Pardon the Interuption 27 Aug 2013 | 09:24 am

I'm back east for my uncle Billy's funeral, and will be away from the blog for a day or two. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who passed along their condolences, and to let you know...

The Old Empty Mayo Jar Dressing Trick – Scrap the Scrape! 26 Aug 2013 | 02:00 pm

They say when life gives you lemons, make lemonade; but what about when life gives you empty mayonnaise jars? Mayonade? No, of course not. We’re going to make salad dressing instead, and “scrape the s...

In Memoriam: William D’Ardunini 25 Aug 2013 | 12:02 am

My uncle Billy passed away a few days ago. He’d been having health issues over the last few years, but the news still came as a sudden, and very sad shock. He was one of my earliest inspirations for b...

Peanut Dipping Sauce – To Serve or Not to Serve with Beef Satay 23 Aug 2013 | 03:02 am

As promised, here’s the new and improved peanut dipping sauce recipe we just featured in the beef satay video. Of course, now I’m finding out that real beef satay is actually served with a sweet, spic...

Beef Satay – You Should Warn Your Tongue 21 Aug 2013 | 07:13 am

Beef satay was the very first Thai food I ever tasted, and it was literally love at first bite. Ah, that sweet, spicy, salty, smoky, and slightly funky bite…I remember it like it was yesterday. It h....

Next Up: Beef Satay 20 Aug 2013 | 03:31 am

Happy National Hot and Spicy Food Day Eve! 19 Aug 2013 | 07:56 am

That’s right, as almost nobody knows, tomorrow is National Hot and Spicy Food Day, not to be confused with International Hot and Spicy Food Day, which is, of course, on January 16th. Don’t even get me...

Focaccia – Surprisingly, Not Italian for “Fingers” 17 Aug 2013 | 06:35 am

Some younger foodwishers may not realize this, but there was a time, before the Internet, when not everyone knew everything about everything. These days, if you’re wondering what “focaccia” means, you...

Next Up: Focaccia 16 Aug 2013 | 08:55 pm

Cutting Tips To Avoid Cutting Tips – Plus Bonus “Creamed” Corn Recipe! 15 Aug 2013 | 01:35 am

While the grilled salmon with bacon and corn relish recipe we posted Monday was extremely well received, some viewers had a problem with my extremely dangerous and difficult to perform method for shav...