9:52 AM
Unknown
So last night as I'm getting ready to go to bed one of my longtime friends messages me on AIM. Apparently, someone gave her husband two pounds of deer sausage and she had no clue what to do with it."What about chili?" I ask. "Or hamburger. You can grill it if you want." To be honest, I'm a bit hesitant to suggest foods to her because she she not only has a limited diet due to a gluten allergy but she's also very picky about foods (especially texture wise) as a result of having aspergers.Her reply was doubtful. "With already seasoned sausage?""Sure... Why not? Deer meat can be used like beef if you adjust for the gamey-ness and just pay attention...
5:49 PM
Unknown
I know it's obviously been a while since I've posted anything here. I was waiting until I've revamped the layout, but I just wanted to post this.Around 2:30 this morning, I was awakened from sleep by my room mate saying something to the effect of "Oh my god. How bad. Oh no." into his phone. Expecting it to be some bad news from his family, I got out of bed and went to his room to see what was wrong. I didn't expect the words that came out of his mouth, "Yocona burned down."You see Yocona, or the Yocona River Inn is the place that both my roommate have worked for almost three years. He as butcher, grill chef and pantry chef; me in a short stint...
12:13 PM
Unknown
Recently my roommate has been watching back episodes a show called "Dinner for Five". The format of the show is pretty simple. Jon Favreau hosts a dinner with four other Hollywood stars including ones like Kevin Smith, Peter Faulk and Carrie Fisher. During this dinner, the five stars have a round-table discussion about the biz.The show isn't an ongoing weekly event. There have only been nine shows since 2001. But it's a nice inside look at the people sitting around the table and their views on the industry.What's all this got to do with food - other than that the show has "Dinner" in the title)? Well. Nothing... Except that when I was watching...
11:05 AM
Unknown
So here we have a recipe that I originally posted on GAX Online - a social network for gamers. It's fairly simple and easy to execute on a single person scale, which some days is perfect because I'm one of those people who hates to cook just for myself. Sometimes you just end up with too many leftovers to deal with. Or, depending on the recipe, you just end up looking at what you've made wondering what the hell made you think you'd need anything with a pound of ground beef in it.Luckily for me, I have a boss that lets me play around with the food a little bit at work. And, one of the duties for kitchen staff is to prepare daily meals for everyone. It's a pretty good deal for the staff. Depending on what you get, you get a $20 to $40 meal free every day.One of the ladies that works there has...
10:40 AM
Unknown
Here we have another recipe written for Amish Otaku. This one is pretty popular with my roommate and with the exception of pounding out the chicken breasts (which gets much easier with practice) is extremely easy to make.For this dish, you’ll need the following things: Chicken breasts Sliced pepperoni Grated mozzarella cheese Minced garlic (this can be bought in jars already minced for you and will last a long time) Dried basil, oregano and parsley Salt and pepper ButterThe first thing you’re going to need to do is to pound out your chicken breasts, smooth side down. You’ll want to get the breasts as thin as possible...
10:26 AM
Unknown
So for my first couple of posts, I'll be pulling some over from other sites that I've written for or posted on. This first post was orignially done as a feature on Amish Otaku, a site for gamers, comic book and movie fans and other general geekery.It's a simple, tasty recipe for salmon cakes designed for the novice cook.First, you’ll need the following tasty, tasty items: 4 slices wheat bread 2 large eggs 1/2 small chopped onion Seasoning (this can be your favorite mixed seasoning; I tend to go for Greek) Olive oil Flavorless oil (vegetable, corn or peanut oil is good)You’ll also need the following hardware: Another,...
12:58 PM
Unknown
Before we get rolling here at the Kitchen Diaries, I thought I'd lay down a simple fact. I never had aspirations to cook for a living. Being raised on the living a waitress could provide, I despised the idea of working in anything resembling food service.Nor did previous jobs as a dishwasher/grunt at truck stops and mom 'n pop eateries as a kid engender me to the food service industry.And honestly, I seriously doubt that it occurred to anyone in my family that restaurant work was something someone would aspire to. That's just something you do to get through college and become something more important, like a doctor. Right?Yet, somehow, at the...
RSS Feed
Twitter
9:52 AM
Unknown
