Food Adventures of a Comfort Cook
Laying the deep-fried meat onto a cutting board, the knife is positioned to cut one-inch pieces. With a deft hand, the blade is pushed downward and a soft “thwack” sound upon the board.
A rocking motion, once forward, once backward, and the one-inch sections comes off cleanly. The exterior of the...
When it comes to Asian cuisine, most Americans only know about what is listed on a restaurant menu. However, if you’re brave enough and willing to be adventurous ask for what a typical Asian would eat at home.
When we lived in Pennsylvania we would travel to Philadelphia monthly to visit Chinatown...
Way back, in 2019, I was writing up my trilogy on pizza, and the October 9 issue of the San Juan Record, concerned, not just Sicilian, but French bread style.
Even then, the bread labeled, in the local markets, as French bread, was, in fact, just plain, soft, wide loaves of white bread. But hey,...
According to the Urban Dictionary, “Originally “word to the mother.” is used by African- Americans as a salutation.
It means “Give due respect to the motherland from which we came.” Can be used in the same context as “Keep it real.” or, also, can be used to literally express respect to the...
Often times I have asked, “What kinds of foods/recipes/cooking tools/techniques would you like for me to write about?” The response is usually silence, even the crickets do not make a sound.
So, I have found enjoyment in looking up “food holidays”, basically made-up occasions in which a particular...
Moab’s annual Jeep Safari will be April 1 – April 9, and this year two more trails have been added. This time the safari will be traveling deeper into San Juan County as Hole in the Rock and Hotel Rock will be explored.
Usually, the guided trails do not go further than the Cameo Cliffs, but that...
According to one of those “every day is a sort of holiday” websites, the week of March 19-25, 2023 is American Chocolate Week. I wish I could give you an exact date on when this “holiday” came into existence.
However, there has always been a celebration of chocolate, whether worldwide, national, or...
One of the most famous gothic horror classics is Dracula, written by Bram Stoker, published in 1897, and retold by Hollywood too many times to count.
Stoker claimed the story came from his own mind, but scholars have suggested otherwise. While visiting the University of Budapest, Stoker met with...
March 2023 came in like a lion, so it should end peacefully like a lamb. Yes, the snow is very much appreciated, but did it have to come all at once?
We, like many others, just do not have any clue as to where to put the shoveled snow any longer.
The piles have become so high, but with the sun...
“Asleep he rides the range.
On a saddle that has seen its better days.
And hear the coyotes call.
They sing the sun to rest as evening falls.”
Cowboy, recorded by Eddy Arnold, written by Harry Shannon and Ron Fraser
Growing up, and learning about American History in school, the books used did not...
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