Have you every seen a gingerbread haunted Halloween house? TJ’s came out with this for the first time this year. I could eat the whole thing without building it. Peter and I built this together to celebrate Halloween. Check out those spooky candy bones and bats.
Category Archives: Foodie
Pannenkoeken Café
My friend, Tyler invited me to the Pannenkoeken Café in Lincoln Square. This Danish pancake café is very small, with only a few tables and a small kitchen, giving it a very homey feel. My pannenkoeken was absolutely perfect: Havarti cheese, sausage, on a warm, savory pancake. Tyler’s pannenkoeken had Nutella and bananas, which was …
Makin’ Bacon
No, not that. This (version 1). So Scott called, and asked if I would like to make a batch of bacon. Scott and Lenny procured the pork belly, and we had a small curing rubbing party on Wednesday night. Basic cure is half and half salt and brown sugar. Then, we personalized it with seasonings. …
Don’t Bring No Ketchup Here
Happy Fathers Day! And here is the master recipe (conveniently on the back of the of the requisite celery salt): Your ingredients, in no particular order (see above for assembly): Must be flourescent green relish: Gotta be yellow mustard. No dijon here: Check out Maryann’s buns: And the finished product. No drug tests tomorrow:
My happy place at O’Hare Airport
The best part about traveling through O’Hare is stopping at Rick Bayless’ Tortas Fronteras. I swear my mother has nearly missed some of her flights trying to fit in one of these Mexican sandwiches. Rick Bayless utilizes local suppliers for the freshest ingredients. My favorite torta is the Choriqueso with chorizo, poblano rajas, jack cheese, …
Pork tacos
I made a 5lb pork shoulder, roasting (low and slow – 300F), and then pulled the pork with forks (pre-pulling below): But we had no appropriate bread, so we we used the corn tortillas from the carne asada the previous night. Carnitas tacos ala Mexicana (onion and cilantro): A close up of that porky goodness:
Steak Tacos
Made with TJ Marinated carne asada.
Entries for BaconFest 2014
Here are my entries for Baconfest 2014. Candied bacon with cayenne: Bacon brittle. The secret is to line the pan with parchment paper: Rumaki (bacon wrapped marinated chicken livers and water chestnuts):
Mars Cheese Castle
Since I was a kid, every time we went to Wisconsin, we passed the Mars Cheese Castle, but we never stopped. On this last trip, I finally stopped there. It’s an awesome emporium of fun foods, cheese, and beer. Plus, it’s shaped like a castle. I had a delicious Wisconsin brat with all the works.
Awesome Wine Napkins
From various sources: And of course: