Yet Another Food Blog

I know a lot of people hate Brussels sprouts. I maintain it’s because they’re not cooking them properly. I’ve challenged a number of hard core Brussels sprouts haters to try this recipe and it’s never failed to get them to reconsider their attitude about this vegetable. I don’t understand the objection in the first place,…

Laab (sometimes spelled “larp”) is a South East Asian dish that’s frequently listed as a salad if you go to Thai restaurants. It’s one of my favorite things. It involves the absolutely magical combination of fresh citrus and fish sauce, which is one of the best things ever. It can be served hot or cold,…

This post has some narrative, which happens once in a while here, and a dedication, which I’ve never done before.That said, this post is dedicated to my dad, Julie Nessel. This is one of his favorite meals. My dad is an excellent cook, he was one of my earliest cooking teachers and inspirations. He taught…

It’s been a while since I posted – working full time from home during the Pandemic plays hell with my motivation to sit back down at my computer. In any case – this is a quick and easy go to salad. This is one of my staple pot luck dishes during the summer. It takes…

It’s spring in south central Wisconsin. That means a lot of things – warm weather on Saturday, snow on Sunday, for one thing. The beginning of road construction, mosquitoes, and the need to mow your lawn twice a week. It also means the beginning of the spring fishing season. Fishing is a year round thing…

Well, it was their favorite sandwich a week or so ago. Like everyone else, we’re in semi-quarantine to avoid the COVID-19 virus. I am working remotely, their mom can’t work remotely but she is working, so I’m working at home and home schooling. I’m making lunch for them every day (they take lunches to school…

This recipe is going to start with some narrative and explanation.I love Asian food. All of it. As a Jew, of course I gravitate towards Chinese food (I’ve discussed this in earlier articles). But I equally love Japanese, Thai, Vietnamese, Laotian, and Indian food.One of the earliest types of cooking I learned how to do…

Like most Jews that live in big cities, I developed an appreciation for Asian food at a young age. On our holidays we eat our food. On the Christian holidays we traditionally eat Chinese food. I’ve heard a lot of different reasons for this, I don’t know if any of them are true. But, growing…

I’m back.Been gone for about six months. For a variety of reasons I didn’t have the energy to do this for a bit. I’m not going to use this space to indulge in venting or purging my drama, so I’m going to leave it at that. Except to say that one of those reasons is…

Really? I’m going to write an article about scrambled eggs? The thing most everyone who ever learned to cook anything learned to cook first?Yep. I am. Look, it’s essentially the first thing I learned how to cook also. I say “essentially” because the first thing I remember learning how to cook was a variation on…