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Procrastination Makes the Best Cooking

Me: (doing night classes) This final project is due, but it's dinner time. I could get away with a quick batch of Korean fried chicken--

Also me 1 hour later: Korean fried chicken, kimchi stew, bean...

Breakfast? Brunch? What is Time

Bacon and eggs for... Breakfast? Brunch? Who knows

Featured is Hammer & Sickle Vodka from Russia. I don't drink a lot of vodka, but I do lean toward this brand or some solid Absolut.

Lunchtime Pheasant Adventures

Lunchtime roast pheasant adventures. Game birds are my favorite. I was supposed to cook this yesterday, but by evening I was feeling pretty awful. Accompanied by braised brussels sprouts and shiitake...

2020 Cherry Blossom Viewing Party

We moved in later winter this year, and I took only the briefest glance at the trees in front at the time. While I did see the little buds on the tree, I had no idea it'd bloom into such a breathtakin...

Pepper Lunch NYC

I spent a few years living in Japan, and one of the many magical places you could eat was Pepper Lunch. There's nothing quite like going into the little restaurant, paying for your options in yen at a...

Tsurutontan NYC: Creme Truffle Udon

Thanksgiving in New York! I'd been to NYC all times of year, but this was my first Thanksgiving here. Today was the Macy's Parade, and the parade crowd around Rockefeller was pretty festive - it was a...

2019 Mardi Gras

Tasty things so far today: Scallops Creole, Trout Pontchartrain with hollandaise & crab sauce (topped with sweet peppers since I forgot to buy mushrooms), Eggs Sardou, Garlic Mussles, and lovely Orlea...