Author: A. J. Forget

Elote Wedge Salad

Elote Wedge Salad

This salad is a combination of two of my favorite things: elote, also known as Mexican street corn, and the classic wedge salad. This elegant plate has all the flavors of an excellent ear of elote or cup of esquites, making it a perfect starter 

Recipe Round-up (Cocktails)

Recipe Round-up (Cocktails)

In honor of the release of The Buslife Kitchen Vol. 2: Recipes from the Road, here’s a handful of cocktail recipes — so you can lift a glass with me to celebrate. There is something in here for just about everyone, from five-minute patio pounders 

The Buslife Kitchen Vol. 2 – Coming May 26th!

The Buslife Kitchen Vol. 2 – Coming May 26th!

The second volume of The Buslife Kitchen is almost here! I have laid my hands on the first test copy, and it is amazing. I cannot wait for all of you to see it. While the books will be arriving slightly later than initially anticipated, we do have a hard date for publication: May 26th!

If you missed out on the initial Kickstarter campaign, you missed out on many exclusive deals and offers, but you haven’t missed out on the chance to get a copy of The Buslife Kitchen Vol. 2: Recipes from the Road on day one. If you head over to The Buslife Kitchen Shop, copies are now available for pre-order.

Thank you all for your patience! I really can’t wait for you to get your hands on this book!

Chili Crisp Chicken Salad Sandwich

Chili Crisp Chicken Salad Sandwich

This recipe has legitimately hamstrung my social media for months now. I made this chili crisp chicken salad sandwich recipe all the way back in October — even got all the photos shot and edited — but in the ensuing months I just wasn’t able 

Recipe Round-up (Hot Drinks)

Recipe Round-up (Hot Drinks)

The past few months have been difficult. We’ve been traveling in Mexico, exploring incredible places and a wonderful culture, but it has been hard to want to create or to participate in social media. I’ve struggled with the strange juxtaposition of living in such beauty, 

Cowboys, Indians, & Outlaws

Cowboys, Indians, & Outlaws

It was such an honor to write this piece for Cowboys & Indians magazine, a publication focusing on the mythos of the American West. It is a special thing to have your work appear in a proper magazine, and I am very grateful for the opportunity to share with their audience why I think that puttering around in an old school bus may just be the ideal way to really get to know the wild country that makes up so much of our Western public lands. Here’s a link to the full Cowboys & Indians article, if you’d like to give it a read.

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Recipe Round-up (October 2024)

Recipe Round-up (October 2024)

The leaves are turning, the air is crisp, and the first snow of the year is on the way, which means one thing: it is officially soup season. When the weather turns cold, there is nothing better than a warm pot of soup simmering on 

Kickstarter Conclusion

Kickstarter Conclusion

This morning we reached the end of the 30-day Kickstarter campaign for my second cookbook, The Buslife Kitchen: Recipes from the Road. We set out a month ago to raise $15,000 to print the first 2500 copied of the book I’ve been working on for 

Vietnamese Fried Rice – Com Chien

Vietnamese Fried Rice – Com Chien

One afternoon at our first Skooliepalooza, while I was slinging samples and selling cookbooks, I heard a woman exclaim as she flipped through my book. She told me excitedly that she was Vietnamese, and she was very happy to see the chapter on Vietnamese recipes. I smiled and expressed to her my love for the cuisine, with its freshness and clean flavors, but inside I felt myself tense up a bit. 

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French Onion Tartine

French Onion Tartine

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.