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I love clams. Actually, I should specify that I love canned clams. Growing up, I used to eat them straight out of the can as a snack. You can imagine the looks I got from people trying to figure out why the hall in my fraternity house suddenly smelled likeRead more
I have nothing against the typical potato salad that’s ubiquitous throughout the southeast. It’s reliably good as long as people don’t try to fancy it up with grapes and nuts and unbearable pretense. Ironically, southern potato salad is a picnic food, but being mayo-based, it shouldn’t sit at room temperatureRead more
In a previous post, titled Six Affordable Steaks You Should Be Buying, I mentioned that shoulder tender is like a little beef tenderloin. When I cut it into steaks similar to tournedos, people assume it is tenderloin. I routinely buy and cook this cut. It’s about the size of aRead more
As regular readers know, I like to simplify recipes to their most basic elements. I’ve spent years experimenting with chicken soup and I thought I’d finally post my version online. I should mention that I prefer thick soups. So if you’re partial to thin, brothy, chicken soup, then this recipeRead more
I don’t eat raw vegetables. It sounds weird, but I’m allergic and I get itchy and blotchy all over. It happens with red wine sometimes too. It’s more annoying than dangerous, but I stay away from them whenever I can. One of the problems with cooking a lot is thatRead more
It’s funny how, when you’re a kid, you love the most random foods. My mother would spend hours making a nice, expensive meal that I would refuse to touch. We had weekly showdowns where I would opt to go directly to bed rather than eat the food on my plate.Read more
We had dinner with friends earlier this week and the hostess made shepherd’s pie. I haven’t eaten it in years and was reminded how much I enjoyed it. Since it’s a faux pas to go back for a third helping, I decided to just make my own version of theRead more
I’ve been making leek and potato soup for years. I couldn’t tell you where the recipe came from; it’s cobbled together from several websites and magazine articles. I don’t ever cook it the same way twice. If I’m busy doing something else, I’ll slow cook it for hours until theRead more
I remember trying to make ‘smashed potatoes’ once before and it not being a very good experience. However, Cook’s Illustrated recently did a piece on smashed potatoes that took some of the guesswork out of the process. I’ve made them with baby red potatoes and Yukon golds recently, and theyRead more
I’ve been making homemade potato chips ever since the wife gave me a mandoline. I like my chips nice and thick, and I can control what goes into them when I make them at home. It’s taken me a while to perfect the process, but I’ve finally gotten to theRead more
My job involves staying up to date with social media trends. As part of that effort, I keep a Hobby Blog. It’s mostly a public scrapbook for my friends and family. I also keep a travelogue of my outdoor adventures at C.C. Hikes.
