Posts by shamus

One of my favorite things to do is going to a market, picking up a bunch of stuff and just taking a stab at it. i mean, thats got to be authentic. that is how recipes are made. those people took the ingredients from around them and made...

funny story, when i first learned about cooking, i thought tempered glass wouldnt break easily. i was going to braise a roast, so i decided to put a pyrex baking dish of some sort on the stovetop with the heat on. i figured i would just...

My best advice on this from experience, just stop covering it. It isn't worth angering your chef, even if it is faster and better, the chef is the boss, and you are best off just to do what they ask.

There is a halal market down the street form me that sells camel meat. at first when i saw the sign i thought they were advertising cigarettes. NOPE! its camel meat. I asked a Somalian woman that i work with about eating camel and she...

that does sound good, thanks for the reply!

I just happened to see the yellow cake episode of Good Eats on TV the other night, have you tried that recipe? I wonder how good it is.

I stopped by the farmers market the other day and bought some pretty random stuff. I was thinking, I wonder if I can put this all into one meal. I dont think I could put it all in one dish, but possibly, with a little creativity, I...

HELLO! I'm from Maine, the home of lobster and blueberries! I love cooking but most of all i love eating. I'm always looking for new ideas, hopefully i can get some here!