the only way to make fajitas. I’ve made […]
