It’s tough to maintain enthusiasm for anything when you’ve been doing it a while. I notice often the same menu items crop up again and again in what I’m cooking. It’s just easier that way. This week, though, I decided to branch out a little bit and serve up French fries in a method I [...]
Author Archives: Greg Turner
You should have awesome leftovers
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Perfect steak and French fries
When I was in high school, my friends and I sometimes ate lunch at a hot dog stand called Pluto’s Dog House. Pluto’s offered up a bounty of different dogs, from Chicago style to chili, but the thing that really set the place apart were their French fries. One, the fries were free, complimentary with [...]
Posted in boil, flat iron steak, pan fry, Yukon gold potato 1 Comment
Get your kids into the kitchen (recipe: Mexican casserole)
Two nights ago my son helped out in the kitchen. He’s two and a half, and I’ve been including him in kitchen stuff forever. He first noticed, I think, at about three months. We cooked frittata together, and he was fascinated by the eggs. Before last night, he’d done a few things here and there [...]
Posted in bake, bell pepper, black beans, corn, corn tortillas, extra virgin olive oil, Ingredient, kale, lime juice, saute, tomato 1 Comment
Simple, delicious roasted chicken
Can you do me a favor? I want you to cook this weekend. Cook for yourself, or cook for your family. It doesn’t matter. Just get in the kitchen. It won’t take up much of your time, and the results will be amazing. Are you with me? Good. You’re roasting a chicken. Roast chicken with [...]
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Cooking methods: boil, steam, sauté
Here’s a dialogue I keep having with myself: You haven’t given them any recipes Who needs recipes? Your readers might like one or two. You know, that’s why people come to a cooking blog. For recipes. They shouldn’t. No? No. Besides, I’m not very good with recipes. Mine are always slap-dash and imprecise. Then why [...]
Posted in bacon, boil, brussels sprouts, carrot, chop, Essay, extra virgin olive oil, onion, potato, salt, saute, sear, skirt steak, steam Leave a comment