Friday Feast

It’s been a crazy week around our camp, precluding in part recipe writing for Chi Wulff, and then this amazing looking Greek Style Founder popped up in Garden and Gun’s feed a few days back (their image above). Takes me back to the days at my grandparents’ beach camp on the Texas Coast watching Ma-Ma […]

From the “I can’t believe I haven’t posted this one before“ file, here’s a recipe that’s been part of our family food lexicon for over three decades now, and is still one of the all time favorites in our rotation, the Ogden Canyon Greek Salad. My lovely wife and I first had this served to […]

I don’t know about you, but having a pocketful of really good stir fry recipes to reach for on days when you need something just a little bit more tasty and interesting that the standard meals in our rotation makes life just a little more enjoyable (and easy). Personally I’ve never really met a chicken […]

I’ll never forget the first time I drove into New Orleans on I-10; it was a cool, cloudy day in early spring, and not too busy around town. I was en route from Austin to Augusta, Georgia on a little business project, and needed to get on down the road (dammit) before stopping for the […]

I suppose it kinda seems as if we’ve been on a pork kick of late; we have, in fact, and these dry-rubbed Red Chili Pork Chops are yet another damned tasty spin on the mighty, and dare we say highly under-appreciated pork chop you’ll want in your arsenal. We’ve fallen far enough into the pork world […]

In keeping with our pork theme today, here’s a recipe for Thick Cut, Bone-in Pork Chops with a Balsamic Herb Glaze that’ll knock your socks off, and it’s easy as can be to put together, even on a week night. We find ourselves increasingly reaching for good pork these days, in fact we’re splitting a […]

From the why-the-hell-didn’t-I-think-of-that-file comes this Bacon Popcorn with Creole Butter that popped up in Garden and Gun’s newsletter last week, sourced from NOLA chef Kevin Belton’s latest cookbook. Capture the entire recipe here and get to it, and if you don’t save bacon drippings to cook with just like your Grandma did, you sure as […]

There’s still time to save your St. Paddy’s day celebration, the eating part of it anyway, though you’ll need to get your briskets soaking today to get this done right. Our favorite prep is probably this one, and as we’ve said many times before, you’ll one or two extra just to make Ed’s favorite corned […]

Admit it, there are times when most of us get a hankering for Chinese food, even the unabashedly Americanized stuff, and a quick run to your favorite dive (or upscale Chinese food emporium) just isn’t in the cards. We’ve found the last few years that, due to living out in the sticks, our homespun versions […]

Just about everybody (you included), if you’ll take the time to really remember and then be absolutely honest about it, have certain foods you enjoyed as a kid that seem to be indelibly etched into your memory. (There’s probably some physiology at play there – taste is critically dependent upon the sense of smell, and […]

Late last fall I stumbled across another recipe for a family’s Christmas season tamales (Bon Appetit); not just any family’s tamale recipe, but that of Austin-native and food impresario Rick Martinez. We whipped up a batch of tamales using this Red Chile Braised Pork recipe, and modesty aside, scout’s honor, and all other hyperbole laid […]

We’ve been fighting (metaphorical) fires all week around our camp. Despite the onslaught we’d never abandon the Friday Feast without at least a worthy link to tweak your culinary interest for the upcoming weekend. If you’re like us – never one to pass up a great looking cast iron skillet adventure – try this Skillet […]

Whenever my lovely wife and I venture out to our favorite neighborhood Tex Mex eatery, no matter what time of day or what else might be on the menu, it’s a sure bet that she’ll insist that we order a cup (or bowl) of her favorite Queso Blanco, topped with a big dollop of really […]

We’re back this week with second chile recipe in a row you need for your files, one that I have to admit is one of the very best red chilis I’ve ever had the pleasure of savoring and sharing with friends. This Hot Damn Brisket Chili owes it’s chili magic to two key things. The […]