Tag Archives: cooking
The Clueless Cook
Now that I have changed what I allow myself to eat by a factor of–oh, let’s say a zillion–I have assumed responsibility for preparing virtually everything that goes into my mouth. We may eat out occasionally, but even then I am very careful when ordering, to the point of deconstructing the menu, sometimes to the …
Loving Poverty, for Fun and (Eventual) Profit
I have had the good fortune of being a member of four families in my life: the one I was born into, the Alwaan housing co-op we started in Austin in the 1970’s, Mama’s Homefried Truckstop in the 1980’s, and my current marvelous family. When I say ‘family’, I’m talking about people who have to …
Goodbye Turkey Neck, Hello Pork Butt
The Turkey Neck Stew outing was a success, so time to push my luck. If you’re coming in late, I made TNS last week for the first time, based on somebody’s offhand remark. I think next time around, I would use less meat–five pounds was a bit much for a large pot–but one package wasn’t …
Turkey Neck Stew
Cookin’ me up a big pot of turkey neck stew. I’ve never done it before, but I heard somebody talking about it the other day and it sounded delicious, so why not? I’ve been cooking all my life. Which isn’t to say I’m a great cook, but I’m willing to eat my mistakes. There was …
Haute Qui-sine
So I’m looking through my new issue of Austin Monthly, a must-have local publication (because it was offered on a Groupon), when I ran across a recipe by local celebrity chef Paul Qui. Quickly realizing the opportunity to make a truly horrible headline pun, I decide to give it a whirl. Like many professional …
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