Culinary Deep Thoughts
Host of Outdoor Eats TV and your culinary guide to the outdoors. Classically trained chef turned outdoor cooking expert. Fast, easy and tasty recipes for any outdoor adventure.
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I yelled at my food today (opens the original)
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Direct squarely toward my plate. I don’t normally talk to my food like this. Frankly, I’m not sure I’ve ever reacted to food in this way. And it stopped me cold. I was utterly flabbergasted with genuine bewilderment with what was happening.Why the hell did I just yell at my dinner?It wasn’t anger…it wasn’t frustration. I had just put some of the best flavors I’d tasted in years into my mouth, and apparently my brain’s chosen response to extreme deliciousness was profanity.Thankfully, I was by my
When farm to table is actually 2 miles (opens the original)
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Melted Cheese is Magic (opens the original)
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A stool had just opened up for me at a small taco stand in Oaxaca, Mexico. The smell of toasted corn filled the narrow back street I had wandered into. I ordered a grande quesadilla from the smiling abuela behind the counter. My pick: a smear of refried black beans, grilled carne asada, and quesillo—Oaxaca’s famous blanco cheese. It’s like the string cheese you had as a kid got together with Italian buffalo mozzarella and had a tasty baby.The abuela brought over my plate, and I anxiously cut it
Do You Know Where Your Salt Comes From? (opens the original)
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