For the life of me, I can’t find a decent toaster. In the past, I’ve purchased toasters that, for some innate reason, only have two temperature settings. I can choose from lukewarm or burnt. Nothing in between. The last toaster I owned apparently had only one setting – burnt on one side and raw on…
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The title says it all. This is what a single man cooks and eats. And he shares his recipes.
How come none of you told me about LAOGANMA ่ๅนฒๅฆ Chili Sauce?
I personally blame the YouTube algorithm for this. Because if it hadn’t dumped this video in my feed, I wouldn’t have known about this product. Let me explain. Apparently there’s a chili sauce condiment that has suddenly become the new “IT” food. It’s manufactured by a Chinese company called LAOGANMA, and it’s not a super-hot-fire-Carolina-Reaper…
Read MoreBachelor Cooking: An Artisan Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Okay, let’s start with the ingredients. This should be simple. Yesterday, my plan was to purchase all these ingredients at the newly-opened Albany Farmer’s Market. Unfortunately, the “Farmer’s Market” did not contain anything that even remotely looked like a true farmer’s market. There were no booths that sold fresh farm cheese, or freshly baked breads.…
Read MoreBachelor Cooking: Bacon-Burger-Dogs (a/k/a “Shotgun Shells”)
Apparently there’s a tasty concoction among the barbecue cognoscenti that creates something called a “shotgun shell,” meat stuffed in a pasta and wrapped in bacon and grilled. Okay, you could arguably call them “cholesterol bullets,” but that’s on you. I don’t own a barbecue grill. So I have to modify this recipe for my oven.…
Read MoreHomer Laughlin china in the National pattern.
After my 2011 divorce, my dining experience consisted of royal food – Burger King, Dairy Queen, that kind of stuff. And as for dinnerware – I was living off paper plates and plastic flatware. Today, my dinner plates and bowls are a mixmash of various styles and compositions. Some plates from Walmart, some bowls from…
Read MoreBachelor Cooking: the simplest way to make mashed potatoes from scratch
Last Sunday, while running errands, I stopped at the Honest Weight Co-Op for some supplies. While my car charged in their free car-charging station (yay for Lightning’s Girl!), I purchased some fruits, some vegetables, a nice New York strip steak filet, and some various potatoes – Yukon Golds, common reds, and Adirondack blues. And last…
Read MoreThere’s nothing wrong with hash browns in a milk carton.
The other day, I visited the new South End Grocery (the former McDonald’s on North Pearl Street and Madison Avenue). It’s a small little shopping center, but it has lots of tasty items and staples, including fresh vegetables and meats. It also has something I’ve been meaning to try for a while. Hash Browns in…
Read MoreBachelor Cooking: Stort’s Frito Pie
Sometimes you can create tasty meals on the fly, especially when your dinner prep time is virtually non-existent. Case in point. On days when I’m driving home from the day job, I’ll stop at one of the four Stewart’s along my route home. (No, I didn’t misspell anything in the headline, the proper pronunciation of…
Read MoreBachelor Cooking: Steak and Cheese Pie Muffins
You know you want to try this. You just need all the ingredients. And the time. It takes about two hours to make, but boy is it delicious. This is apparently a major comfort food delicacy in New Zealand, and the recipe I have will incorporate an American twist to the meal. First off ……
Read MoreBachelor Cooking: A loaf of bread from a can
If you grew up in the New England area, you saw this specialty item in your grocery store. You probably bought a few cans of it. It is shelf-stable brown bread. In a can. I am not kidding. This is the same company that makes the tasty brick oven baked beans. B&M manufactures a shelf-stable…
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