French onion soup is a wonderful thing. But, if we’re being honest with ourselves, I think we’d all agree that the best part is that piece of bread on top, soaked with onion soup from beneath and covered with a layer of browned, bubbling cheese. …
This is one of my very oldest recipes, concocted long before I had the first thought of writing a cookbook. This recipe became a mainstay for me back in my college days, when I was super, super broke. There have been a few tweaks to the recipe as my knowledge and skill have grown over time, but mostly it is that same old dish that I would use to wow friends back when everyone was broke and none of us really knew how to cook. Continue reading Dal Makhani
It’s day 12 of the Kickstarter, and we are chugging along. As I write this we are at about 42% funding, and we’re exactly 40% of the way through the campaign. There is a long way to go yet, and I hope you’ll find the …
In my first cookbook, one of the sections was family recipes, made up of some of my favorite foods from my childhood. In the time between the first cookbook and the second, something happened which really changed my family: Ayana and I got married. My …
I am a real sucker for tiki drinks, and the Blue Hawaii is one of my favorites. It’s relatively simple as far as tiki drinks go, really only requiring one things that you aren’t likely to already have in your regular rotation, blue curacao. This orange liqueur which is, of course, vibrantly blue in color, not only gives it that delightful hue, but is actually the entire reason that this paticular cocktail exists. Continue reading Blue Hawaii
I haven’t actually decided on the final order for the sections of the cookbook, so right now we’re just going through in alphabetical order, which means that section number two is Caribbean recipes. Caribbean food is, I think, a deeply underrated collection of cuisines. The …
It’s day 2 of the Kickstarter, and the first day of recipes from the cookbook! Over the 30 days of the crowd-funding campaign I will be giving away one recipe from each section of the book right here on my website. The first section we’re …
Hey, y’all! The day is finally here! As of 9:00 this morning, the Kickstarter campaign for The Buslife Kitchen Vol. 2: Recipes from the Road is live! Below you’ll find a draft of the cover and a little bit of information about the book. But I’d encourage you to pop over to the kickstarter page to watch the video, read all about what’s coming in the book, and see all the exciting rewards you can get by contributing to this campaign. Just click this link right here to head on over and check it out! Continue reading The Buslife Kitchen Vol. 2: Recipes from the the Road KICKSTARTER!
This summer has been hot, hot hot. Fortunately, I’ve been hard at working making recipes for cocktails that will cool you right down. This month’s recipe round-up features four recipes for ice cold drinks which will make even the hottest days a little bit more …
