Arroz Loco

"Crazy Rice" with Three Peppers
Linguica, Carrot, White Mushroom Yellow Bell Pepper, Guajillo Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Yellow Onion, & Garlic
Stir Fried and served on Long Grain White Rice
Topped with a Poached Egg

Tecate© Mexican Lager

Defrost Day

I have an old refrigerator... a very old refrigerator. It's the kind where the freezer is inside the rerigerator, the kind that builds up ice crystals and has to be defrosted every once in a while.


I had to put all my perishables in the sink with icepacks to keep them cold while the freezer defrosted. It's a major pain in the ass.

Faux BBQ

Oven Broiled BBQ Chicken
made with Smart Chicken© Thighs
served on Long Grain White Rice

Spinach Salad with Homemade Croutons

Tecate© Mexican Lager

Kang-Ped Bhet-Yang

A few weeks ago I went to the Berkeley Bowl on the hunt for Asian chili powder to make Kim Chi. I never found it but I did find a wheat-gluten based mock duck sold in cans. Weird, huh?



Mock Duck Red Curry
made with Dragonfly© Mun Chai Ya
served over jasmine rice

Latenight Improvising

"Gooey Biscuits"
A flattened Baking Powder Drop Biscuit topped with leftover Peanuty Caramel Sauce and baked.

Clover Stornetta© 2% Lowfat Milk

Summer Food

Cheeseburger
made with a 1/2 lb. of Harris Ranch© Premium Ground Chuck
broiled & served on Sumano's Francese Loaf

Parmesan Oven Fries

Green Kale sauteed with onions and garlic

Eel River© Organic California Blonde Ale

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I pride myself on my uncanny ability to follow recipes. I do exactly what it says to do and everything I make turns out exactly the way it's supposed to. I'm not bragging. That's just the way it is. I've never winged it. Every time I try to make something up off the top of my head I end up walking over to the computer and consulting a recipe... just to make sure I'm doing it right. I've never created anything.

Until now...


Thai Chicken & Rice Soup
made with Smart Chicken© leg and thigh meat and homemade chicken broth
garnished with basil, cilantro, squeezed lime, and Sriracha© hot chili sauce

Homemade Potstickers (made by Kelly)
made with Beeler's© gound pork and all organic vegetables
served with traditional soy/sesame dipping sauce

Iced Green Tea









































































I know soups are generally thought of as being easy to make and easy to make up (and it was) but this was my first time grabbing the bull by the culinary horns and creating something new and delicious without the helpful advice of a website, friend, book, or blog. This was all me.