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Easy Chicken Noodle Soup: A Simple Cure for the Common Cold

Chicken noodle soup

Part 1 of 2 in a series: I had originally planned to do an elaborate post on home-made chicken stock in this very spot. And then disaster struck in the shape of a crippling cold. As a result, I decided to do a quick post explaining how to use the end result of said post, […]

Summer mission: Eating Dixie!

central bbq

So… If you’re a loyal reader of this blog, you may have realized that things have died down a bit lately. The reason for this is simple. I’ve been so careless as to actually plan a bit of vacation this year! As a result of this decision, I’m currently caught at a Motel 6 in […]

Chicken Pad Thai: A Stir Fry Classic!

Chicken Pad Thai

Hello friends, Johan the food snob here with another installment in the “Let’s try to do things a little more authentically!” series. Let me ask you this: Have you ever wanted to really piss off a Thai person? No? Well, I don’t see why you would want to, but you may still have done so […]

Simple pleasures: Cream of Jerusalem artichoke soup

jerusalem artichoke soup

In this first installment of our New Year’s roundup, I’m here today to tell you about possible uses for my favorite tuber, the Jerusalem Artichoke, but before we even get that far, let’s clear one thing up. I sometimes notice a look of confusion shoot across people’s faces when I mention Jerusalem artichokes, so let’s […]

Ghost chili and licorice jerked beer chicken

ghost chili and licorice chicken

Yes, you read the title correctly. I’ve recently done a jerk chicken that involved not only the ghost chili, one of the world’s hottest peppers, but also a touch of licorice. It all came about thanks to an abundance of ghost chilies as well as a generous donation of licorice from Danish licorice wizard Johan […]