My editor and partner at Kaplifestyle, Stephanie, comes on. Take it away, Steph. A few weeks ago, Gabe posted about the benefits of galangal, a rhizome I used in my Thai soup. Several requests came in for the recipe. The soup is my version of Tom Kha Gai (chicken galangal soup).As we’ve spoken about before, all my soups begin with a stock. I usually start out with a … [Read more...]
Brining Pork Chops
Brining bone-in pork chops is my new thing. If you want your chops to be crazy juicy and flavorful, try my recently discovered method of preparation. Oh, and if you’re that experienced brother or sister snickering because you’ve had this in your back pocket for years, stand down. This post is not for you. Go read Bon Appétit.For years, I've prepared pork chops in … [Read more...]
Organ Meats (with sample recipe)
Tonight will be my first foray into the consumption of organ meat. My older son Chase’s friend, Tyler, mixes it in with ground beef to make burgers. We will be using the bacon fat from our breakfast this morning to fry the burgers in a pan, and then serve our burgers with fresh onions, tomato and avocado.You may remember I purchased a 1/2 cow recently. Along with the … [Read more...]
Hot and Sour Soup (with sample recipe)
When most normal folks crave comforting soup, they head to their local deli and grab a pint of chicken noodle. Our know-it-all editor and my partner at Kaplifestyle, Stephanie, isn’t normal, folks. She takes a typical family’s winter situation and makes an otherwise easy solution difficult. She rehydrates (whatever the hell that means) dried mushrooms and goes exotic on us. We … [Read more...]
Cooking Trial and Error
Don’t let fear of mistakes stop you from cooking dinner. You needn’t be perfect in the kitchen; you simply need to be brave. I made oxtail tonight. I did it all wrong, and it was phenomenal. Author Jeff Potter’s take, via ivillage.com: Potter is eager for cooks to bring science back into the kitchen, and Cooking for Geeks, as he describes it to Graber, is an effort to stoke … [Read more...]