Last October I decided that it was time for me to take a break from recipe development. I was headed off to Scotland to tour and write about a couple of distilleries, which seemed like a good time for a change. That five-day trip turned …
Recently I received a package in the mail from the Wild Alaskan Company. I knew before breaking the seal that there would be some excellent things in that cardboard box at the door, but I was still surprised when I slit through the tape to …
Ever since I first started traveling internationally, I have loved grocery shopping abroad. Walking the aisles and perusing all of the unfamiliar products taps into a unique form of culinary wanderlust for me. More so than any single restaurant, a foreign grocery store puts the culture of a place on display, with its shelves lined with seemingly endless intriguing unknowns. In Spain, the eye is caught on each visit by jars of flavored olives, different types of cheeses and cured meats, and varieties of fruits and vegetables that aren’t so common back home — among countless other products. Continue reading 10 Spanish Grocery Store Favorites
What’s better on a Sunday morning than a collection of interesting breakfast recipes? (Aside, of course, from the dishes themselves.) Breakfast, and perhaps particularly brunch, are interesting meals to work with. When it comes to lunch and dinner, the concepts are essentially boundless. Anything that …
Fancy drinks based on the books that I love may be slightly off brand for The Buslife Kitchen, but what can you do? When inspiration takes you, you have to follow it. So, apologies to those readers who are only here for the woodsy gourmet …
For the next entry in my literary cocktail series, I decided to go with a story that has been dominating conversation recently: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. If you haven’t seen the HBO series yet, it is a delight, as well as a very different take on the Game of Thrones universe. It is, of course, also a wonderful book by George R. R. Martin, a series of stories following Dunk and Egg, a hedge knight and his squire.
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To be perfectly honest, I’m not sure how much introduction these pancakes need. Most of it is right there in the title. Banana pancakes are a wonderful thing, but I can tell you from experience that they’re about a hundred times better when you add …
Alright, one holiday feast is in the rearview, now it’s time to start thinking about that next one. Here are a few of my recent recipes that will excellent choices for the opening courses of your next holiday feast. On this list you’ll find a …
Still Life with Woodpecker by Tom Robbins has long been my favorite book, which means it is also the perfect first entry in what will be a series of literary cocktail recipes. Still Life is a reality-bending love story of princesses, outlaws, pyramids, and dynamite, among many other psychedelic topics — as is often the case with Robbins’ work. My goal here was to make a cocktail that not only served as a perfect accompaniment to the book, but would also distill it down into a glass — something that the protagonist, Bernard Mickey Wrangle, AKA the Woodpecker, would slurp with gusto.
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In honor of attending my first NFL game a few weeks back, here’s a list of my (relatively) recent recipes that make perfect game day snacks. There’s a wide variety here, and while you will find that many of them are familiar, each comes with …