Cooking with woodchips and hay (yeah, hay) might seem way weird at first glance. My 8-year old was beyond shocked when I told him that I […]
Pork
Labor Day Bocks and Brats
We were in San Antonio this past weekend, so I did not have much time to prepare a full-fledged barbecue spread. San Antonio was a fun […]
Modernist Cuisine Barbecue
Most probably assume that Modernist Cuisine only makes food that looks like foam or spheres or something extra fancy. Well, sure it has all those things, […]
Alinea: PORK, Grapefruit, Sage, Honey
This Alinea dish combines some classic combinations in a more or less classic presentation. It’s basically a pork with polenta dish with a few twists…and […]
Pheasant Terrine
Making terrines is such a satisfying process. I love every aspect of it. I start by selecting the meat, in this case it’s the meat from […]
Over 60 lbs of Sausage
At least twice a year I get together with a few friends and we make a bunch of sausage. We make 3 or 4 varieties […]
Wild Boar Loin with Onions and Raisins
It’s great to have what amounts to about three small wild hogs worth of meat in my freezer at this point. That includes several shoulders, […]
Revival Meats Pork: The Belly
It is very exciting to find such fantastic pork being raised so close to Houston and available (with some planning) for the average home cook […]
Perciatelli all’Amatriciana – Seattle Style
I, along with a couple of friends, recently visited a good buddy of ours in Seattle. Well, we went to “Lebowski Fest” actually. That was fun, but the trip […]
Under Pressure: Fried Pig Tail, Deviled Quail Egg, Beans and Sauce Ravigote
Making something delicious out of “scraps” is one of the pleasures of cooking. It’s simple to make a piece of steak or a chop […]