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Tamales and the White Guy Volume 1

by Alex Gardner on December 19, 2020December 19, 2020

My job was to stand outside on the patio where I would wash and soak the corn husks in hot water.

When Cheese Becomes a Meditation Practice

by Alex Gardner on December 10, 2020December 10, 2020

Although machines and other devices do make our time in the kitchen easier plus faster to the plate, the joys of doing things by hand are tangible but subtle.

Isabel is Alive, She Survives to Rise Another Day

by Alex Gardner on December 1, 2020December 1, 2020

It has been 157 days since I started to culture Isabel and today I thought I’d lost her.

Honey, I Blew Up an Eggplant

by Alex Gardner on November 10, 2020November 10, 2020

Eggplant or Aubergine come in many varieties and are grown all over the world. Among the types cultivated are Fairy Tale, Kermit, Lavender Frog Egg, Black Beauty…

Personal Thoughts on Food

by Alex Gardner on October 30, 2020October 30, 2020

One of the things I have been doing for quite some time is the saving and reusing of the cooking liquid from almost anything braised.

I Made her my Best Chicken Liver Omelette

by Alex Gardner on October 21, 2020October 21, 2020

I decided to make her plate from absolute scratch. I went to the walk in refrigerator to get fresh eggs and fresh chicken livers. She was going to eat a perfectly prepared chicken liver omelet.

When a Basket of Dinner Rolls are All You Get

by Alex Gardner on October 9, 2020October 9, 2020

Banquet food preparation can be a tough gig. One must make enough but not too much or your profit ends up in the trash or in the bellies of staff.

Cantor’s Deli Fairfax and my Toddler’s first Dill Pickle

by Alex Gardner on October 5, 2020October 5, 2020

He sat there quiet and occupied with that garlic dill pickle for the entire meal. It made him a happy little camper.

Bacon Pecan Maple Cinnamon Rolls a Partially Gluten Free Twisted Recipe

by Alex Gardner on September 30, 2020October 1, 2020

As you must surely know, bacon is always gluten free until you add the cinnamon rolls or other bread products…

Why Mexican is my Comfort Food

by Alex Gardner on September 22, 2020October 1, 2020

My mother in law would cook the Mexican food she had made all of her life and the experience showed.

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