Okay, anybody who’s paid attention to my previous posts on the subject knows that I’m on something of a Quest. A Quest to find the Best Chicken Fried Steak in Existence. Alright, alright, I’ll admit that this isn’t a full-time thing. Nothing like the Knights Templar and their Quest for the Holy Grail or anything. [Continue]
Last week, Bai Shin and I were out looking for mohair yarn. Her mother knits and she wants a new mohair sweater, so she wanted to buy enough for her mom to make her one. We found a place called Nimblefingers on Memorial Drive in Houston, just west of Gessner. Upon arrival, I noticed a [Continue]
Well, we’re entering into the home stretch, preparing for Thanksgiving Day. And if you’re already thinking beyond T-Day for ways to deal with all the leftovers, here’s an idea for you that’s both fun and easy to do. Guaranteed to be a hit as well: Turkey Pot Pie. Yum. The gang around here are all [Continue]
Okay, first of all, my apologies for the crappy photo above — it’s the best I could do with my cell-phone’s cheezy camera. And while the photo might not get your mouth to a-watering, still, it gets the idea across. What will most likely be my never ending quest for finding the Perfect Chicken Fried [Continue]
It is not “country-fried steak.” Those who feel compelled to modify the language to suit their own prejudices just need to get over it. It’s chicken-fried because it’s fried like chicken. Simple as that. For years I’ve been on something of a quest. If I visit a restaurant that has chicken fried steak on their [Continue]
My friends call me lucky because my wife is a trained chef. I suppose I am. But when she makes gumbo, I know I am. Her gumbo is simply the best I’ve ever tasted, and anybody who has had a bowl agrees with me. But there is no deep, dark, arkane secret involved in making [Continue]
Recently, I was combing through some photos of past family events, and ran across several images that I had taken of food we had prepared for the events. And I thought I’d go ahead and share some of the dishes with whomever might be out there. Hopefully somebody is . . . hello? When my [Continue]
I do. If you’re not into cooking, I know that may sound strange. But I believe a true chef sees the food he or she produces as works of art, such that the act of consuming it becomes secondary to the act of creating it. So this category will not just be about food, it [Continue]